Lambs!

We were surprised in early February with a set of twin Shetland ram lambs. I say surprised because I was expecting them more like April time frame. Shetlands are late season breeders, meaning they normally don’t start cycling until temperatures drop into the 60s for daytime highs, and in our case that wasn’t until mid to late October last fall. I had kept the ram in with them all summer but hadn’t noticed any breeding activity at all. Apparently I missed something.

Two weeks later we had a second set of twin ram lambs. All four boys are doing great, very fat and healthy. It looks like three are dark brown and one is black, but Shetland colors can change up to a year old. One has some frosting on his ears so I’m sure he’ll look a lot different within a few months.

Two of them are friendly and come running when they see me. They love to have their necks scratched and massaged. The other two want nothing to do with me.

So, lambing season 2020 is underway, with lots more babies to come in the next few weeks!