The first lambs of 2013. That's a good sentence to write. All I've been doing this week is dreaming (quite literally) that our girls have had their babies. I got a call from Casey at Breezy Willow Farm this morning asking if we would be interested in bottle feeding two little baby boys that were born at dawn. Their mama has a bad case of mastitis. The vet said it's an unusually common affliction in the county this month, which is worrisome but at least I got to feel what to look for in case it happens to us. (Poor thing's udders were hard as a rock.) She's on the right medicine and the babies are being fed 'round the clock and already have healthily wagging tails. But the farm has too much going on to take care of such a 24/7 responsibility if her milk doesn't end up letting down overnight. Obviously we have too much anticipated responsibility to say yes ourselves, but I took our neighbor Pawnee to the farm this afternoon to see if she might be interested. I have a feeling that these brothers might be the start of their flock. If not, at least it was a sweet experience to meet such fresh wooly babies so early in lambing season. If I didn't have baby fever yesterday, I certainly have it now! Come on lambies, we're waiting for you!
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Awwwwwww! I would totally take them home if only I lived closer!
ReplyDelete-Jaime
Oh, sweet littles! I remember the first time I saw a brand new baby goat -- adorable and terrifying, all at once. They seem so delicate, but they're fearless, getting up on those little legs just like grown-ups.
ReplyDeleteThe lambs are so cut, if i lived in USA i'll take them both! good luck with the mamma!
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These are the cutest things I have ever seen. How I'd love to give them a cuddle!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! We're waiting for goat babies here...the mamas look twice as wide as usual. :)
ReplyDelete~Kristin
oh my goodness!!
ReplyDeletethose lambies, i can't even take it. they're precious.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, now I want some baby lambs!! I love your pictures of Breezy Willow - I had thought about doing the work/csa exchange there a while ago (I ended up not because I realize I need to put more time in my own food production!) and I always support them when I see them at the farmers market - so it's so cool to be able to see inside glimpses through your blog. Love this - I can't wait to see pictures of your own baby lambs. :)
ReplyDeletethey are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteRich and I just sat here and died of cute. We have small farmette dreams and these just make us want to get there that much faster. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSo sheep have trouble breastfeeding too! Without human intervention, those poor lambs would die...just like children of moms who live in places with no alternative to breastmilk.
ReplyDeleteLOVELY! I once interned at a farm animal sanctuary and we had a lamb living with us in our intern house for a spell and it was the best. I can still remember her little voice and soft fur. What sweetness
ReplyDeleteSo sweet!!! I want to draw thos elittle faces :D
ReplyDeletethey are reeeeeal cute, not gonna lie.
ReplyDeleteJaimie, I wish! I'd send you home any boys that our girls give birth to!
ReplyDeleteVanessa, aren't they amazing? They're so much more rough n' tumble than human babies!
Lili, thanks for wishing the mama well. I need to check in on her and see how she's been.
Maelia, they're not too snuggly these days I hear! More like little wiggle worms!
Kristin, isn't it funny how wide they get?!
Denise, oh my goodness is right!
Marygrace, they are precious. Thank you. :)
Erin, let me know if you would ever like to go there. We're very close with the owners and I'm sure they'd be happy to let us give you a tour when Jamie starts working there again this spring.
Sonrie, thank you :)
Jaclyn, it will happen if you work towards it! Take the plunge when you can! It'll be worth the sacrifices you make along the way. :)
Amy, they do. Usually they're "grafted" onto another mother by rubbing the baby with the other mother's placenta so the baby has her smell, however, these were the first babies of the herd this year so bottlefeeding was the only option.
Sara, that sounds too fun! I only wonder how you "pottytrained!" ;)
Julia, please do! I would love to see what you come up with. Please share!
Bridget, I knew you wouldn't deny it. ;)