tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579242589372209341.post3570332615649316193..comments2024-03-28T12:38:17.692-07:00Comments on Foothill Agrarian: A Lambing Journal - Day 25FlyingMulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319140214676274456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579242589372209341.post-48682532917758176242011-03-19T01:55:50.991-07:002011-03-19T01:55:50.991-07:00I couldn't drag myself out of bed until almost...I couldn't drag myself out of bed until almost 1 a.m., but I did go and check on the sheep. It's about 37 degrees out - raining lightly with a brisk breeze. Amazingly, the ewes and lambs seem to be dealing with it just fine. There were two sets of fairly recent twins that I was a bit worried about, but their mothers found them and they seemed to be okay.<br /><br />Heard coyotes singing on either side of us (at some distance). The guard dogs heard them, too - they were definitely "on duty!"FlyingMulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319140214676274456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579242589372209341.post-84739561990913295802011-03-18T22:30:43.016-07:002011-03-18T22:30:43.016-07:00When I went back out to check on the ewes at 9 p.m...When I went back out to check on the ewes at 9 p.m., the rain/sleet had stopped. One of the lambs born last night was pretty cold, so I brought him home - I think Sami secretly enjoys having the bottle babies around! We also had 2 more lambs. I think they were twins, but the crazy cheviot ewe who had abandoned her own lambs was taking care of one of them.<br /><br />As I write this, it's started raining again. I'll get up at 12:30 a.m. and go back to check the sheep. I can tell already - it's going to be tough to wake up for the farmers' market in the morning.FlyingMulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319140214676274456noreply@blogger.com