Just Like....

After saying that I can always tell the lambs apart--even the twins--Parsley and Tarragon look exactly alike.  I can tell them apart when they are side by side because their fleeces are different, but other than that?  Nope.

Parsley or Tarragon?  I'm not entirely sure...

Pawlonia looks just like Hazel (her grandma).  Pawlonia is a lot smaller, even though she's an adult, so it's not too difficult to tell them apart.

Pawlonia

Hazel

Vanilla is a replica of Elsie.  She acts like her, too.

Elsie, Cinnamon, & Vanilla (Myrtle is peeking from behind)

Chamomile looks nothing like mama Tricot.  But she does have the same type of fleece--that makes me really, really happy!

Chamomile & Tricot

Then there's Marble.  She's quite unique.  (Well, Cypress does have the same markings, but he has those big ol' horns...)

Marble, being followed by a wee half brother

Marble

Just Pictures

Parsley & Tarragon

Chamomile

Cilantro

Bergamot

Elvira

Hazel & lambs

Barack O'Llama being rude

Tricot

Hazel's Not-so-Surprising Surprise

The rams broke into the ewe section of the barn during the big snowstorm and again about two weeks later.   Hazel, who was supposed to be having a vacation year, lambed yesterday.

Hazel lambed early in the morning.  It was not at all what I expected: she usually lambs in at midnight, like clockwork.  I'm not complaining, though. 

Like last year, Hazel had twin rams.  It was a quick, uneventful lambing, and Hazel had her little guys clean, standing, and nursing in no time at all. 

They are both katmoget and also have a little of the spotting that their old siblings Marble and Cypress have.  The older twin, who we have named Parsley, has a little bit of a lighter fleece than his little brother.  The second twin, Tarragon, is a lively little guy who wiggled the entire time I clipped and dipped his navel. 

Hazel was not looking too huge just a week ago!