New Baby Lambs

[pslamont]

Sad to say we lost the littie golden lamb. He died warm and loved at my bedside. Probably respiratory distress or a heart problem. NOW I have another all brown little boy in the house. He is a third in a set of triplets that has been rebuffed. He has been sneaking in food from whatever ewe he could latch onto for a few minutes but he is extremely small. I am surprised he has been so active.... that activity kept me from realizing what was going on. We began offering him lamb formula from a baby bottle out in the field at three days of age. He gulped it down. He is strong and thriving but today it rained and was cold and my heart was winning the war with my head...so now he is in the house in a dog crate. He is doing really well, recognizes me and like to be held and cuddled even when not eating but I am making him sleep in the crate out next to the fireplace. He will return to the pasture after his breakfast bottle. Methinks it was as much me not wanting to go out in the wet and cold to feed him at 9 PM as concern for him wet and cold for the night. He is a typical little orphan.. plays with all the little sibling groups off and on. He is milk chocolate brown in color with one tiny white patch on his side. I am trying to convince myself that I WILL be sending him back out to the pasture and sheep barn in the morning.... I will.... I will... I will...