Saturday 28 June 2008

I have quads.........

I am a bit busy....have some lambing problems and currently have 7 ewes in
the yards and 4 lambs.........of these mothers 4 are still down and I
have managed to get 3 up.....3 are yet to lamb..(1 right now)...the lambs and mothers are
not mothering up so I think I am going to be the proud mum to "quads"
.........let me tell you I need this like "a whole in the head"..........the
kids think it is great but it just means MORE work for me and I don't have
enough time as it is...........
So blogging is bottom rung and I will be back when I can..........which also
means answering emails too - sorry but I just wanted to let you know I will
be busy for awhile and wanted to leave you with some cute pics I took in all
the drama of my day..........

Take care ..........nurse Chooky

33 comments:

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Leanne said...

Congrats on that ...now we just need to know their names....take care & see you when the mothering is a little easier.

dutchcomfort said...

I only see the beauty of the pictures, but I know there’s a whole other story behind the beauty! Take care, nurse Chooky! You’r a great mum so you will manage!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations "Quads" how joyous for you. I totally understand what you mean about no time for this. It's all fun to have babies until someone has to do all the feeding...Good Luck Mother Blue.

Anita said...

Aww they are cute! You take care and do what you gotta do, we will still be here when you get back LOL

Scottish Nanna said...

OH they are gorgeous It takes me back to when I was a little girl on my Aunts farm we used to feed the lambs with bottles I loved it Pitty you are not next door I would be in my glory Good luck with the feeding MUM.
Hugs Mary.

Helz said...

How's it going over there Chookyblue??? Like us to take the next shift......Maybe time to train up some offsiders???

sewkalico said...

Best of luck with the lambing. Lovely photos.

Lise in Norway said...

They are lovely Donna. I know what you meen by this. i lost one in my arms last year because the mother didnt feed her and the lamb didnt take the bottle. This year we did not have any. We only have a few for our camping guests

Kris Meares - Tag Along Teddies said...

Hey Donna! Wow! You ARE going to be busy!! I had a funny mental picture of you in wellington boots, rubber gloves and a little nurses cap running around your paddocks after the lambikins!! Tee! Hee! Hee! Have fun - in between not sleeping much! Baaaaaa Hugs! KRIS (Tag Along Teddies)

Anonymous said...

Awww... they are so cute... but so demanding! Hope all goes well as you play nurse to your lambs!

Unknown said...

Little lambs now, hummmm isn´t it winter at your place?

Anonymous said...

This story takes me back to my childhood of helping my mum feeding all the orphan lambs and I could never work out why they were born in such a cold time of the year as I thought they were meant to arrive in the spring but nature doesn't always work out right. Hope all goes well and not too many more become orphaned

Unknown said...

Too cute! I hope they behave for you. Have fun! Jo x

Lurline said...

Hi Nurse Chooky!
Glad to see you have your priorities sorted out - can't have little orphans about!
I bet you'll be back blogging soon, though.
Take care - Lurline.

Unknown said...

Hope all goes well in the Lamb Nursery......Good Luck with it!!
cheers
maree

Lilly said...

They are cute but....handraising 4 lambs has got to be very demanding and a lot of work. You feed them at least every four hours right? Day and night. Mixing the formula you give them, out to the barn to feed them, back in, clean the equipment, and start all over again. I am sure I left out some steps and I am already tired. Good luck, Sweetie. Hope you can find a bit of time to let us know how things are going. Don't forget to take care of yourself. TTFN...Lilly

Teodo said...

Donna I hope that in your nursery lambs all is ok.
thanks for these pics and for the pics that we wait.
ciao ciao

Jodie said...

Dear Nurse chooky,
I do hope reinforcements have been called in. You must be beyond exhausted. get those gorgeous kiddies organised!

Lorraine said...

loved having pet lambs when we were kids...they were a pain in the you know what for Dad tho..LOL...good luck with the lambing....! don't forget to take a couple of minutes for you occasionally!

Carole said...

They're so cute! Have fun nurse Chooky! Cheers!

Tracey @ozcountryquiltingmum said...

Hi, I am just coming out of my pet lamb induced coma ...and you are just going in!!
They are lovely-until they wont stay where they are put!
The cards are looking fabulous-and thanks for the invaluable advice on leaving a comment...was that a hint??lol Tracey

rachelmp said...

Oh good lucky Donna. That sounds like my childhood with lambo, rambo, sunshine etc.. very cute but so demanding and noisy. Great photos again too!

Candace said...

They are cute to look at, but I'm sure that taking care of them is lots of work. How old do they have to get before you can relax a bit, I wonder. I hope that you are able to get some help and some rest.

Grazia said...

Oh Donna, your little lambs are so lovely!!!!!
Grazia

Red Geranium Cottage said...

Oh how adorable is that lamb. I want one too.

Jodie said...

I'm nursing 2 little ones at the moment so know exactly what you're going through.... LOL!!! Thankgoodness we're at the end of our old girls lambing, it sure can be time consuming can't it....

Jodie :)

Cheryl said...

I see Nurse Chooky definitely has her hands full - but sooooo cute! If we were all closer we could give you a hand!

Tone Yvonne said...

Hi Donna :o)

the lambs are CUTE!!!

see you on the other side of it :o)

Any thoughts on secret sants christmas swap this year???

Have a great time!!

Hugs, Yvonne

Laila said...

Hi. I hope everything goes well with all your new babyes. They looks so cute.Hope you are not to busy to have a little fun with them. Hugs.

Levin said...

If I could, I would gladly adopt a lamb for you - but I think it's sad to have animals in the city. Hang in there - we'll see you soon.
l
x

Anonymous said...

Thanks chooky, I can now comment too!! Cheers from Jen

Holly said...

Awww, they are adorable! I just want to give them all squeezes. They are lucky to have you for a mum.