lambs!

friday 28 january 2011 was a very exciting day (at least for me) on the farm. the first lamb of the season was born. it was a single black girl. she was shaking (it's cold in january!), but her mom had already gotten her cleaned off by the time we found them in the field. we brought them over to a pen with a heat lamp. her navel (where her umbilical cord is/was) was dipped in iodine to prevent infection and it was made sure she was able to nurse. mom was given feed and molasses and water to give her a boost of energy to help recover from delivery. she was so tiny...i was thinking my cats are probably many times larger than her. both continue to do well.

as of right now, there have been six lambs born from five moms. there is never a dull moment, or season, on a farm. the lambs keep everyone busy. pens are made up for moms and babies. extra food is given to the moms. and there is constant checking to see if more lambs have arrived and that current lambs are healthy. there are 20 more moms expected to deliver in the coming weeks.

while i was intending to name all the lambs, i have not been on top of that. however, there were twin black boys born and i have named them...amos and andy.