So that this doesn’t get too terribly long, I will only note circumstances of birth and baby attributes noted so far on this page. For parental traits refer to https://prairieplumfarm.com/babydoll-sheep/2024-lamb-expectations/
All the lambs have arrived with 51 surviving to day 2 (2 deaths). The births are listed below in chronological order. For info on reserving lambs refer to https://prairieplumfarm.com/babydoll-sheep/reserving-a-lamb/
3/13/24 Ivy x Kerry (100% Babydoll)
Ivy lead off the lambing with 2 white girls, Nadia & Nala. Nala was significantly larger, but Nadia is a little scrapper and holds her own.
3/14/24 Fortuosity x Maxwell (lambs 66%Finn 34%Babydoll)
Tuoey once again blessed us with 4 healthy babies, 3 white ewes and 1 black ram. We are bottle feeding Odessa (pink) and topping off Odette (blue). Tuoey’s doing a great job providing the majority of the milk and night time snuggles.
3/16/24 Kenzie x Lancelot (100% Babydoll)
Kenzie’s doing great as a first time mother – a bit over zealous but that will likely mellow.
3/17/24 Janessa x Maxwell (63% Finn 37% Babydoll)
Janessa almost made us late to shearing. Thankfully we had good help. Attentive first time mom.
3/17/24 Flossie x Maxwell (66% Finn 34% Babydoll)
Flossie proceeded to lamb during shearing shortly after being shorn. More super cute lambs with HST or Piebald markings. 2 rams and a ewe.
3/17/24 Elly Mae x Matthew (lambs 75% Finn 25% Babydoll)
Elly Mae bore 4 lambs – her 3 pound daughter didn’t survive the night. We are bottle feeding the smallest ram, Oskar.
3/19/24 Jane x Kerry (100% Babydoll)
This older lady gave us twins again and is very attentive. Her milk was late to come in so we’ve begun bottle supplementing them.
3/19/24 Daria x Matthew (69% Finn 31% Babydoll)
From her size we thought either 1) she would lamb a week earlier or, 2) she would have 5 lambs. She gave us 4 healthy boys totaling over 29 pounds of baby! Oliver’s coloring proved Matthew is carrying brown.
3/21/24 Georgia x Lancelot (100% Babydoll)
Georgia insisted on lambing in the middle of the night, but we forgave her when we saw her 2 fine sons, Nolan & Norris.
3/21/24 Dixie x Kerry (100% Babydoll)
Dixie, in contrast, gave birth around 3:00 in the afternoon. She bore 2 sons as well – hers white, but second one died.
3/22/24 Mara x Matthew (69% Finn 31% Babydoll)
Mara’s tiny udder had us fooled into thinking her due date was a ways off – SURPRISE! 2 tiny sons the larger 5# (Oppenheimer a.k.a Opie), the smaller 3.8# (Obediah).
3/22/24 Daphne x Matthew (69% Finn 31% Babydoll)
Daphne was a champ – having her trio up and mostly dry when we found them. She’s also nursing them all. Black ram = Onyx (tentatively reserved), Brown ram = Orion, Brown ewe = Odyssey. Note: markings on his head could mean snowflake obsidian vs. Onyx would be better name.
3/23/24 Judi x Maxwell (72% Finn 28% Babydoll)
This tiny little mom popped out 3 “mini me”s. Lovely fleeces on these girls! More photos pending…
3/23/24 Harriet x Maxwell (lambs 63% Finn 37% Babydoll)
Harriet (a.k.a Princess) found herself a sunny corner and birthed two beautiful girls. Names forthcoming.
3/24/24 Deone x Matthew (lambs 57% Finn 43% Babydoll)
Deone chose to lamb during a snow storm. Luckily the vet was not too far away and could help extract her sizeable trio. Black ewe/ White ram/ Black ram. Names and further photos pending…
