Lambing '10

Has started! Too bad I was expecting it to be "Lambing '11"...as I wasn't planning on babies until February or March. See, I purchased 20 ewes and ewe lambs from a friend, and based on when they've lambed previously, I didn't expect that things would be any different this year. I certainly don't blame her, she was gone for the whole summer, and apparently there was a ram breakout event in August that I wasn't aware of until...3 days ago.

Dad had been visiting for a couple weeks and had been doing a great job learning how to do sheep chores.

He has to do things without a dog (for now!).

Well I didn't even think to have him look for big bellies and growing udders (considering I *thought* they had another month or two), and the day after he left, I went out in the morning to find twins!

I also found this:

You'd think lambing in December in VA wouldn't be such a bad idea.

I've been working like crazy rearranging e-net, waterers, feeders, and corral panels, making jugs, getting more feed, and ordering supplies. I'm an obsessive planner and had everything laid out beautifully in my mind...ultrasounding, trimming feet, crutching, vaccinating, conditioning...and now none of that has happened and I'm flying by the seat of my pants.

Oh well, here we go.