Latest Lambs ...

Enjoying Some Alfalfa Hay After Lambing!

Here are the 2 ewes that delivered in the late hours Thursday and came into the barn in the wee hours today. Today is almost over, so we're squeezing in this post before heading out for the midnight lambing check!

Wild Rose Farm - Rambouillet #328 With Twin Ewe Lambs

Here's what it looked like this morning from the house ... after a brief, light rain ... the long view!

Ewes Grazing As The Trees Green Up ...

Brought Something Back This Time!

Wild Rose Farm - Is Your Pile Steaming?!?

Here was the scene Thursday evening. I just noticed the composting manure pile steaming! The pile was turned on Wednesday when my BIL came over and picked up a truckload for their garden.
We brought the ewes up to the barn for a feeding around 8PM Thursday. One of our Rambouillet ewes, #328, was standing off by herself ...  We cut her out of the bigger flock & sent her down with the smaller group of "big" ewes in the pond paddock. Finally, we were rewarded with lambs at the 1AM pasture check.
#328 had a set of twin ewe lambs and #133 had a single ram lamb waiting for us. Both are in the barn now & we'll get pictures later today (it still feels like yesterday to me!).  Good night or good morning - whatever!

Getting Ready To Go Out

No new lambs today either, but we still have 45 minutes left today before I head out around midnight to check. One can always hope ... :)
Update: back in at 1AM Thursday morning. Interestingly, most ewes were up and grazing. It is raining off and on, so it was misty & foggy. I couldn't stand back and slowly scan the flock as usual. I had to walk in among the ewes & get close for the light beam to work, much like you see when you drive with high beams on in the fog. You just walk in slowly and speak in quiet tones so they know who & where you are ...
Of course, since I checked, nothing is happening!

A Beautiful Day, But ...

Ewes Out Grazing At 10AM ... 

It was beautiful here at Wild Rose Farm with temps in the mid-50 to mid-60 range, a light wind, & sunshine all day. Perfect weather for lambing, but as you can see, no lambs!  Just back in from the "midnight-ish" check and everything is quiet for now.  Just like the next picture earlier today at 2PM, with all of the ewes relaxing and chewing their cuds ...

Catching Some Z's In The Shade

This is what watching & waiting for lambs looks like ... sigh. 

Early Morning Lambings

Wild Rose Farm Rambouillet #423 With Her Twin Ewe Lambs

Here they are ... 2 sets of twin Rambouillet ewe lambs born in the wee hours of Monday morning.  As of this evening, the ewes are resting comfortably. The lambs? Well, they sleep a lot and if they aren't sleeping, they are usually nursing ...

Wild Rose Farm Rambouillet #421 And Her Twin Ewe Lambs 

Overnight Lambs

Paddock Shift & Fresh Grass

We didn't seem to have any activity at the afternoon paddock shift yesterday. In fact, Rambouillet ewe #423 is in the left foreground with grass hanging out of her mouth.  By the 8PM pasture check, she had just started to go into labor and we were able to call the whole group up to the barn  and separate her out of the flock. She had delivered the first of a set of twin ewe lambs by midnight.
Before that though, when we were leaving the pasture around 4PM, one of our Dorset ewes had separated out of the group and followed me up to the barn bleating. Hmmmm ... was she going to lamb?

Dorset Ewe Following Under A Rainbow As The Sun Comes Out!

We put her in the big mixing pen with 3 ewes that had already lambed. As of this morning, nothing had happened. Ok, that's the way it goes!
At the midnight barn check we also found Rambouillet ewe #421 in the field with labor underway. Nothing to do at this point, but let it unfold. She had delivered a set of twin ewe lambs by 3:30AM and she followed nicely up to the barn. No sooner than they were in the barn, a T-storm started.
More lamb pics later!

What The Well Dressed Ewe Is Wearing!

Wild Rose Farm #135 Wears A Lamb Shrug ...

We had a set of twin ram lambs waiting this morning at the 6AM pasture check. Crossbred ewe #135 followed right up to the barn & was penned up with her lambs. A check later in the morning found this little guy hanging around her neck ... it must be warmer there!
We sorted off a group of 6 ewes last night and put them into the pen along the driveway. These ewes look pretty big and 2 of the 6 have had triplet lambs in the past. With the slow start to the lambing, it feels like everyone will come at once. I feel better with several of them in another group closer to the barn, especially if there is the potential of triplets ...

Four of the Six "Big" Ewes in the Driveway Paddock