A big day for the sheep
Mums and lambs were moved back outside. They are much happier in the fresh air under the open skies. They only come in for their own protection.
Flash was kept back and put out on the lawn with Rambutan. The size difference is impressive. Rambutan has grown particularly quickly and Flash is a tiny lamb.
The others settled quickly into the field with the rest of the ewes. Mums didn't really seem to notice that two of their lambs were missing. The bond is significantly less strong if the lamb is not feeding directly from mum.
In fact the lambs bleat more when I leave them than when they were separated from their mothers.
Typically there was an absolute downpour in the evening. We moved Rambutan and Flash back into the stable for safe keeping and the ewe mothers protected their lambs down in the sheep field.
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