Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A nice surprise

Well this morning Amelia surprised me with the first lamb of the season here at Ridgeway Farm. A little ewe lamb that we have finally decided to call Derry (all girls are D's this year and boys will be W's) as she is a St. Patrick's day baby. I checked all the girls last night ironically and thought I was safe from lambs until the shearer arrives on Monday. Amelia didn't feel like she had very much milk so I am wondering if Derry is a little premature. My dates have her a week early.


Anyway mother and baby are doing very well. I am interested by the number of single lambs people are getting this year. Amelia had twins last year her first time out so I was expecting 2. That being said I am very happy with one little girl.


Better pictures will be taken in a few days when they can go outside.

9 comments:

  1. Oh that IS a nice surprise, a beautiful ewe lamb at that. Congrats! :)

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  2. A single is perfect when its a ewe! Best wishes for a healthy lambing season:)

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  3. Congratulations on your beautiful little lamb! It looks like she'll be a beauty, just like her mom!

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  4. Congrats! Maybe my girls will surprise me soon like that; I hope so!

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  5. She's adorable, Shula! Hope this is a preview of many more ewes!!!

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