It was really cold this morning when we heard the first lamb baas from the barn. After arriving at the barn, we were shocked to find tiny Mimosa with TWO lambs.
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| Looking for milk in all the wrong places. |
Mimosa licked the first lamb dry and it was up and nursing. The other lamb was struggling, and after many attempts to get her dry, up, and nursing, we brought her in the house. We dried her with a hair dryer (very carefully!) and fed her a bottle of colostrum. She was able to return to the barn, and Mimosa accepted her without any pause. She is doing much better, but we are still concerned about the cold temperatures predicted for the next few days.
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| Back in the barn with Mom and big sister |
Both lambs are white ewes. We named the first one Flurry, and her little sister is Frost.
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| Enjoying the afternoon sun. (Frost is standing.) |
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