05/22/2022
A pictorial tutorial, if you will, of what we do and why we do it. A look at “behind” the scenes, behind the cute little adorable baby lamb pictures and how we tend to the flock. A brief overview in this paragraph, but see captions under each photo to get more specific details.
We walk the sheep pasture at least three times a day (6 am, 3 pm, 7 pm) and frequently more often than that. We are looking for new born lambs and at the same time checking to make sure previously born lambs are getting along ok in the big world. We like to “tend” to the lambs within 12 hours of being born, because after that, you could say it’s a little challenging to “catch” them. There are a few preventative health measures we do to ensure they are off to a good start. When they are born we dip their umbilical cords in iodine, to ward off infection - we give them a shot of CD and T primarily for the tetanus protection - we give them a shot of BoSe to boost their selenium levels - and lastly we use an ear tag applicator apply small ear tags so we can identify them. We then write that number down in a log so we know which lamb belongs with which Mama. Then we let them run loose, and let nature do it’s thing. (Which is of course, create adorable little lambs in the spring!).
We have approximately 60 mama ewes, each averaging a set of twins, hence birthing approximately 120 lambs. Now mind you, first time mamas usually have a single, and sometimes experienced mamas may have triplets.
See photos below for the pictorial .....
