Lambs in the big world (still catching up)

Here are some photos of the lambs from mid to late May out in the "big world" of the pasture.  I still bring them in at night to the barn / lamb pen because I feel they are safer there.

Laila (Lila), ewe lamb out of Martti x Katja  She's staying here.



Ram lamb out of AI Tanu x Annika.  He's going to a new home in New Jersey this summer.  I love his "Eddie Munster" hairdo!




Eeva (Ava) ewe lamb out of AI Ventti x Helmi.  She's staying here.



White wether lamb out of Martti x Katja.  He's going to live with my friend Sandy here is Wisconsin.



Vesa (means sprout or young tree), a white ram lamb out of AI Tanu x Lumi.  He was the one born with the reddish tint due to the pheomelanin pigment.  Notice how it is fading already?  He is has pretty dark pigment inside his ears and a tiny bit left on his legs.  (Compare to the very pink ears on the other white lambs.)  He is a "keeper" at least for now, so I have a back up for his brother for the Tanu line.



Lambs and ewes grazing.  When Pilvi's babies were little, I left their lamb coats on them for a while.  They are the youngest litter of the group.  Since it was still cool outside they were fine wearing the jackets and I could identify them at a distance to make sure they weren't getting picked on or getting into trouble.



Rio guarding the flock.


 

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