30 May 2013

Lambing Season

May 30, 2013 England

During our Easter break (boy, am I behind!) and in between feeling poorly we made a trip to the Seven Sisters Sheep Centre. As we were paying, the attendant told us that one of the sheep was lambing at that very moment. We entered the area where they had the large pens and saw the sweet little lamb that had just been born.

We learned that the reason for keeping the sheep in these enclosures instead of the pastures is to keep them safe from foxes. Once they've aged a bit, then they go to the pasture. They loved feeding the sheep.

So many different colors and variations of sheep. This particular farm has over 50 different breeds.

We went with our friend Julie who took many of these pictures.

Julie started calling Reegan "The Sheep Whisperer!" Ha! Even if she didn't have food, the sheep were always drawn to her. She was so in her element! I could see this girl working with animals in some way!

This may be a bit graphic, so be forewarned and skip if you get squeamish easily!!!

We thought it was really neat to be able to watch the birth of this little lamb! I thought the kids might be a bit grossed out, but they handled it really well and were quite interested! Surprisingly, it didn't spark too many questions. Ha! My guys were having a blast the entire time, but I think a highlight was being able to bottle feed a lamb. These lambs were either orphaned or were a second or third born to one ewe and there was not enough milk.