Cocoa, flock matriarch and one of our original sheep, surprised us with triplets on Sunday (thanks to an unauthorized visit from cormo ram Trumpet last November). Here are her little ones: Helena, Orlando and Paonia. The wild-looking harlequin fleeces are Cocoa’s signature. I think of them as lamb art. They are pretty intense.
She delivered all three without a bit of assistance and, true to Cocoa-form, is handling everything like a pro. Not bad for a ten-year-old ewe!