
It was still dark (dawn is just barely lighting the sky as I write this) so I was having a hard time getting her into the lambing pen where she would be safe from the other sheep and have time to get well bonded. Eventually I used the leash and carried the lambs.

I hadn't seen them eat yet and so far she didn't seem keen on the idea. They were getting cold - their mouths were only lukewarm. So I got in the pen an sat down in the straw and worked out the waxy plug from each teat. I attached the smaller lamb first (currently being called 'little brother'). First I squirted milk into his mouth and he caught on. While he slurped, I held 'big brother' inside my coat. After he had slurped himself into tiredness, I did the same for 'big brother'.
This one is little brother. You can see that he doesn't seem to have the phaeomelanin factor. And on the geeky side, they are both white so I still have no clue about the colours lurking underneath Lifa's white.
As for the hot udder theory.... well, yesterday morning I checked them all. Draga's udder is still hot but Lifa's was hot yesterday, too. So the theory worked for her. However Draga's onto 72 hours here...
Right now I smell like lamb birth. Its a great smell! I'm on my way back out to check on them again!
PS. I've done that and they are both nice and warm and resting together while mama eats hay.
3 comments:
Lovely, lovely welcome to new spring life. Thank you for sharing your gentle wonder.
aw so cute! Take lots of pictures.
Oh my goodness, they are so cute!! All white and fresh looking, and so small! I want to touch one. I guess I'll have to wait til next year.
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