Wednesday, September 18, 2013

First Lamb This Year




If there’s a new kid in town, we have a new lamb in our field. After breeding season comes the baby season and we are expecting at least one or two lambs from our 3 ewes and 1 ram. We got them from a generous friend who has no place to keep them she decided to give it to us. We have 7 acres in our place which should be enough for the sheep to roam around and eat grass. Grass fed sheep sure are better than grain fed ones. It’s more natural. At first it was kind of overwhelming as we never had sheep ever. It was a bit easier as we learn little by little how to take care of them. Everyday was learning experience to us and it was fun. As we anticipate the new addition in our sheep clan, it was exciting like having a baby in the family.

It was late afternoon when we discovered the lamb, still bloody and weak. I was watering the garden and thought a stroll might be a good thing to do as the weather was perfect. I was enjoying my walk, enjoying the smell of nature and bathing with sunshine all by myself. As if there is no other human that exists in my small world. I look at the trees, waving at me, saying hi for the thousandth times. As gentle as they are, they look huge to me for the eucalyptus have grown so tall. The pliant bamboos sway like they enjoy every bit of wind hitting them all day. All of a sudden I saw this tiny black thing from afar, wriggling, trying to stand tall and fall back to the ground. I thought it was a puppy. Maybe our neighbor’s puppy got away or strayed far enough and can’t find his way. I bother not to check it out for it looks so tiny. When the sound of baaa came to my ears, tiny faint cry of a newborn child, my mother instinct kicked in and I ran to where the sound is coming from. Tiny and fragile, I saw the most wonderful thing in the world for a moment. A baby lamb, struggling to stand, hoping to find some comfort, whoever can give is crying for help. The mother ewe comes running to comfort her child, not worrying about her health, no recuperating time for her because she only cares for her newborn. The baby lamb calm down when the mother was close enough and immediately searched where milk is. Using the sense of smell, the baby lamb kept searching for tits till it found one. And they bonded like it was forever…



The ewe cleaned up the baby lamb thoroughly, licking and comforting at the same time. Now, the baby lamb stayed close to the mother wherever it goes. They are now a twosome. Once in a while the lamb tries to run around but comes back to milk again. It was so beautiful to see them, so perfect for each other.

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