Arabella, a first time mom, gave me two beautiful ewe lamb twins yesterday. They are crossbreds. Arabella's mother is Dulce, a registered "Natural Colored" ewe and her father is Duncan, my first purebred Bluefaced Leicester ram. The father of these twins is Legolas, a gorgeous purebred BFL ram from Kathy Davidson's farm. I knit newborn sweaters for all my lambs. It is cheap insurance against chilling and allows the baby to internalize energy and perk up faster for nursing. I help the process but a lamb must get up and nurse to survive. A lamb who is warm and not shivering in the corner is more likely to find that all-important teat. The teat is life!
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