Our final lambs (I hope) were born during the night to Sonja. That makes eight total and she kept up this year's trend of having one of each sex. I penned mama and babies up together and checked both teats for milk flow. I think both lambs had already nursed. Mama was happy to get some good hay, fresh water and a little corn and oats. Next up is butchering last year's hoggets. They are both sold.
I'm sure any scientist reading this will scoff, but I think our house cow, Sugar, knows that this is the time of year she should be calving and she really wants a baby. If you've been following, you'll remember that we didn't breed her because we wanted to get her on any earlier calving schedule. (Last year she freshened at the end of June.) Anyway, she's been watching the lambs with much interest and lately we've noticed her grooming one of the rams. She licks his head and face just like she would a calf. We've got dibs on the next bull calf born at our favorite dairy. Hopefully, she'll readily adopt him.
Now that we're done lambing I've got wood to cut for next winter and garden preparation to do. Next weekend, though, another plumbing project looms. Ugh...
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