Raggedy Annie is bagged up and looking uncomfortable - with 2 weeks to go. Maybe less for her! Little Horn as well is getting milk in, so those two and Red will be the first to lamb I think. Sheep gestation is 5 mo, and according to the lambing calendar, we put Ali Bah Bah in on Nov.1st, making March 26th the due date for the first lambs. I did feed for twinning, but we'll see what the results of that will be in the end. Might have had too high body scores to start with.
The milking stand that Marq made after the fact last year was put in use to shear Spot, and it worked quite well. It should make sheep milking to produce feta and other goodies much easier this year. Spot was fine with it until the food ran out, and I got near more sensitive parts like her belly and rump. Put up with it well though. Spot is much more wrinkly with looser skin than Emily, making her a nightmare to shear. You pull slightly on the wool, you'd nick her. Bleh. Slow going.
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