It's another baby girl. Una had a daughter within the last hour!
Meet Skye (named after the Isle of Skye off Scotland).
Una is proving to be a great first time mama! Here she is licking her daughter dry (which seems odd but is works)!
I also checked on Saoirse, who was all warm under her heat lamp, right next to her mama, Beatrix!
Our first lamb born this winter (to Jane), our only boy so far, is already nursing like a champ and hopping around inside the shed. Come March and April, we will have quite the crew of baby lambs frolicking in the pasture.
We are still wondering if Aoife is pregnant. She typically has twins! She was still nursing her spring lambs when Duncan arrived to the farm, so she may not be pregnant or pregnant, but not due for a bit longer! Who knows!
We're so thankful for three healthy lambs and mamas. Our Tunis ewes are rockstars at birthing without any need for human intervention, even first time Mamas Una and Jane.
Duncan, our ram, is also proving to be quite a stud!
Looking to the not too distant future, we will need to pasture Duncan separate from Skye and Saoirse (his daughters)! I think we'll keep him alone for a bit to give all the ewes a much deserved break. More fences! Always more pasture and fencing needs.
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