Llamas are hard to tell if they are even pregnant. They do not develop an udder, only a low belly in the latter stages, which Lucy definitely has. The buck and the rams were put in with the girls on the first of December, making the first due date April 30th. As with humans it is always a little of give or take each way, and the ram cannot get to each girl the first day, although I am sure he tried. The young ewes, or hoggets, were in with a Babydoll Southdown ram until the Blue Faced Leicester trio joined them. Although the Blue Faced Leicester was with the ewe lambs he arrived with, it does not appear that they are bred, or if they are , they would have caught on the last heat making them due in mid June.
But the ladies are ready. The llamas were transferred over to the sheep pen and the ewe lambs are with them now too to make lambing easier. There is a lambing shack and another area that is private, plus their shelter, but often the ewes just choose a quiet corner and lamb out in the open. The ravens hang around the pen and it is likely they were what cause the loss of four lambs last year who simply disappeared. So, I must be diligent and watchful.
Sharon goat looks like she will have quads. Lucy Llama is definitely due, though Karin is not showing signs of being bred, which is a good thing, because I already have one too many llamas. I think Helga, the other Icelandic ewe will be the next sheep to give birth, but it really is waiting game as nature will take its course. One thing for sure, is that cuteness overload is about to happen!
But the ladies are ready. The llamas were transferred over to the sheep pen and the ewe lambs are with them now too to make lambing easier. There is a lambing shack and another area that is private, plus their shelter, but often the ewes just choose a quiet corner and lamb out in the open. The ravens hang around the pen and it is likely they were what cause the loss of four lambs last year who simply disappeared. So, I must be diligent and watchful.
Sharon goat looks like she will have quads. Lucy Llama is definitely due, though Karin is not showing signs of being bred, which is a good thing, because I already have one too many llamas. I think Helga, the other Icelandic ewe will be the next sheep to give birth, but it really is waiting game as nature will take its course. One thing for sure, is that cuteness overload is about to happen!
Sharon is so wide she can barely waddle.
Helga appears ready, has developed her huge udder and her sides are caved in showing the baby is down to the birth position, or babies, I should say.
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