Lambing has been going fast and furious. We are so thankful that Jonathan built the little lambing jug in the corner despite our protests. It has come in very handy!
We were just leaving the barn this morning, when it started raining; raining hard. All the ewes and lambs residing in the ‘nursery’ area came running in the barn, all but one. Uh Oh! We ran out looking for her. She was lying in the field, in labor, two little hooves beginning to show. When she saw us she got up and started toward us but then lay back down. It began to rain harder, so one of us ran back in the barn for towels and raincoats. Little Daireann struggled to get under the field shelter, but then the hail began. As it began to hail even harder, pounding the top of the shelter, the little ewe decided she had had enough. She high-tailed it to the barn, and was very relieved to reach ‘safety’. Well all this excitement set things back a little bit, but in about 15 minutes she delivered a little ram lamb. Then much to our surprise, a second lamb began to appear, but this time a nose and only one hoof. Sharon did a wonderful job straightening out the lamb and assisting Daireann in the delivery. Another ram lamb!?? Yes, unbelievably, another set of twin rams, the third in a row. Oh well, another pair of beautiful lambs. Neither of us got a very good picture; too much excitement; an exhausting morning.
The noon barn-check brought about a big surprise. Feisty was lying in front of the field shelter with a nice size ewe lamb. According to our lambing calendar, she was a week early. It was misty and a very strong wind was blowing up the hill from Wolf Creek, but mom and lamb were ok. We got them into the barn and into a lambing jug where Feisty started a long process of patiently covering her little ewe with straw to warm her up. 
When she got everything situated just so, she also snuggled down in the warm straw for a much deserved long rest. What a great mom!Daisy is a Wensleydale-Coopworth X Lincoln Longwool cross.
Shortly after the midnight barn-check Kelly produced these great looking purebred Border Leicester twin ram lambs. Their sire is Spring Breeze 5017, Liam.They are happy, healthy and look like they will have beautiful fleeces, but we sure have our fingers crossed that Queen Elizabeth comes through with a little ewe lamb.
Overly large ewes patiently awaiting the miracle of birth.
Joy coming into the barn to snuggle with her twin sister, Faith, and Faith’s little ewe lamb.
