tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post1906331413157399742..comments2024-03-12T19:08:39.990-03:00Comments on Dispatches from Can of Duck: Last Lambs of MarchClaire MWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02603169881463831299noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-8495386603687869492010-03-08T20:37:06.565-04:002010-03-08T20:37:06.565-04:00Good Grief this reminds me of when I was nursing m...Good Grief this reminds me of when I was nursing my twins ! They are gorgeous !My Life Under the Bushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836423832413060032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-19024048945109264222010-03-08T17:14:32.264-04:002010-03-08T17:14:32.264-04:00how "kewt" are your lambs: ) We just got...how "kewt" are your lambs: ) We just got 3 ourselves and I can sit and watch them all day! Good idea on the milker. I must order one. Milking sheep is not easy! and yes...that is one big udder.WeekendFarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360299517360406552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-89198404218417214392010-03-08T14:10:32.200-04:002010-03-08T14:10:32.200-04:00Meant to tell you - Goats in the Garden blog has a...Meant to tell you - Goats in the Garden blog has a great picture of a new goat kid laying down under Mom to reach the teat...looks like a handy way to drink! Maybe your lambs could do that.<br /><br />NancyMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-82433520094126929582010-03-08T11:24:33.287-04:002010-03-08T11:24:33.287-04:00how neat!!! More babies!!!
I want to look into get...how neat!!! More babies!!!<br />I want to look into getting an udderly ez milker, too. I am contemplating starting to milk China for raw milk for our kitchen maybe next week...sunset pines farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826327863570459271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-75311304152615885742010-03-07T10:14:54.494-04:002010-03-07T10:14:54.494-04:00oh, how adorable!good to hear and see the house la...oh, how adorable!good to hear and see the house lambs doing so well. of cours the human loved the black lamb best. she's very into sheep today as she should be.<br /><br />frank the fabulous sheepAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081434416333700821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-20329609715252997082010-03-07T09:12:12.649-04:002010-03-07T09:12:12.649-04:00Very cool! I love your photos and also how you pa...Very cool! I love your photos and also how you pay such good attention to your critters.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-6030066836602390042010-03-07T01:59:51.215-04:002010-03-07T01:59:51.215-04:00Adorable babies and I love the natural colored gir...Adorable babies and I love the natural colored girl. It will be interesting to see what the silver does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-15263579907187936532010-03-07T00:35:59.909-04:002010-03-07T00:35:59.909-04:00Beautiful babies!
I am not familiar with sheep ...Beautiful babies! <br /><br />I am not familiar with sheep but they do fascinate me.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-86690609998105648102010-03-06T19:21:48.916-04:002010-03-06T19:21:48.916-04:00So glad to hear that all the lambs are in. Sorry ...So glad to hear that all the lambs are in. Sorry that you lost the one. <br />I am most impressed though, by the fact that you have lovely red nail polish on despite all your farm duties :)Lola Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215529779296867987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-87953143508478945852010-03-06T18:51:34.514-04:002010-03-06T18:51:34.514-04:00they are sooo cute :-)they are sooo cute :-)Guzzisuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00388700014704427800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-86438870421213579712010-03-06T15:27:50.541-04:002010-03-06T15:27:50.541-04:00Claire, I love how you care for these lambs, and h...Claire, I love how you care for these lambs, and how you build plans for their future as fiber providers! I suppose you'd be crazy to go through lambing season each year, if you weren't so excited and passionate about the results--yet, you remain practical (mostly), even in the face of such irresistable cuteness. (I mean, you <i>do</i> eventually kick them out of your bed.)<br /><br />I had no idea lambs were born with long tails that needed docking. Yay, I learned something new today!<br /><br />I think you should do a "giveaway," and let one of your readers name a lamb, or let everybody vote on a name.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-38883764630531735632010-03-06T14:19:13.386-04:002010-03-06T14:19:13.386-04:00SO glad your babies are doing so well! That is a w...SO glad your babies are doing so well! That is a wonderful picture of you and the house lambs!Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795916460978775241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-55664059034971011192010-03-06T13:58:58.160-04:002010-03-06T13:58:58.160-04:00I'm so glad Leslie's babies are big and he...I'm so glad Leslie's babies are big and healthy, and that the 2 little "house" lambs are doing so well. I'm envious of your having the little critters on the sofa with you!!<br /><br />NancyMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-35331770542180340632010-03-06T13:53:42.014-04:002010-03-06T13:53:42.014-04:00Yeah! Leslie.
Hi Claire, when you get one of the ...Yeah! Leslie. <br />Hi Claire, when you get one of the over engorged udders, and the teats are very low, it does help to kneel beside the ewe, facing the rear, place the lamb on your lap, so it cannot back up, and then fold its front knees to the ground, and with your spare hand on top of the lamb's skull keep it's head low to find the teat. It will have to learn that with it's high wheel base, and a low to the ground udder, that it will have to take up this posture to nurse. And yes, milking off some of the extra pressure, should help to raise the height of that large udder. Watch to make sure that they nurse off both sides, so that she doesn't get mastitis on an unmilked side. Some lambs are lefties, others are righties. <br />The silver saddle on your ewe lamb will be more apparent after a few days. Cheers.Brenda Lellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326272408415585516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-36038579860470944622010-03-06T13:39:21.916-04:002010-03-06T13:39:21.916-04:00Congratulations Leslie! I want to come to your ho...Congratulations Leslie! I want to come to your house, Claire, and snuggle with you on your couch! Lovely lamb kisses! I think I'd weigh a lot more though... hee hee heeIsobelleGoLightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233377230754119180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113326581808647426.post-164398614488753562010-03-06T13:05:30.722-04:002010-03-06T13:05:30.722-04:00I've had some born that color in the past. A ...I've had some born that color in the past. A few ended up being white as adults and others stayed either a silver or black color so I think it just depends. Congrats on the lambs!angelandspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487433216094193309noreply@blogger.com