One of our best breeding ewes failed to come down the hill from the upper pasture with the rest of the sheep this morning. Knowing how pregnant she was–bursting at the seams–I had a hunch why she’d stayed behind. I pictured her giving birth in the rain. I grabbed a bucket of grain and with […]
Five months ago one of our ewes broke into the orchard where we were keeping our two rams. Here’s the result: a bouncing baby boy. Conceived in August when it was hot and sunny, he came into this world yesterday morning on one of the coldest days of the winter season. Arctic winds howled his […]
Just when things seemed to be going so smoothly, one of our yearling ewes experiences a terribly difficult pregnancy. After a full day’s labor, the premature and stillborn lamb refused to exit the womb. Only the top of its head was showing. I rolled up my sleeves and reached in to assist, finding that the […]
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