Friday, March 7, 2014

Day 6: Sheep Farm

Mother Lambs

Bottle Feeding a Lamb

Lamb Born Earlier Today. 


















































Today I went to a sheep farm. At this farm, the sheep are mostly bred for meat. There are almost a thousand sheep here. There were tons of babies at this time of the year. These sheep are also used for their wool. I was able to bottle feed one of the babies without a mother. There were several lambs without mothers. This is because their mothers may not have been able to take care of them. Many of the sheep have twins or triplets and taking care of multiples is too overwhelming. Especially new mothers. These babies must be bottle fed and weaned onto regular foods. These sheep were some of the most adorable animals I have ever seen. They were so small and made a cute noise that was like a high pitched Baa.

Sorry this went up late! I feel asleep writing. :D

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