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First Arrivals of 2010! *updated*
Posted 23 Jan 2010
The first lambs of the 2010 lambing season arrived in the night last night! One male and one female lamb, all healthy and with a straight-forward birth!
We have had three sheep due to lamb in January but have been unsure as to their exact due-date. The mothers haven't been looking close to giving birth until the last week or so and so we are all very pleased that they decided to hold out until after the cold weather and snow!
The birth went very smoothly which was also a big relief as the mother was the same sheep that required a vet callout in the first season of LambWatch (see Live Vet-Assisted Lamb Birth) which was not a pleasant experience.
The lambs were born in the night in the relative comfort of the barn and are doing well. Pictures of the first 2010 family are below:
Reader Comments
Well Done! Glad they are both healthy
Jane not in on 23 Jan 2010 14:34
That's great news that the lambs were a straightforward birth and so glad that it's a female and a male and they are fit and healthy.Hope the other two births will be duringthe day.
Sue in Yorkshire on 23 Jan 2010 14:57
Great news! - weatherwise the timimg was perfect. This is a very good start to 2010. Best Wishes to you all.
Charles on 23 Jan 2010 14:58
Lovely happy news about the birth of the two lambs - glad everything went well.
Cindy on 23 Jan 2010 15:26
What wonderful news .. so glad that the first birth of the New Year went well.
Margaret on 23 Jan 2010 16:07
happy birthday, little lambs!!!
claudia on 23 Jan 2010 16:09
Yay! It's my birthday too. What a great birthday surprise. So happy everything went well. That's a much better start than last year! Looking forward to a great lambing season.
Sheila from Memphis on 23 Jan 2010 16:54
Very glad to hear it.
maria on 23 Jan 2010 22:08
Congratulations! Glad to know she was okay and her birth went well. I remember viewing a past video of that other difficult birth. I felt so sorry for the poor girl. Have a great weekend!
Jena on 24 Jan 2010 01:01
Congratulations! Glad to know she was okay and her birth went well. I remember viewing a past video of that other difficult birth. I felt so sorry for the poor girl. Have a great weekend!
Jena on 24 Jan 2010 01:01
I remember watching the older video of that poor girl's birth. I felt so sorry for her. Glad to know that this one went well this time 'round. Congratulations on the little ones!
Jena on 24 Jan 2010 01:03
ah, excellent. Congrats! More new life to bound about the place. What a good way to start the year. : )
Stuart on 24 Jan 2010 10:51
Happy to hear that Dan. :)
Alex&Family on 24 Jan 2010 16:30
Yay! So very glad that all went well! Can't wait to see the new arrivals!!!
T. Starr on 25 Jan 2010 00:39
Good to hear of the live birth. At the least the ewe will be paying for her keep.
Ron on 25 Jan 2010 01:18
Great news! I saw the sheep in the field and wondered if any lambs had been born yet. Then I saw the forum post. I hope that all other births will be as smooth as these were.
Stephanie on 25 Jan 2010 13:26
Thanks for the photos Dan.. the new lambs and their mum look great... proud mum and her cutie lambs :)
Margaret on 25 Jan 2010 19:56
Oh, they are gorgeous! Thank you for the photos!
Helen on 25 Jan 2010 20:00
How sweet they are! I've moved from Texas to Alabama and am being married Wednesday. I'm really happy to visit Lambwatch again!
Betty, Huntsville, A on 25 Jan 2010 20:00
Thank you Ben for taking the lovely photos :)
Margaret on 25 Jan 2010 20:03
Thanks to Ben for taking the photo's and Dan for putting them on the site.
They are gorgeous and Proud Mumm watching over them.
Sue on 25 Jan 2010 20:08
Congratulations. Looking forward to watching lambwatch again this year. Hopethe lambs will be out of the rain, I know it is a killer for the babies.
Rachel on 25 Jan 2010 20:31
Oh the dear little things! Don't you just want to have one?
maria on 25 Jan 2010 21:18
Isn't nature wonderful? And there's Mum, looking puzzled about all the fuss. "After all," she says, "That's what I'm supposed to do, isn't it, produce these little bits of lambness?" And the lambs look so quizzical, as if to say - "What is this all about, then?"
Helen on 25 Jan 2010 23:04
Hey little ones welcome to lambwatch get to see yous all growup here. cuties congrad lynda and howard :) thanks for showing us.
Alex&Family on 26 Jan 2010 01:24
The lambs are so beautiful. Ive missed the lambs on the webcam.
Christine on 26 Jan 2010 11:41
Nice work Lambwatch. Great to see the lambs.
Emily & Louise, Slov on 26 Jan 2010 17:41
lots of birds today !
trudi hihhins on 28 Jan 2010 11:34
hOW CUTE?
CHRISTINE on 01 Feb 2010 10:49
Hi to everyone,
Congratulations!! for the new borns. Hope you would have more in the future.
Muhammad Ferozudeen on 05 Feb 2010 09:26
Good to hear that the second sheep had two good sized lambs... both girls...
Margaret on 08 Feb 2010 19:47
Well, two more for the flock. Welcome, lambs, even if your mother is a bit contrary. Are you boys or girls? Enjoy life at Lambwatch, and be good to Lynda!
Helen on 23 Feb 2010 00:05