Bottle Lambs

 And now look who's at our house:

Now Lydia and I are bottle feeding these two adorable lambs.  The smaller, more spotted one is a boy, and the other, whiter one is a girl.

Their mama had triplets, but she was not doing too well, and the shepherdress thought the boy might die.  She left one lamb on the mama, since she seemed to be getting plenty of milk, but these two are now needing to be bottle fed.

They were born just Friday, so they are less than 1 week old!

Our set-up is not ideal, but it keeps them dry.  They will be safe and sound at night.  During the day, they can and do wander in the yard.  We will have them for about a month.

January Harvest Totals and Sheep

 January Harvests:
Eggs - 59

Peppers, Bulgarian sweet - 1

Peppers, Jalapenos - 10

The peppers came from plants I moved into the sunroom before winter.

Also this weekend, Lydia and I went to help on a sheep farm.  My in-laws play pickleball with the owner, Debbie, and we offered to come help.  She graciously explained everything sheep, and Lydia and I got to spend 2 1/2 hours helping in her barn with lambs and ewes.

Lydia had to help two lambs learn to nurse.  This was only semi-successful, as one lamb did nurse a bit, but the other didn't.  Debbie said she'd give them a couple of hours and try again.

Lydia also brought lambs for ear tagging and weighing.  

Also yesterday, Emry had another game.  It's hard for me to get good pictures.

It's funny that there are 3 girls in this picture, since there were only 3 girls there, and 7 boys.