We are entering the teen-age phase of lambdom. The lambs on pasture are 4-6 weeks old. It's that age when they like to travel in packs with other lambs -- except when they're hungry, cold or scared.
Then they go crying for mom.
The lambs are grazing now, and if need be, could live without their mothers' milk. However, most will continue nursing until four to five months of age.
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Gives me a crick in my neck to see them bend their heads up like that. The poor ewes look pretty ratty, like somebody plucked them bald while they were asleep. So fun to see all the different colors...
ReplyDeleteThe Katahdins are usually pretty attractive... except at shedding time. Now, if I groomed them daily....
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