The Arrival of Color March 16- March 23 (red)

SoJo - A tiny little girl, midnight black, very lively and forward, was born late last night, so although Ian woke me to tell me about her, i didn't get to see her until i did first-light lamb check this morning. i had found a new lamb in the pasture and was bringing him in with his mama, when i heard a very determined little baa coming from the lambing jug (small pen where the new lambies and their mamas stay for a few days) next to Woodrow and Barack's home. and there she was! she plainly has a strong spirit so i named her Sojourner Truth (SoJo for short). you go, girl!
DOB: March 16, aprox.11 pm Sire: Sualtam, Ewe: S68 (16:12M,4F) between ears

Cúchulainn - the young lad i was bringing in is a St. Patrick's Day lambie, named after the Celtic warrior hero Cúchulainn, "A handsome lad was he that stood there, Cúchulainn son of Sualtam." and a handsome lad he is, worthy of a heroic name. (p.s. if any of the lambie names intrigue you, i strongly encourage you to Google them and learn more about their stories, especially these latest two!)
DOB: March 17, aprox. 6 am Sire: Sualtam, Ewe: O105 (17:13M,4F) left hip

Pat and Mike - two more St. Paddy's day boys just joined their cousin Cúchulainn. from the heroic to the trite: we're calling these two fine young lads Pat & Mike. may the wind always be at their backs! The picture was taken very soon after their birth the yellowy orange color on Pat is birth fluid not yet cleaned up by his mother.
DOB: March 17, aprox. 3 pm Sire: Sualtam, Ewe: O37 (19:15M,4F) pat-left ear, mike-right ear

Pint and Half-Pint - last year we added two gorgeous new shetland ram lambs to our flock, one deep brown named Guinness and the other a lighter brown named Harp. we just got the first of Harp's babies, little twins. the boy is bigger, so his name is pint (and who wouldn't like a pint of Harp?), and his smaller sister is (wait for it...) Half-Pint.
DOB: March 18, aprox. 6 pm Sire: Harp, Ewe: O88 (21:16M,5F) Pint-left shoulder, HP-right shoulder

Dia and Noche - this morning at first-light lambie check, i saw a new white girl lambie in the dark barn, very tiny with the shetland-adorable face that looks like a disney cartoon character. when i got closer, i could see extra feet behind the mom -- another baby girl, this one all black! both are impossibly cute. their names are Dia and Noche, spanish for Day and Night. let's see now, which one should be which?
DOB: March 19, aprox. 5 am Sire: Harp, Ewe: O82 (23:16M,7F) both ears for both

Edmund - we almost got to see EDMUND being born. his mom was in labor and we were keeping an eye on her. it seemed as if she were in a resting phase so we went up to the barn for just a moment, and when we looked back, there he was! just hit the ground and was already standing and exploring around, a little brave shetland boy. he seems destined for grand adventures, so he's named after the late Sir Edmund Hillary (who did NOT say "because it's there" ... that was George Mallory!). Edmund is the first pure Shetland of the year.
DOB: March 21, 7:05 pm Sire: Guiness, Ewe: G34 (24:17M,7F) right hip

Butters - this adorable little guy started out named Frosty because there was a hard frost  the night he was born and the mamas-in-waiting were all outside rather than in the barn. in honor of the circumstances of his debut, and since his black fleece is speckled with white, i thought Frosty was an appropriate name for him, and he does seem to be a jolly happy soul, but when i got to know him i changed it to Butters. he's amazingly friendly and people-positive, trots over to have his head scratched and get petted. last night i discovered that if i put my hand in his pen with my palm flat and facing him, he rears back and charges and BUTTS my hand as hard as he can, as if he were a full-grown ram! it's just hilarious! i dasn't encourage him or i'll be in big trouble when he gets bigger, but it's just so damn cute and funny i can't help it!
DOB: March 22, aprox. 6 am Sire: Guiness, Ewe: G19beebee (25:18M,7F) left hip

TOLJA SO - we're in the truck heading to town to the feed store, and as always i'm scanning the ewes in the OB/GYN pasture. "i think i see a lamb out there!" "nah, you're hallucinating. you always see lambs." all right, i know i tend toward lambatory hallucinations this time of year, but i really did think i saw one this time. off to the feed store, and on the way back i was SURE i saw a lambie out there, so i set off across the muddy sodden pasture for a closer look, and sure enough there was a little white boy (yes ANOTHER boy!). "tolja so!" Actually the mother is jsut a yearling and was in a different pasture.
DOB: March 22, aprox. 8 am Sire: Itchy, Ewe: O129 (26:19M,7F) between shoulders

Evangeline - we have a girl! and a big strong one at that, with beautiful white markings on her head and shoulders. Evangeline ("of the Maritimes") arrived first thing this very wet rainy morning, and was snuggled up beside her mama in a sheltered corner of the OB/GYN pasture. they both seemed quite pleased at moving to the warm dry barn.
DOB: March 23, aprox. 6 am Sire: Sualtam, Ewe: O53 (27:19M,8F) between hips