Today, we got all of the lambs into one big group. It’s a lot easier to manage a bunch of rams instead of several small groups.
The first step is to cram everybody into a tiny space with almost no room to run. This also gets them all smelling like each other and reduces fights significantly. We put in a lot of hay, and we make sure they’re hungry when they go in. Once the hay is eaten, there’s a bit more room. We’ll keep the rams there until there is no more fighting. We slowly increase the size of the area until they take up the whole pen. The process can take several weeks from start to finish.
The beach ball ewe, Desert Weyr Tanwen, finally lambed today. She had a nine-pound nine-ounce lamb that tried to come out by head only! I got the feet forward, then had to assist further due to his size. His twin sister was a nice, robust seven pounds, nine ounces. All three of them are doing well.