Yesterday was weaning day. All but 10 of the youngest lambs were separated from their mother's. There was lots of loud bleating. Nobody was happy
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in either pen.
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Lad and Drift kept everything under control.
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And when some desperate mother's broke out to try and return to their babies at the barn, Laddie gently but firmly put them back.
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We put some cozy straw in the lean-to of the barn and it seemed to take the edge off the loss for the lambs as they started to play in it.
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But the best balm seemed to be food. You can't keep crying if your mouth is full.
3 comments:
awww poor lambies!!!
i can here them now "maaaaaaaaaaaaaamaaaaaaaaa"
the food seemed to help them forget :)
super cute photos
Your posts are adorable....
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