This year I have found myself, quite by chance, with three pet lambs out of previous pet lambs. I took the three of them for a wee walk, all wearing the very same snoods their mothers wore back in the day.
This is Hilde. She's a daughter of Lily. Lily is an interesting character - if she has twin lambs, she'll reject the ewe lamb and keep the tip for herself. Poor Hilde was on the chopping block this year. But she took to the bottle well and never looked behind her, and her brother, being raised by mum, is almost twice her size.
Helly here is Rita's lamb. Rita wasn't well after having her lambs this year, so I ended up raising Helly and her sister myself. Helly looks very like her mum.
Giving Fly a good sniff is Heidi. Like Lily, Gertie always rejects one lamb if she has twins, but she doesn't discriminate by gender - last year she raised her ewe lamb and abandoned her tip.
Some more Helly.
Sniffs all round.
A very cute bunch of ladies.
The walk was fun too.
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