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Name the Lambs Contest Winner!

 

I am pleased to announce a winner to our Name the Lambs contest. Mike and I narrowed down the list of potential name themes to our five favorites: types of tea, candy, National Parks, Disney characters and Shakespearean names. We then let our Sheep Shares CSA 2014 members cast their votes to decide this year's theme.

The choice by a clear margin was to use the Shakespearean theme for naming this year's lambs and credit goes to Anne who was the first to suggest this theme on March 20 at 1:06 pm. Thank you, Anne, and to everyone who added to the great list of suggestions.

The above photo is Cobweb, having breakfast at 5 a.m. today. He and his sister Peaseblossom were born to Cormo ewe Tupelo last Tuesday.

The lamb count is at 10 as of 4:30 this morning. It's been a tiring week full of drama - I will fill you in on the details in a separate post. But everyone in the barn is doing well and I'm trying to hold it all together on little sleep.

Congrats to Anne. and again, thank you, everyone.

First Lamb!

Meet our first lamb of the season, a singleton ram born early this afternoon to Cormo ewe Papaya. I came home from the grocery story to find him in the barn, on his feet, all cleaned up and sturdily nursing. Lamb is tuckered out and Papaya is worrying over him, licking him up and down. She's still having contractions, trying to pass the placenta so she's constantlyt blatting. I expect to find it when I head back to the barn in a minute for afternoon chores. Just wanted to share the news.

Thanks for the great name suggestions. This little guy will remain unnamed until we'ved settled on this year's theme.

And a big thank you to Cheryl of In the Loop for hosting my book signing and yarn trunk show yesterday. I enjoyed the visit!

Stay tuned for more updates from the lambing barn.