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The Birthday Thread!
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AlphinaNovaStar
Energetic
Thank you very much! So far having a great birthday!
Me195
Extraordinary
You're welcome. I'm glad to hear it. Birthdays should always be great.
It seems appropriate to put this here: the first two lambs were born to my little flock of Shetland sheep last night! One girl and one boy, both doing well so far. They haven't got names yet; Mum's name is Bria, she's a first-time mum and is very proud of her babies.
(I think the one on the left of the ewe, most visible in the second photo, is the boy)
(I think the one on the left of the ewe, most visible in the second photo, is the boy)
Yep! Because she's a 'primitive' breed, her fleece will shed naturally when it's ready (it can also be plucked by hand at that stage). Hers is just starting to lift now, but I didn't want to start removing it while she was so close to lambing, and I'll hold off a while longer while the lambs are still tiny and Mum's still creating her bond with them. One of my other sheep was starting to shed great handfuls of fleece, so I began rooing (plucking), but only half of the fleece was ready to come away so now he looks like this:
Hopefully if the sun comes out for a day or two the rest will be ready to roo.
Edit: rooing doesn't seem to hurt them. Leo there was munching happily at his feed while I was plucking, except when I found the bits that weren't ready, then he told me so! It lets the sheep stay standing up as well, unlike shearing, which is handy because I have to work on them out in the field on the grass.
AlphinaNovaStar
Energetic
Talking about births, there seem to be a lot of baby guppies in the guppy tank.