IT’S A BOY!

There has been a lot of anticipation over one of our pregnant ewes in particular. Number 560 has been “adopted” by the Reception classes of a local school. The children named the sheep “Woolly” and have been receiving regular emails from Woolly telling them all about her life in the sheep field. The sheep theme has extended into all sorts of educational projects for the children – from counting sheep to singing sheep songs, making models of sheep and doing sheep drawings. Needless to say, the news that Woolly was going to have a baby has caused great excitement in the school....and we have been extra anxious about ewe 560.

Woolly was eleven days past her due date when she finally showed signs that she was going into labour. The whole family happened to be there at the time and we saw the complete process from the appearance of the water bag....



To the sheep pawing the ground, then lying down and having contractions....



The realisation that the lamb had a leg stuck and would need a little help....



And finally to the birth of a healthy little ram lamb...



Here he is being licked clean by his mum....



And taking his first steps.....



And eventually managing to find a drink of milk


Not there! It’s there!



We left mother and new baby looking very content.