Saturday, April 09, 2011

Saturday Dose of Cute: Three Cheers for Triplets

Actually, Make that Six Cheers

Clare Elizabeth and triplets 1
These are the triplets Clare Elizabeth had at about 2am last Sunday.

I arrived at the barn while she was cleaning up the second one. That polka dotted cutie pie with the big pink nose (who Joe says is trouble with a capital T) was born last. They're about 5 hours old here.

Lots more photos below. . .






(These last four photos were taken when they were two days old.)




Audrey and her triplets
And these are the triplets Audrey had this morning.

Current lamb count: 16. Ewe lambs: 10. Ram lambs: 6. Sets of triplets: 3. Sets of twins: 3. Singles: just the one big one. Number of pregnant ewes remaining: 13.

Just joining us for lambing season? It's been quite a start!
4/1/01: No Fooling
4/7/11: Waiting. . .

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© FarmgirlFare.com, where we've never had more than one set of triplets born in a lambing season, although during my very first lambing season back in 1996, the very first ewe had quadruplets (!), plus there was a set of triplets. As for all the triplets this year? It's those crazy Katahdin hair sheep.
Posted by Farmgirl Susan at 8:57 PM
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12 comments:

  1. omg are they so adorable or what !~!

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  2. Ouch! I don't know how they do it. Any bottle feeders or are they all nursing from their moms?

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  3. Her eyes are just a beaming! She seems like she's smiling - looking pretty pleased with the results! LOL

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  4. Thanks for today's moment of joy! Seeing these photos (with momma smiling and looking so proud)just makes my day. Thank you so much! -Melissa

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  5. Polka dots are in fashion this spring! So cute!

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  6. Your blog is a daily moment of joy. Your sheep and dogs always look as though they are smiling. Happy life indeed!

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  7. WOW - triple the pleasure triplets are not done - why have just one baby when triplets are fun!?

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  8. Oh, they are so cute. And I don't think the polka dot one with be trouble at all!
    Besides, we like to think of problem children as "high caliber".
    Your polka spot baby is one "high caliber" sheep!

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  9. All the little lambs are SO precious! Thank you for sharing such sweetness - those little faces make me smile.

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  11. beautiful beautiful babies...congratulations to mama and human mama!

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  12. Oh Farmgirl Susan ... I just love those babies. I've always been partial to the little brown babies until I saw that polka-dotted cutie!!! XOXO Love her!!

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