As I'm sure most of you saw on Facebook and Instagram yesterday, Grizelda finally had her lamb. Another Ram on our farm! His name is Dalzell Cincinnatus. For those of you I don't text regularly and haven't explained the names to already, I always pick a Scottish name and Sean picks a Roman name (he's a big Roman history buff). Dalzell means "white fields" and since Dalzell has a white face, it couldn't have been a more perfect name.
He was born yesterday around 3 in the afternoon. I knew Griz would lamb soon because that morning she was cushed down in the straw and had built a little nest about her. I found them happily together at 4 when I went out to check for more eggs. You can see above that he is still a little wet. Dalzell is our last lamb of the season, we only have the two ewes...although we will be getting two more sometime soon!
Our herd. The lambs are a week apart in age.
I spent about 45 minutes in the barn yesterday just watching these new little lambs. The moms have a community sense of raising and if Griz is off eating and Dalzell starts bleating for his mom, Caiohme will go and help him. Same with Aillig and Griz. I truly am loving this little farm. Here is another shot of Griz and Dalzell. Also a shot of Rosie and I just chilling out. I'm watching the lambs and Rosie is trying to eat my hair...seemed like a good time for a selfie.
I titled this post A.C D.C. since those are the initials of our lambs. A friend who happens to be a vet had made a joke after Aillig Camillus' (A.C.) name was revealed that we needed a D.C...like the rock band AC/DC. When I first saw it, it went right over my head. I definitely thought she was telling me a serious vet thing...not a joke. I totally made her spell it out for me (go ahead and laugh at my mistake, I did). But when Dalzell was born, I told Sean how fun it would be to walk out there and say "Here comes AC/DC!" and so we looked for a D name first. Now the joke is a reality and I will smile and laugh a little every time I explain their names.
As for the rest of the farm, the chickens are doing good, the goat is getting a little better and the snow is MELTING!!! Two corners of the field are giant puddles so I am going to have to figure something out for that, I don't want a lamb to get stuck in the mud.
Moving on towards the end of this post, let's briefly touch on my running...I'm still at it. With the weather warming up and being able to get outside it is getting a little more exciting and less daunting to tie on my shoes. I saw a rise in weight of 1.4 pounds this week, which is really disappointing. I have been playing with the same 4 pounds since June of last year. I'm mad that I haven't been trying harder and tracking better. This week is a new commitment week for me to really get this weight and food thing under control. So far this week I have walked 3.5 miles one day and ran/walked 2 the next. :) I haven't tracked as well as I should...but have been reasonable in my food choices.
Anyway, I'll wrap this post up since I have things to do! See you soon Sheepies!
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