Yesterday was beautiful – just barely warm, absolutely still. I set up shop outside, and started relieving Annabelle of her beautiful fleece. Even with an even rise, Annabelle wasn't thrilled with the process, so I went slowly. Without her fleece, she looks, unfortunately, like a dairy cow – all bony frame and pendulous udder – and even a few black spots!
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| Almost finished |
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| Done and resuited |
(I feel badly for removing the wool that cushioned her from her lambs' pointy little hooves; she was shivering this morning, too.)
Even though Benny lives with the sheep and still latches on to suckle mom, albeit very briefly, he looks to people to have his belly filled. As much as I had hoped to keep this arrangement very businesslike for the sake of keeping his future options open, I'm afraid he's doomed:
Sitting in the sunshine feeding Benny gave me a chance to get a good photo of Jet, too:
That's it for today from . . .
6 comments:
Both are cuties but Benny wins the bottle race. :D
That is the cutest video. He knows his name.
Oh my word - he's just so stinkin' adorable!!!! I'd have to keep him.
Oh, man, this video is so cute. Both lambies are growing right before our eyes...thanks for sharing the pics and videos.
I hope Annabelle is getting used to her new haircut.
I would suggest not warming his bottles. They are less likely to overeat on cold milk. Yes, mom's milk is warm, but they only get a little at a time versus the glut when bottle fed. I am supplementing my goat triplets now (It's still mom's milk, just fed from the bottle). In the morning, when I've just milked her, it starts warm, but the bottle is fresh out of the fridge the rest of the time.
If I was closer, cute little Benny could be a fiber pet here :-D.
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