Dutchess had her lambs, who are a ram and a ewe late Wednesday night. Early Thursday morning, Contessa also had twins, a ram and a ewe. Unfortunately we lost one of Contessa's lambs overnight.
Thursday morning before work Adam noticed that Milady was also going into labor. He had to leave, so he had his dad check in. A few hours later, Dan noticed that Milady was having issues; her contractions had stopped and he could see the a nose and a hoof. Dan helped her have her twins, both rams, but Milady had a prolapsed vagina and was having issues after her delivery. Her issue was resolved and she's doing well, but she didn't bond with the lambs after their birth. Consequently, we now have two bottle babies in our mud room.
This is Sir Edmund Hillary (so named because he likes to climb on top of Adam before he gets his bottle) or Ed for short:
Ed is a great explorer.
And this little guy my sister has named Charlie:
When Charlie was born, he wasn't putting weight on one of his back legs. We thought we were going to lose him at first, but he kept fighting. This morning, he got his leg underneath him and has started to put weight on it, but isn't quite on his hoof yet. He seems to be walking on his ankle joint instead. He's getting stronger though, so we have hope for him.
Hopefully we'll have pictures of the other lambs soon. One ewe left to deliver.
They are too cute! Sorry to hear you lost one.
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness..little charlie with his gimpy leg and ear...pure cuteness. I hope the leg improves with wrapping.
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