Loudness of the Lambs

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:48:57 -0400 from Streams

Our BlackBelly sheep have all lambed this spring. One of the ewes rejected a lamb (but kept its twin), so we have to bottle-feed this little girl for the next few weeks.
She is very vocal when she gets hungry

#sheep #lambs #farmlife

Ema エマ

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 03:07:02 -0400 from hubzilla

Please share how she‘s developing in the future :)

Adam Robertson

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:44:26 -0400 from Streams

@Ema エマ I think one of the students at my wife's school (she teaches at a small local school) will adopt this lamb. I will post some photos of the other lambs we have.

Waitman Gobble

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 00:52:15 -0400 from Get Ready To Rumbly

Will that one be ready for Easter?

Oliver

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:04:41 -0400 from hubzilla

As some of you may know, I worked as a farmer for a few years. Among other things, we had 400 ewes and of course lots of lambs. There were always some that were not accepted by their mothers and had to be bottle-fed. A great job for trainees and students, these lambs always had the name Olaf, even the females

Olaf 1, Olaf 2 etc. They listened to the name (like dogs) and so you could always take all the Olafs for a little walk

Adam Robertson

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 12:35:31 -0400 from Streams

@Oliver Naming the lambs all Olaf is quite funny. We now have two little Olaf's we are bottle-feeding.

Waitman Gobble

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 21:09:50 -0400 from Get Ready To Rumbly

There are many sheep around the Portugal property, i see the heard being "moved around" by a farmer. We are thinking of getting some sheep but don't have a "huge" land. Can sheep "hang out" on a few acres or do they need to roam?

Adam Robertson

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 11:54:18 -0400 from Streams

@Waitman Gobble Good to hear from you! I was wondering where you landed.

In answer to your question: Yes! Some people have two or three sheep that they keep in their yard until they are fat enough to slaughter. Plus, the sheep keep your grass and plants nicely trimmed, and are very easy to keep in fenced areas, unlike goats which constantly try to escape.