Whoa, Momma

Shearing day was yesterday.  It was quite a day, and it will take me a few days to cover the highlights.  First, the ewes:  under the sheep coats and wool, we discovered lots of big, round bellies! 

If you think Elsie's belly is impressive, you should see her udders.

 Czadas's belly might be the most enormous, even though she's the fifth ewe due.  The boys have started calling her Czadas Hippopotamus.  

Henrietta doesn't look like much from the front...

...but from the back, she looks like a blueberry with four toothpicks stuck into it...with a coating of hay on top, of course.

Elvira looks dainty by comparison.  Trust me, she's not.

Tricot has longer of a wait than the aforementioned ewes, so she's quite a bit smaller.

We're not sure how long Hazel has to go.  It won't be in the next week or two, but other than that it's hard to say.

Tiffany definitely has a baby bulge.  (Did she borrow Filly to practice mothering?)

 Theresa's belly is barely visible, but it's there!

Is Calico brewing more mischief inside of her?  It appears so. 

As for Sandy, I'm not sure.  I know, you're looking at this picture and thinking I've lost my mind.  A few facts: Sandy is always a bit of a chunky gal and her belly was flopping around in ways that lambs do not when she was being sheared.  Seeing this does make me wonder because how else could her belly go out to one side completely on its own? 

Gunpowder has done his job, and now he will take a rest and chew his cud.