O.k. First of all the Squiggle family... Mitsie had real problems if you remember, with twin lamb disease during February, but finally delivered triplets. We eventually named them Pixie, Ted and Archie!! Pixie is lovely, she sweet and kind and demure.... Ted became very independent very quickly, and Archie has been trouble from day one...... The day he learned to jump the stream was one of his worst... he knew he had to jump, but instead on jumping over, he jumped up and in.... I had started to run when I saw him dithering,,, he did climb out himself but looked more like a chihuahua than a lamb!! I tore off my jacket then my sweat shirt and wrapped him in it... and by the time I'd finished he was positively steaming! ...... Just look at how big they're getting now! This is Ted! I get butted till I give in and cuddle him!
And Sammy's trio... we've cared for Tallula from day one, and helped with her brothers too...... she's particularly partial to Nigel and follows him round like a puppy whenever he's in the field with her!
And Sammy's trio... we've cared for Tallula from day one, and helped with her brothers too...... she's particularly partial to Nigel and follows him round like a puppy whenever he's in the field with her!
Then there is Honey... I found her one day by the stream, with her ears practically on the ground.... she felt awful... she'd got Coccidiosis but unlike Minnie, we caught it really quickly.. and after 10 days of meds she really blossomed and it hasn't effected her size at all... she knows and remembers what we did for her and is the most loving of animals... She's a keeper!
Then there is Minnie the minx....... Oh boy have we had trouble with her... she had an abscess on her side which burst all over her brother... then she suffered with Coccidiosis, which we treated as diarrhea, until we found out differently with a poo sample to the vet... it thickens their intestine so their nutrients aren't absorbed well enough, and can stunt their growth... Minnie is rather small anyway but she's got a will of iron and is a completely adorable!
Then there is Minnie the minx....... Oh boy have we had trouble with her... she had an abscess on her side which burst all over her brother... then she suffered with Coccidiosis, which we treated as diarrhea, until we found out differently with a poo sample to the vet... it thickens their intestine so their nutrients aren't absorbed well enough, and can stunt their growth... Minnie is rather small anyway but she's got a will of iron and is a completely adorable!
So these are the main characters that you'll have heard of before, and there are others.... I'll keep you up to date, although I can't tell you what I'm whispering, that's my secret!!... Oh and Mitsie of course is still getting a massage... it's just once a day now!! We'll be shearing her soon... more about that next time!
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