Macadamia has help

I heard tell-tale moaning coming from the barn this morning, and I could see on the monitor that it was not Pistachio.  I ran out to see who it was and found Macadamia with a baby on the way.  Macadamia wasn't due until next Tuesday, so it was a surprise.  (Anyone other than Pistachio would have been a surprise!)  Pistachio was also laboring, but more about that in a later blog post.

Macadamia was in the barn with Tricot.  She's been by the side of every ewe who has lambed so far this year (except for Tiffany, not sure why).  Macadamia delivered her lamb all by herself, but Tricot did help her with the licking.

 I put Macadamia and baby in a jug, and Tricot transferred her licking attentions to Pistachio's offspring.

Macadamia's lamb is a ewe.  She's all brown.  She looks like daddy Feldspar did when he was a lamb, except for the fact that she's not white.  We've named her Willow.

Willow is a bit of a preemie, but so far she's doing great.  Macadamia is an enthusiastic (and loud) mother.