We were officially due to start lambing but nature has her own schedule, and our first lamb arrived on the 29th of March. She is a Mule x Texel ewe lamb, and we plan to keep her for breeding. As she is the first lamb born to us she’s a bit special, and we always look out for her when we look round the flock. Daniel thinks her mouth quirks up a bit at the corners like Tintin’s dog, so she has ended up being called Snowy. We don’t make a habit of naming our sheep apart from the tups and any that particularly stand out (usually for the wrong reasons!) but this one has a special place in our hearts. We hope that she will have a long and happy life with us and produce good strong lambs. You can keep up with her progress, and see what happens over the next year, by checking back here.
Snowy at about 2 days old.