Meet Althea and Rae-Ann…

I picked them up a couple weeks ago from Sue at Rolling Hills.  I am really excited about both of them, but especially Rae-Ann.  We inquired about buying her as a lamb, but Sue had already made arrangements to buy her.  She has matured into a beautiful ewe and has a great temperament.  

Aren’t they pretty?  That is what I thought too, until I noticed their smirks smiles.  They knew something I didn’t 😉 

They both had small udders when they arrived here but I didn’t think anything of it since they are mature ewes and Sue didn’t say anything about them being bred.  Then I noticed this last night…(caution sheep rear ends)

what in the world!!!

Althea in particular looks suspiciously pregnant!

I called Sue and asked if there was any way they could be pregnant.  At first she said no, but then she remembered her very handsome ram – Sundance – made a break for it and obviously had a couple romantic interludes 🙂 

What a bizarre lambing season we have had this year – started in January and ended in ??? with lambs in every month inbetween.  I separated the ewes with weaned lambs and left the ewes with lambs or lambs coming in the pasture that is connected to the barn so I can keep an eye on them and feed them a little extra.  Even though they are unplanned and expected in the middle of summer I am still excited – I think 😉