tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post6449228757110634410..comments2023-10-10T03:15:53.754-07:00Comments on Boston Lake Farm: ImpatienceSabrina Wille Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204840198185030162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-58272114561105447202008-04-14T17:22:00.000-07:002008-04-14T17:22:00.000-07:00My girls are doing the same thing. I had all the n...My girls are doing the same thing. I had all the names (except three) neatly marked on the calendar with due dates. Only a couple lambed as I expected. Three were marked down for over a week ago and they are still hanging on - so I give up, when they're ready they'll come I guess. I've been doing a 10 or 11 p.m. check and then they're on their own until 6 a.m. I have a huge girl that I am quite worried about. I hope I'll be there for her when the time comes. This year all mine have lambed between 5 a.m. and about 1 or 2 p.m. Good luck, I hope they come through for you soon!<BR/>Also, I love your knitting style, keep up the good work. You would probably really enjoy Elizabeth Zimmermann's knitting books, she was an artist who championed not following patterns in one's knitting, just thinking about what YOU want to make and doing it.Becky Utechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664957352385337093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-37009429690520408112008-04-14T13:44:00.000-07:002008-04-14T13:44:00.000-07:00oh sabrina.....i hate waiting for lambs!! Some of ...oh sabrina.....i hate waiting for lambs!! Some of the girls have been so HUGE and bagged up for WEEKS I don't know when they will finally pop! It drives me crazy...sleepless nights......most of my girls have lambed between 2am and 6am, or at 4pm. i'm hoping next year they listen and have them at 7am and 10pm. much easier on their shepherd!! GOOD LUCK!!Ebonwald Cardiganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749634503191909772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-69150651115203815302008-04-14T02:35:00.000-07:002008-04-14T02:35:00.000-07:00I make it sound so bad, when really I only get up ...I make it sound so bad, when really I only get up once during the night. So far, I've only had one ewe lamb here in the middle of the night and that was a first time mom the first year I owned sheep. Zora. Usually lambs are waiting for me at 6 am. Or they are born around 4 pm. But I'm checking so much because of the fear of white muscle disease this year. I really need to give the Se shots as soon as possible if the lambs are weak. Plus it is unseasonably cool here and we have all the snow. I dread finding frozen lambs. My small barn is dry and full of bedding, but the doors are open so the sheep can go in and out. And six ewes couldn't heat up a barn anyway if I did close them in. There is also no electricity out there-so my best bet is getting the lambs dried off asap. <BR/><BR/>As for Rach and Anna Belle, they have already picked out their spots to lamb. They each have a dark corner that they refuse to share with the flock. :) I love older ewes. They are so smart!Sabrina Wille Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204840198185030162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-89089681757148918202008-04-13T23:28:00.000-07:002008-04-13T23:28:00.000-07:00I think all your wardrobe spring cleaning is VERY ...I think all your wardrobe spring cleaning is VERY impressive; I need to do that!<BR/><BR/>Have you considered not doing the middle of the night checks? I know, as soon as you don't something will happen and you'll wish you did. But I didn't fret over Rechel and she presented me with her twin boys when I went down to do morning chores. We'll see if I can remain as relaxed with the other two girls. I WOULD rather they be in a jug BEFORE they lamb, as I don't know that either of them is a supermom like my Rechel.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.com