Friday 4 August 2017

And then there were six......Lambs

First there was Oliver, otherwise known as Lambie, who was suffering an identity crisis, thinking he was a dog or a chicken. So I advertised my desire to take on some more orphaned lambs so he would have company and learn about being a sheep.
The two little Merinos arrived in time to be featured in this blog post and then a few more arrived.

And then there were four.

And another one, plus Lambie, makes six. They are all named of course. Gavin, Coco, Tex, Carrie and Peewee.

Our local paper caught on and thought it worthy of a feature. News travels fast in the country!

A mother's work is never done.

Feeding time.. one lamb on two feeds, some on five feeds and one on seven feeds... per day! (and through the night)

 Peewee spent two nights in front of the kitchen stove.

The towels were draped so he didn't burn himself on the hot oven doors, and a variety of furniture made up a little temporary yard for him. Meg just wanted to 'round him up'.
They're all doing well, but I'm starting to feel the exhaustion setting in, so I can barely put three (human) words together today. If I could speak to you in sheep lingo, that would be a different matter. 
In exciting news, I was fortunate to be asked by Grass Roots magazine to write about -you guessed it- the natural and bio-dynamic care of sheep!  The magazine is in the shops now.

And now it's time to warm up their milk bottles again!


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  1. Sally I can only imagine how tired you are. You have done well putting more than three words together though :-)

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    1. Thanks Chel, I'm in a lamb blur at present. ;)

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  2. Aw six little lambies to pat, and feed and watch at play. No doubt a huge amount of work. I will keep my eye out for the Grass Roots magazine next time I am near a newsagent.

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    1. Their love and the funny things they do make it all worthwhile Sherri. :)

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  3. I recognised you straight away in the Grass Roots magazine I bought the other day, Sally. Interesting reading! These little lambs are very cute ... I love all their names. Peewee looks very cosy by the fire there. I am thinking Meg will get to round them up soon enough. Meg:)

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    1. Ah you're a Grassy too Meg! I might have known that you had impeccable taste in magazines. It's the only mag that I buy, so I was super excited to start writing and be published. I wonder how the lambs will respond when Meg starts telling them what to do? :)

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  4. I enjoyed reading your article! :)

    You poor thing Sally, those lambs are lucky to have such a good chance at life, it's like lamb day-care! ;)

    xx

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    1. Oh Emma, today's weather hasn't helped either! Not that we don't want the rain, but I stress that they're cold in their paddock and than need to let them into one of the sheds which creates all kinds of other problems.... like stepping on the hen's eggs! :0

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  5. It would be like having a new born baby (or 6) all over again!! At least they will grow out of the night time feeds quicker! Just like a real child you will probably keep on worrying about them, even after they've left home!

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    1. Fortunately I can lock them into their cosy shed at nights and don't hear a peep until daylight. Much easier than babies. :)

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  6. I have abiding memories of an orphan lamb that needed me feeding it by bottle every couple of hours - puff puff!

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  7. My newborns were a handful, but six! As crazy as it must be, I'm sure there's small comfort to be had by the routine. I know when I have a gap of time, I sometimes walk around like a lamb looking for her mother, lol.

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