Tag: lambing
Hildy the ewe delivers a surprise
Hildy, an ewe Eliza Blue worried might be barren, surprised her with a giant lamb right at the end of her lambing season.
Time with little ones is worth it
While lambing season is expectedly exhausting, Eliza Blue knows it will end the same as it always does and be worth all the effort she put into it.
Living life with litters of lambs
Lambing season reminds Eliza Blue how much she loves being a shepherd and how thankful she is to be the caretaker of her flock.
‘The Adventures of Pearl & Theo’ is out at the perfect...
Eliza Blue publishes a new book, “The Adventures of Pearl & Theo," and shares an excerpt from the first chapter.
The milk sheep with no milk
Eliza Blue finds herself bottle feeding a lamb from an ewe with no milk, despite being a breed known for producing milk.
There is nothing sweeter than healthy baby lambs
Lately, the early morning and late night flock checks and bottle feedings have been a pleasure for Eliza Blue.
Spending another spring raising bottle lamb babies
Having bottle lambs means getting up early and going to bed late. But Eliza Blue is still captivated by the labor-intensive process.
No shortage of surprises on the farm
Eliza Blue is reminded that dealing with livestock and weather are two entities only a fool would claim mastery over.
OSU Extension to hold lambing, kidding clinic Jan. 24
Ohio State Extension Clinton County will hold a lambing and kidding clinic on Jan. 24 from 5-7 p.m. at the Clinton County Extension Office.
Strong-willed lamb survives and thrives
The most unlikely ewe in Eliza Blue's flock has become a mother. Despite being orphaned as a lamb, Dandelion Freya survived to become a devoted mother.
