Elvira starts lambing season off on the right "hoof"

Exactly two years ago, we found Elvira with baby Peanut at 2 PM.  Today, Elvira started having strong contractions around 11 AM.  She had a lot of "help" from various animals, and it slowed her down a bit.  

Her first lamb was born around 1 PM.  She is a black ewe lamb we've named Mahogany.  It's unlikely that she will lighten up.  She looks a lot like her big sister Molly. 

The second lamb followed before 1:15.  She is also a ewe lamb.  She's brown, and it looks like she might have sugar lips (which would mean she might lighten up).  We've named her Magnolia, and we'll probably call her Maggie.  Magnolia looks a lot like Daddy Chert.  Magnolia was quite vigorous; she was wriggling as she was being born! 

Elvira has learned that being the first to lamb means that all the animals are very interested.

A chicken laid an egg in Elvira's hay feeder while Elvira was in labor.  This, unfortunately, was not the end of the annoyances from chickens. 

 

I had to kick Tricot out of the barn.  I don't think she was trying to annoy Elvira, but nevertheless, she was.  Tricot still kept an eye on the happenings in the barn.

 

Barack O'Llama sniffed the new babies to welcome them to his herd.  (He does this every time.)

Tiffany came over to help lick the lambs.  (While she was doing this, I could see her udders, so she'll be lambing before too long.)