Lambs...Lambs...Lambs

It seems we waited forever for Calla & Mauds lambs to arrive. Both ewes we due on Valentines Day, but much to our disappointment, the day came and went with no new lambs. The next four days seemed to stretch on forever as we diligently checked them.








Finally we were rewarded by the arrival of Calla's twin ewe lambs at 6:30 am on Saturday morning.

Mauds little fellow arrived at 11:30 pm Saturday night. Already at only 12 hours old, he keeps himself busy toddling around his pen when he is not napping.

Calla's lambs aren't as active. They spend most of their time snuggling with each other & their mama.

As you notice, Calla & Maud are white ewes with colored lambs. Calla is a Romney & Maud is a Dorset. Both ewes are what we refer to as B-factored. Simply stated, this means they are white sheep that carry the recessive black gene. We bred Calla to a natural colored (black) Romney Ram & Maud was bred to a natural colored (black) Dorset Ram. By doing this the odds were that we would have 50% lambs colored like their mothers (B-factored) and 50% natural colored like their fathers. What we got was 100% natural colored lambs!

This week we'll be waiting for Floss, Annabeth, & Emma to lamb... the fun continues!