Well, lambing is in full swing and so far we have had a total of 42; 28 of which are still living. Unfortunately in lambing there are usually deaths associated. Whether it is lambs that are still born, or some that freeze in the cold conditions, mothers who just have to many lambs to handle and therefore some pass, it is always sad to see. We try our best however to save as many as we can, which means (more often than not), bringing lambs into my living room so that they can warm up by the fire and be bottle fed.
Thus far, I have had 6 lambs that have taken up residence in my living room. 2 of them sadly, were underdeveloped and died shortly after being brought in, 3 of them have gone back out to the barn and are feeding off of a nipple bucket, which leave just one left in the house at this point... Nathan. We are treating Nathan for a respiratory infection and will be for the next couple of days. Luckily Nate is getting more and more energy by the day and now is quite content to jump out of his box and hop around the kitchen like he owns the place.
There is more lambs to come, roughly 25 more ewes to go, and that means that the next week or so will continue to be an organized chaos within this house hold. The dog is finding it difficult to handle the unwanted guests and lack of attention that he is getting, but soon enough lambing will be over and I will finally get my house back... for now.
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