Lamb Update | Foxfire Fiber & Designs

Hello everyone. Thanks for your encouraging words and thoughts for Helena's little black ewe lamb. She spent her second night in the bedroom she woke up hungry and sucked done a solid five ounces. After following me around the house, piddling and pooping on just about every rug, I decided it was time for her to move back to the barn.

It's always tough knowing where to place a single orphan lamb. Helena no longer thinks its hers and she'd actually hurt it if I put it back in the lambing jub. Helena by the way, is a bit maternally challenged as some of you may recall from last year. She's in lurve with her little black ram lamb but doesn't seem to like her daughters. Anyway, the little black ewe is in the mixing pen where Holly made a special corner for her with a towel for a bed. We're taking bottles out to her and letting her adjust to the presence of sheep. She's much stronger but after her shaky start, I think she's going to be just fine. A project for us, but hey, that's the way it goes.

I'm exhausted from a second night of dealing with a newborn lamb in my bedroom. So I'm going to be brief for today. But I'll leave you with some shots of moms and lambs from this week.

Don't forget to spread the word about this week's giveaways – I'm delighted that Soule Mama, Amanda Blake Soule, is contributing a copy of her latest book HandMade Home as an extra special prize.

Enjoy the pics, more when I'm rested.

Papaya with her newborn lamb.

Monkey business. Tupelo is an amazingly tolerant mother, as you can tell by looking closely at her dirty coat.

Star & her ewe lamb demonstrate the laid back approach to breast feeding.