Below are some photos of the lambs and the sheep that I took recently. The lambs are really growing. The lambs that were born earlier are much larger than the later lambs. This year we used rams in the following breeds: Dorset, Polypay, Dorper, and Cheviot. If you look at their faces, you will notice that different breeds have different faces and different body conformation too.
If the temperatures keep rising, we will soon be thick into mud season. It is going to be a whopper considering how much snow has to melt. If there is a time to go away from the farm - this would be my choice. Muck, mud, brown everywhere!
At the end of this series of photos, I have included a beautiful video I found recently by photographer Ian Lawson. He documents sheep, shepherds and farmers in the Lake District of England. Spectacular scenery and colors. Enjoy everyone!
6 comments:
Everyone looks so adorable and healthy!
I love all lambs but it is funny how the once of us who raise them can tell the different breeds and even whose lambs whose and what seems so obvious to us is not to other people. We raise Dorset, N.C. Cheviot, and a few Hampshire. White face sheep are not popular here and we have had trouble in the market place. Do you have the same trouble or are they more command on the East Coast?
It got to that temp up here too today, but with a breeze... Which, is a GOOD THING - as it *evaporates* the snow rather than letting it just MELT! Mind you, my lowest lawn coverage is still 2 feet thick! But that snowbank GLACIER does appear to be shrinking... a bit.. So long as I can keep ahead of the BAILING, I'll be happy!
-- You know, NOW is the time to start putting the waterdrums under the dripping icicles for later use in the drier season.
I have yet to see a single blade of grass in my yard; I can only trust that my garlic is growing somewhere under there.
Beautiful sheep photos!
Oh my! so many lambs!!! and all cute!
It is such a joy to look at these happy animals! :)
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