Look what we found in the field this evening!

Posted by Rosie

Today we spent the afternoon at the village hall for an event called La Galette des Rois. We checked the heavily pregnant sheep before we left and all seemed fine. However, when we got back 3 hours later look what we found in the field .......

We think we had missed the birth of No 2 by minutes. Mum must have just given birth behind the hedge, heard us coming and thought - great, time for hay so came to the front of the field with No1 lamb. Poor No2 was left all alone bleating it's little head off and still damp. We quickly re-united the family and have put them in shelter for the night, out of the cold and to allow Mum to fully bond with her twins. Tomorrow we'll check them over closely, spray their navels and sex of the lambs. (We were too excited to check this evening!)

The ironic thing is however, that White Face (Mum) was the least fat of our three girls where-as poor old Droopy Drawers looks ready to pop out quads. Myself and Colour it Green have been wondering his Droopy Drawers or her exceedingly large Saffie Saddlebags would pop first and White Face went and beat both of them!

So - will there be any more tomorrow I wonder? As for a post about La Galette des Rois - you'll have to wait for that I'm afraid.