Today was a busy day to start with plenty to get done around house and farm, as well as off site errands to run.
I kept checking the sheep at intervals to see if anyone was showing signs of labor, as I went about my various chores.
Around 12:30 we were departing on said - off site errands when I noticed Annie, our yearling ewe addition from Stillmeadow Finnsheep, in 2013, lying under the "birthing tree" with two tiny lambs.
One was up and vigorously looking for the teats, the other was shivering on the ground not making any noise or attempting to stand.
Mom, a first timer, was still trying to sort everything out.
Hubby and I worked to get mom and lambs up and into a jug out of the increasing wind, and stabilize the group.
Hubby is excellent at coaching newborns on the fine art of finding the teat so he began with a small syringe ( minus the needle of course ) filled with colostrum from Annie, and introduced it to the lamb. He began to show signs of increasing energy, and with help from Hubby, stood, baaed and actively sought, found and nursed from mom. All good.
We departed for errands sure that the new family was well, only an hour behind schedule.
Not too shabby! :-)
Tomorrow promises to be a really busy day if my calculations are correct.
Regards,
Kathryn
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