[Jacob-list] aww-w

[Robert May]

GOOD MORNING KATRINA & DAVE...

AND CONGRATS ON YOUR FIRST NEWBIES!  I SAW THE POST
FROM THE NEW OWNERS OF CHICORY FARM LAST WEEK AND WAS
GLAD TO HEAR THAT THINGS ARE GOING WELL FOR THEM,
ALSO.

WE'RE PRESENTLY "HOLDING" AT 62 LAMBS, ALTHOUGH THERE
ARE ANOTHER 8 EWES THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO DELIVER. 
FIVE OF THEM ARE FROM A FLOCK DOWNSIZE THAT I
PURCHASED FROM A BREEDER IN VIRGINIA.  THEY WERE BRED
BY RAMS THAT HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT PEDIGREE FROM THE
OTHER LINES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR FLOCK.

GLAD TO HEAR THAT THING ARE GOING WITH YOUR OWN LITTLE
ONE (YOU KNOW,  "HUMAN" NOT BOVINE, HA, HA).

YOU KNOW, AFTER THE "UGLY" WEATHER THAT WE HAD HERE IN
THE EAST EARLY LAST WEEK, I COULD SENSE A TOUCH OF
SPRING OVER THE WEEKEND.

STAY WELL!

REGARDS,
BOB
--- Katrina & Dave <davekat at copper.net> wrote:
> BlankHey everyone-
> Whew... this place suddenly seems overwhelmed by
> babies!  No human ones yet, but Bullthistle Ivy gave
> birth to cute twin ewe lambs tonight and Carolina
> and Faye are looking suspicious.  It was too dark to
> really inspect the lambs tonight and I have been
> warned by several listers to be careful of lamb
> fluids while pregnant...so I had to contain my
> curiosity.  Darn it. :)    Will post pics when more
> get here.
> 
> I like when I see ewes leave the flock and hunt for
> their own private place when lambing.  Such a great
> instinct.  Keeps those over zealous soon to-be-moms
> away as well as those curious first-timers.  I
> always think it is funny that the rest of the ewes
> seem to cluster together more when one of the ewes
> has left them and is birthing.  
> 
> Ironically, baby chicks are also arriving
> tomorrow...will have to get a place ready for them
> asap.  
> ( and our own little lamb is still contently
> growing...like a weed... but after a weekend of big
> baby showers, our house has had a face-lift with
> human baby stuff also!  I noticed my sister-in-law
> captioned the shower invitation  "Not simply another
> little lamb!"  ha.)  
> 
> What a great time of year...with so much promise and
> hope for the future.  Now to get those daffodils to
> bloom and peepers to sound!
> -Katrina Lefever
> 
> ___________________________
> Katrina & Dave Oberholtzer Lefever
> Pigeon Hills Place
> 7890 Gnatstown Rd
> Hanover, PA 17331
> (717) 637-6670
> davekat at copper.net
> http://chicoryjacobs.com
> 
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