False Alarm! (But thank goodness!)
Well, apparently I got excited a little too soon. According to all of my sheep info Fricka should have had a baby by now. She's at about day 151 of a 145-147 day gestation period and looks like she could give birth any second.
I would be bummed out but we just had a ferocious storm. The snow total (2 feet) wouldn't have been so bad if it weren't for the wind. The plows couldn't get out for a day, the power kept going out, and the drifts were massive. I had the sheep in the barn and found them dealing with 10 inch high drifts. This was in a closed barn. There are gaps a few inches high between the bottom boards and tons of snow blew in. It covered the entire corner pen, half of the second pen, and a large section of the ground on the North side. Fricka would have had a hard time finding a comfortable spot for her lamb.
On top of that, everyone except my husband has been sick. I've been so fatigued and have found it hard to do the barn work. So it's probably a good thing the lambs are waiting a few extra days to make their debut.
Is it spring yet?? :-)
I would be bummed out but we just had a ferocious storm. The snow total (2 feet) wouldn't have been so bad if it weren't for the wind. The plows couldn't get out for a day, the power kept going out, and the drifts were massive. I had the sheep in the barn and found them dealing with 10 inch high drifts. This was in a closed barn. There are gaps a few inches high between the bottom boards and tons of snow blew in. It covered the entire corner pen, half of the second pen, and a large section of the ground on the North side. Fricka would have had a hard time finding a comfortable spot for her lamb.
On top of that, everyone except my husband has been sick. I've been so fatigued and have found it hard to do the barn work. So it's probably a good thing the lambs are waiting a few extra days to make their debut.
Is it spring yet?? :-)
posted by Elisabeth | 9:41 PM
9 Comments:
Oh, well...I'm glad that you're getting a wee bit of a reprieve before the lamb does (finally) come. Maybe Fricka will be extra-nice and wait until you're over your cold to give birth?
The Suspense! I can't wait to see the little one/s.
Oh, you so need to go back to that thread you started in the knitty boards. People are waiting to hear!
Maybe with that weather, it is best that she hasn't had the wee one yet. Stay warm and get some rest!
Could be that the oncoming weather was what was making her etchy, sheep will hang on if storms are oncoming, they know its not good for they're lil uns.
Oh, even without a new one I;m glad to see your update-- I was keeping the little one in mind and am happy to read everyone's okay (snow notwithstanding, of course!)
Glad everyone is ok! Whew all that snow! Take care!
I am waiting with baited breath! I was wondering what had happened. This is really keeping me on the edge of my seat! Will stay tuned for the blessed lamb event!
Hopefully we'll have a baby lamb soon!
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