Elvira is Sneaky

Elvira was so quiet when she was in labor that she didn't wake us up.  Her little ewe lamb woke us up baaing at 3:30 AM.  We went to the barn, clipped, dipped, and stripped* and were heading back to bed when we noticed that there were a pair of hooves coming out.  I was excited for twins, but wished Elvira would have decided on a daytime birth.

Elvira's first born is a ewe lamb.  She's the closest thing we've had to all black yet--there's just a tiny spot of white on her head.  We've named her Molybdenite.

Elvira's second lamb is a ram.  He's black, and he has a lot of markings! His name is Malachite.

* Clip the cord, dip it into iodine, and strip the teats (making sure the ewe has milk)