Almost 48 hours old

Well, the triplets made it through the horriddly wet, cold, windy and snowy night.

As I went out to feed Amelia I had no idea what to expect but they were all alert and moving about.

Later when I went to check again I found a little ram lamb lying all by himself away from the others, shivering so I determined it was time to bring him in for some warming up measures.

Amelia was not happy when I picked him up, let alone as I walked away from her. I would classify her as a fiercely protective dam. She is a good ewe in that regard.

So, I brought little man inside, and attempted to get some lamb replacer in him but alas I am not good at teaching lambs to use the bottle. I get frustrated with the nipples and then fool with making the opening bigger which leads to a too big opening and lambs that get too much too fast.

By far my best solution is a syringe ( minus the needle of course ) as this allows me to insert it easily into the mouth and slowly release the formula. The lamb didn't get huge quantities but I wasn't looking to fill him up, just to get him some energy to go out and nurse from his dam.

Next, I dug out the old sweater stash I have and fitted him with a lamb jammy. Childrens' shrunken wool sweaters work best for this but anything really will do. His fits nicely and I'll post a pic this afternoon - I just don't have enough hands right now to do all I need to do and take pics as well.

No names as yet, but I'm sure by the weekend they will have their official names. That's hubbys' department and he usually comes up with some good ones.

Caden is the next to lamb and will have her lambs by Monday. I'm disgusted with this winter weather we're having but thank God that Amelia had a beautiful day and first night to have hers, and from the forecast, Caden will as well. 

After Caden, it will be a rush of ewes to lamb perhaps even on the same day, then a lull and then another rush.

I love lambs, and lambing but Lord it is exhausting and I'm usually happy to see it ended, though a wee bit sad too.

Then there is always next year. :-)

Regards,
Kathryn

Caden - Amelias' daughter is due on April 21st. I predict triplets.
She is bred to Andy - a brown ram. I don't know what to expect for color so it will be a surprise.