Look what Fudgy made! Isn’t it crazy? My black sheep has white lambs and my white sheep has black lambs! Here’s the new baby, about 1 hour old:
This little guy’s a 13-pound piglet. He’s not the smartest lamb ever (so far, he’s tried nursing off my knee, Fudgy’s knee, the hay feeder, a wool blanket, and a metal wall panel), but he came out easy peasy lemon squeezy, and mom was on him like white on rice from the first moment. She cleaned him right off, I put him on the tit & the were off to the races. I gave his umbilical cord the old snip, dip, and flip (this time I had all my supplies, and I had the presence of mind to grab a shot glass–last time, the best I could find was half a plastic easter egg!). Fudgy followed him into the jug and last time I checked, she was alternating between licking him some more and chomping some hay. Yay!
The Sunflower retreat is tomorrow & I’m way behind and I did NOT want a hard delivery or a bottle baby. I’ll be everyone will be really excited to see a day old lamb! It’s pretty hilarious that he’s about the same size as Hokey Pokey, now two and a half weeks old. I’ll get a picture of all the babies together in a few days.
Once you point him in the right direction, he guzzles away.
And here he is at 30 minutes old:
Congratulations! It’s so exciting and I can’t wait to see them!
Darn, I wish I would have been out there still when she had him. What a cutie!
He looks like he’s smiling in the second picture! Adorable.
Congratulations! He is so cute! I’m glad this time was easier for everyone. A little preparation goes a long way I see.
Amazing. Congrats to you all!
Oh, he’s beautiful. So beautiful!
These photos make me want to add sheep to the mix of goats and chickens currently residing out back.
They are adorable. And jsut think of that “free” fiber….. ;)
He’s so big (and cute)! Yipee for Fudgy and your new little lamb!
Too cute!
OH what a cutie! Can’t wait to see the babies in May What fun they must be…okay and alot of work! HA
Another surprise lamb??? Whoa.
He’s an adorable little guy.
Hi Nikol, Your babies are just adorable. I’m so happy they are healthy and happy and the birthing went fine. What a nice assortment of colors you have too. Oh the fun you will have. Reminds me of enjoying baby llamas back in the day when we used to have them. Hope to see you at Spinsters Club I’m planning on coming!