Finally! New lambs! I wasn't expecting Anna to be the first to go...she wasn't all that big. I took a peak into the barn after lunch, and saw she was in labor. I ran into the house to get the camera, and white ram #1 was already out. An easy birth without a trace of meconium staining. Drea, the ewe that aborted a couple of weeks ago was right there, ready to steal the little guy. I had to shoo her out of the barn. The yearling ewes were so curious. I put Anna and her first lamb into the lambing jug so she could continue in peace. It didn't take long, and lamb#2 was out, another WHITE RAM!! Finn is the sire. We have several other ewes bred by him, and I'm sure hoping he passes on some color. Anna's little lambs were so vigorous, nursing and bouncing all over. It was over two hours before they all settled down for a nap. Icelandic lambs should weigh between 5-7 lbs. at birth. These guys were 6 and 6.5 lb., so I'm very happy with that.
Anna had a terrible case of mastitis last summer, so I'll be keeping a close eye on her and her babies. So far, all is looking good!
Home to a beautiful flock of registered Icelandic Sheep in Northern Illinois. 2011 was is our ninth season of lambing. We’ve worked hard to build a flock that encompasses all the aspects we love about the Icelandic breed--hardiness, exceptional meat conformation, superb maternal instincts, prolificacy and outstanding fleeces. Please look around and feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. We offer quality breeding stock, both mill spun and hand spun yarns, roving, and raw fleeces. Welcome to Red Brick Road Farm!Questions?rbrfarm@centurylink.net
Wondering about the names of our sheep? "Most" of our sheep are named according to the year they were born, especially those born here on our farm. Our first lambs had "A" names, so this being our 6th year, our lambs all have "F" names. It makes it easy for us when looking at our flock to know the age of the sheep. The sheep that we bring in to our flock sometimes have their own names, or I'll rename them according to our flock year. On this blog, I'm trying to post the oldest ewes first, then I'll move on to rams, then lambs.
Finally! New lambs! I wasn't expecting Anna to be the first to go...she wasn't all that big. I took a peak into the barn after lunch, and saw she was in labor. I ran into the house to get the camera, and white ram #1 was already out. An easy birth without a trace of meconium staining. 
Drea, the ewe that aborted a couple of weeks ago was right there, ready to steal the little guy. I had to shoo her out of the barn. The yearling ewes were so curious. 
I put Anna and her first lamb into the lambing jug so she could continue in peace. It didn't take long, and lamb#2 was out, another WHITE RAM!! Finn is the sire. We have several other ewes bred by him, and I'm sure hoping he passes on some color. 
Anna's little lambs were so vigorous, nursing and bouncing all over. It was over two hours before they all settled down for a nap.
Icelandic lambs should weigh between 5-7 lbs. at birth. These guys were 6 and 6.5 lb., so I'm very happy with that. 
Anna had a terrible case of mastitis last summer, so I'll be keeping a close eye on her and her babies. So far, all is looking good! 
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