Monday, March 16, 2009

twins?!!


My second ewe had twins yesterday afternoon. I use the word "twins" lightly because they are about as alike as day and night! The first one was a big lamb. In fact, I had to pull him because mama was not making progress after an hour or so of strong pushing. She was exhausted. After she cleaned him up and I clipped and iodined the cord, she pushed two times and little brother popped out with little effort. He is one of the smallest lambs we have ever had here. However, he was up and looking for a meal with-in a few minutes. Today, they are jumping around in their "mothering-on" pen and pausing for liquid refreshment quite often. I had a difficult time taking pictures-the little stinkers just won't stand still!

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