We let Aoife and her twin babies out of the barn today. Aoife was getting "barn fever" and it was warm enough to let her little ones get used to their new surroundings. We kept the "bully" goats on the other side of the pasture-- as they are still too rough for the days old lambs. But don't worry- they are getting plenty of love too!
It is so fun to have a "flock" of sheep. Two mamas and four lambs! Lily and Jane are growing well (and quickly.) Their wool is already starting to lighten up. They are getting faster (and harder to catch). They cannot stand to be apart from each other. Lily and Jane will separate from Beatrix (their mama) but never from each other! The older lambs are drinking water and eating hay/alfalfa. We think Beatrix's milk has dried up. We tried to give them "lamb formula" via a "lamb size nipple" and bottle (gotta love having a farm supply store in town) but they didn't think this was a good idea! Not surprisingly, when we let all the sheep out together in the pasture-- the older lambs decided Aoife's milk was pretty darn good! And Aoife would let them nurse. We will keep them separate most of the time (to ensure Aoife's babies get a good start on life) but I'm sure Lily and Jane will get a few slurps of mama milk here and there.
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