We woke up to a glorious, sunny morning yesterday so I took my camera out while I did morning chores. Here is a picture of the ram lambs and wethers along with their buddy, Gallo.
There always has to be one trouble maker that prefers to be in the feeder!
After my post about the luscious grass, I just couldn’t help myself and I let the ewes out for a little while. They really enjoyed it!
Kenleigh’s Sahara and Kenleigh’s Eclipse
Windy Acres Darling
Zettle’s Isabel and Kenleigh’s Holly
I was amazed to see how thick it was back here. This is where one of the chicken barns was and it is VERY high in organic matter and fertilizer. We spread annual rye grass last year and according to the farmers around here it can grow on a New York sidewalk in the winter 🙂 I have been very happy with it and it is very palatable to the sheep as well as being high in protein.
And look…
some of the girls are starting to get pregnant bellies 🙂
Here is a picture of some of the ewe lambs.
In the front we have – Kenleigh’s Maxima and Kenleigh’s Infiniti. The two lilacs are – Timber’s Hallelujah and Mud Ranch’s Jonquil. The little piggys in the back are Meridian Bronwen and Meridian Hailey. We haven’t used round bales in the past, but we were going to be a little low on hay this year due to our long summer, so we bought a couple round bales and they are working great for the ewe lambs. I have a cattle panel in front of it to keep them from wasting a bunch.
Finally we have the big boys.
Here is Wrangler looking very unimpressed with the camera 🙂
Sending a ray of sunshine to each of you on this beautiful day!
Stories from the Farm 
Wow! I wish our pasture was still growing! Lots of gorgeous sheep!
Do I see smiles on your sheep? I’m sure they are thanking you for letting them in with the fresh green grass. Are you going to shear right before lambing this year? If you do it’s so easy to see big bellies and last minute changes in their teats right before they lamb. You don’t have long to go now before your first lambs arrive. 6-8 weeks or so?
Yes, they are definitely smiling and I had to open the gate really fast to keep from being run over 🙂 Yes, we will be shearing before lambing. I guess I need to set that up pretty quickly! Harley is the first one scheduled to lamb and she is due in 8 weeks.
Your grass (and your sheep) are gorgeous! I have one small paddock that is thick and green with oats and turnips. It’ll take about 2 minutes for the sheep to go through it, but it sure is pretty for now.
a blessed way to celebrate sunday…
gp in montana
Ha! Look at those little “bumps” on the ladies. They look great and your rams are handsome as usual. 😉