Countdown to first possible lambs: 48 days! The next few weeks will see an increase in rations, as our ewes devote more and more energy to the growing lambs. We’ll also separate out the ram and wether, as rams can get aggressive with pregnant ewes. We’ll be rearranging the inside of the barn to include individual stalls for new mothers and lambs to bond, separate from the others for a few days. And most importantly, we’ll be relishing the uninterrupted sleep before the middle-of-the-night barn checks. We’ve been focusing on processing lots of wool into yarn, gaining slowly on the fleeces that have been in storage. All of 2019’s wool is gone – yay! However, we’ve still got some backlog from 2018 and 2017… The sheep are full-fleeced now, and spring shearing will be upon us before we know it!
The Friendly Ewe 