Ears is a BFL-Jacob cross--the only crossbred ewe that I have now. She lambed on March 8--that was only two weeks ago but it sure seems like a long time now.                                                              This photo was taken two days prior to the day she lambed.                      I now have a different BFL ram here so Ears was bred to Peyton, making her lambs 75% BFL.

                           The first lamb was born about 1 in the afternoon.                        He was on his feet within 15 minutes.                  Even after as many lambs as I've watched just after birth I am always amazed by how quickly they stand and try to nurse.

            Ears was working on the next lamb but it was an hour after the first had been born and I saw significant meconium staining. That indicates some level of fetal distress, so I pulled this lamb. No wonder it was slow in coming--it was 12.4 pounds!                         I checked for another lamb and this one was born in about another five minutes.                          This is 31 pounds of lambs!                              All were up and trying to nurse in half an hour.                    This is Ears and her triplets the next day.                           So very cute!!!