Victoria and Madeline walking their 4-H fair lambs every evening…
Most of the time they have a little shadow…
Up and down the big hill, it helps exercise the lambs and builds their muscles…it helps exercise the girls too! ;0)
Then they practice setting them up…
And getting them to brace…
Hard to believe we have fair lambs already. I don’t even want to think forward to fair which means fall is just right around the corner but I’m sure it will be here sooner than I am ready for it…
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The perk benefit of staying up all night with ewes in labor? Enjoying a gorgeous Montana sunrise…
Victoria with her new ewe lamb, Gypsy.
Lots of watching, waiting and coffee…
Gypsy
Black sheep of the family.
Carly’s lamb pile-up!
Garrett getting a little snuggle…
Another pile-up!
Going strong!
Momma, I found this comfy, warm bed just for me!
Going for a ride and getting weighed in the bag.
Jug crawler…
Never off duty…
Wait for me mommy…
Beautiful badgerfaced ewe lamb.
Lamb kisses.
Handsome Gotland/Icelandic cross.
Stare down.
Hide out.
Is she gone?
Lamb love!
Gia and her momma.
Pregnant…
Freckles
Run, jump and play!
Sunning himself.
Love his smile!
Tiny set of twins.
Flashy boys.
Lots of stormy skies lately…
We spent a wonderful spring day moving sheds to the lambing paddock. Only a week left until we should start seeing lambs!
While dad moved sheds the kids had wheelbarrow rides…
The sheep romped…
and ate…
Dugur watched…
and the chickens did… chicken things.
More of our blogs pictures of bluebirds, here, here, here, and here…
One of our little Suffolk lambs after enjoying a quick drink from his mamma…
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This past weekend we had the pleasure of working the ewes, checking body condition, udders, and giving them their CD&T vaccination. We like to vaccinate the ewes a few weeks before they start lambing so their lambs will have some passive, temporary immunity when they drink their mother’s colostrum. This temporary immunity lasts for about 6 weeks, giving the lambs a good start.
Mark luring the ewes in with a bit of grain…
A handsome helper…
Giving shots…
Working hard…
Frank dog…
Next…
Did I mention the mud?
Sapphire all finished.
Little lambs sunning themselves…
Astrid giving chicken rides…
My wonderful crew…
Us, a bit mud-spattered!
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