I've been wanting to make a video of a sheep giving birth for a couple of years. I bought Julia a "Flip Camera" for a Christmas gift knowing I would have as much fun with it as she would!
Two weekends ago we were lucky enough to witness several sheep giving birth. This video is of an older cross-bred Romney ewe giving birth to a single, giant lamb. The birth took place over about 30 minutes but I've edited it down for you. Enjoy our little slice of rural life and the amazingness of Mother Nature.
To see the video, go here.
This is awesome! The highlight of my day is always checking for a blog update to see the new lambs. Thank you so much for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteGood film editing Kristin but the cross overs could have been smoother.
bob y
That was GREAT!! I've never seen that before. (I'm a city girl) and look how cute they are when they are all clean and sleeping.
ReplyDeleteJust darling!!
I loved it!
Thank you so much for putting that together for us all!!! It was wonderful. I was so excited to show my children and now I will show my mom and sister. What an exciting time lambing must be! Although I know your husband will be glad for all the work of it to be over! Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteWow! That video was terrific. Thank you for sharing with your blogging friends.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kristin!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletethank you soo much for posting this!
ReplyDeleteAwwwwww
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing....a miracle, every time. Thanks for sharing, and thanks to the ewe and lamb, too...
ReplyDeleteI know how tiny those cameras are and I think you did a great job with it.
Absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen it before! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! (Again)
ReplyDeleteAnja and Moritz(11) from Germany
Thank you, thank you, thank you! What a beautiful sharing.
ReplyDeleteI am curious - just how big does a lamb need to be to be considered "huge"? What would be a normal size? Mom didn't seem to be in any distress during the birth even though her baby was bigger than normal.
Lindy in AZ
Thank you says it all I think.
ReplyDeleteOh Kristin, that is wonderful. I'm putting a link on my blog... for the second time this month.
ReplyDeleteDiane
How precious they are. I was fortunate enough to watch a foaling years ago and never cease to be amazed at the strength of animals. We humans scream and beg for drugs and are so weak in comparison
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you helped the mom out in the last minutes!
Thanks for sharing such a precious moment!
ReplyDeleteAwesome video! Thanks so much for sharing such an incredible moment.
ReplyDeleteThank you
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how the sounds, sights and smells of lambing days stay with you even if it has been seven years. I so very much enjoyed this video of ewe mama and her single "gigantic" lamb (memories of those too). Thank you from someone who has been there and witnessed lambing firsthand...a quintessential part of my past life that I wouldn't change for anything. You did a fine job, yes, a fine job indeed!
ReplyDeleteI may never be the same again.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part was when the ewe was licking off the placenta and stared at the camera, as if to say, " yuck this is hard work."
Congrats, however, on your first video.
Linda
Thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing. Thank you for taking the time to put this together and share it with us.
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant video, I feel I have shared something very special.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's great. Imagine doing that a hundred times!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your life.
Wonderful video Kristin. That ewe looked very relieved to be done pushing out Lily. (Great name Julia!) I've never seen a lambing and this was wonderful to see - I've only seen kittens being born. The ending shot of the 3 lambs napping was perfect.
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Wow! Thanks for posting. It's so amazing to me that those new little lambs know where to go for their breakfast!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all your farm posts! I love having my daughter read your blog because she gets so much from it. Best to you, Julia and the Farmer.
ReplyDeleteDear Kristen and Julia-- that was so great! I loved your commentary too! Thanks for sharing that with all of us. A new career in film making!
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Deborah
Fantastic! This brings back so many memories of our lambing experiences years ago. Thanks. You did a terrific job filming this.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! And I liked hearing all your voices. Adds another dimension to the connection we feel through the blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Hi Kristin ~
ReplyDeleteHow Cool! I ride horse and we have had foals at our barn! I love to watch baby animals being born! Julia might like my blog and I would love to hear from her!
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I will look at your blog tomorrow!
have a great day.
@raya
I just stumbled onto your site this morning. The lambing video made my day!
ReplyDeleteNow I have to go read the rest of your blog.
Thsnks for sharing the video. Birthing is always a miracle, isn't it?
That was great! It reminded me how much I miss being on a sheep farm this time of the year.
ReplyDeleteHow many bottle babies do you have?
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This is sooooooooo precious! And mama is just as precious as baby. She looks at the camera as if she's saying 'see what a good mommy I am?" A very good mommy indeed! The miracle of birth never ceases to amaze me.
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