Thursday, March 1, 2012

Here a chick there a chick

This hen came out from under the shearing floor with about 20 chicks a few days ago. I think all of them have made it so far. Badger is feeling a bit better today. I let her in with her flock after she stood at the gate all morning waiting to get in. She stayed with them and grazed more today than yesterday and later in the day I saw her chewing her cud. She came to the feeder tonight and nibbled a bite or two with Sunshine and Jewell. I bedded the barn down good with wheat straw, hoping she can keep her incision clean. Sheep need their flock mates and familiar surroundings to recover. Heard a curdling scream after lunch, I had been watching Ruby all morning and it was time to help. She had a big buck kid almost out, I pulled one leg just a little and he came on out. She has been moaning all night for the last few weeks, I new she had a big kid in her. He is dark red with a white stripe on the side and a white foot. Then she dropped a chocolate, almost black, doe kid.

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