Wednesday 17 August 2011

Twins..........

I go away for one night and look what I find in the kitchen when I return...................they had better survive cause I am not wasting time I don't have on fiddly lambs.............and the kids are SOOOO excited...............introducing "Daisy" on the right - Fairy Girl thought of it..........and "Coke" on the left - thought of by Book Worm he wanted "rum" first but Mr Chooky blocked that one thank goodness..........

anyway I have lots more to share but you'll have to wait till I get time............maybe tomorrow otherwise who knows.............

Take care.........
Chookyblue

56 comments:

Tudy said...

How cute are they. Why are you bottle feeding them?

Shiralee Stitches said...

Oh how cute!!! Of course you'll keep them and love them, you know you will!!! Besides they have names, and that means they're family now, just like Curlypops (hope that's the right name).enjoy

Quilt Kitty said...

Too late now they are named, so lots of time now spent on ensuring baby lambs happiness! I am such a city person. Tracee xx

Anonymous said...

how cute Chooky,i know what you mean time wise,the older we get the less time we have,lol.

FabricandFlowers said...

What a precious picture to see with my morning coffee!

Judith said...

How cute. They look so lovely together.

Unknown said...

Oh zo schattig, zo'n 20 jaar geleden hadden wij ook een lammetje in huis. Helaas is die niet volwassen geworden, jammer

Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries said...

ha ha memories...we had a couple of poddys...one was Kim and the other was Lamby for want of a better name and he thrived but poor Kim didn't... Best of luck with them!!!

Jeanette said...

They are so cute. Hugs,

Anonymous said...

Who cares about the lambs... (okay... I do.... BUT......) IT'S RAINING CHOOKYBLUE IT'S RAINING!!!

Fiona said...

Very sweet... now they have names they are imprinted on your hearts!! hope you get some sleeps...
Hugz

Anonymous said...

They are so sweet. Wonder what would happen if you went away for two nights!!!! Good luck.

Cardygirl said...

OMG...and you don't have enough to do at present!

AnitaS said...

They are very cute. I think ite ill take time to nurse them.

Maria said...

They are cute Chooky BUT very time consuming too.

rosie said...

You know you love them too Chooky!!I hope they survive now they are named!! Hope it is raining for you, we have had it pouring all day..

Thimbleanna said...

Oh How Cute!!! Looks like your cute little family has expanded -- again!

Leanne said...

If I lived closer they could come and live with me LOL.

Louisette said...

Oh So cute, best regard from BelgiumNice quilts also on your blog

Alberta Gal, Shauna said...

I hear you about Twins... But lambs are so much cuter then Calves... Once we name our Twins they are there until we take all our calves to the market... So I guess you are stuck with the lambs as they have very cute names too.

Sew Create It - Jane said...

Oh they are sooo cute! Love the names too!

Katherine said...

So adorable! Nothing cuter than babies... or as much work. ;o)

Scented Sweetpeas said...

aahh I had a pet lamb called daisy as a child (her Mum didn't want her). you will fall in love with them for sure and your kiddies will remember that for the rest of their lives - I still remember that time with such fondness. x

Michelle said...

With all the snow, black frost and now rain, we have a lamb as well! Gave the first one to a friends daughter and then the nite before the snow hit, my son found another one, very small and only just born, but still here......they are cute, but they do waste time!
Michelle

Wendy said...

Awwww, how sweet they are.....hopefully they will do well and grow strong......

Daisy Jayne said...

How lovely, my freind had twins Salt and Pepper, Looks like you will have your hands full for awhile

Jo said...

Very cute and like the names.

Ali Honey said...

I grew up doing just that every Spring. We got the money for any lambs we hand raised and their wool clip if kept. It worked really well and made us quite a savings nest egg.I was very patient with animals and I think being kind and calm and caring helps, they learn to trust you.
They look as iof they are feeding greedily in the photo.

Browndirtcottage said...

Ooohhhh...these 2 bring back some good memories!! We raised sheep for a lot of years. Many a morning during lambing season I would wake up to finding sweet little lambs in my bathtub!!!

Miriam said...

Awwww....very cute!!!

I have lovely childhood memories of feeding little lambs at my Grandparents' farm.

Vickie said...

oh I see them and childhood memories come flooding..very time consuming but very cute,cheers Vickie

retdairyqueen said...

I always found it so rewarding to raise lambs
Always caused a few hassles when they grew up though
Kids didnt want to get rid of them

Stitched With Prayer said...

Oh my gosh Chooky! Did mom refuse them or did you loose the Ewe? Either way it's a tough one. Been there, done that. One of my sister's ewes had triplets last spring. They lost mom and two of the three but were able to save "Emma". Problem is, Emma still thinks she is a little lamb and runs to her surrogate mother whenever she sees her (my sisters DIL) and tries to jump up in her arms like she did when she was about the size of Coke and Daisy. They have also tagged Emma so that she won't ever go to market nor be bred. Hope all goes well for you and the twins. Hugs...

Lorraine said...

I remember Dad telling us every year that there would be NO orphaned (therefore pet) lambs ....but of course he would always relent and we used to raise a small family of them! They would have boxes near the wood stove until they were strong enough to go into the shed.....ah...memories! oh...and btw....belated birthday wishes for the other day!! Would be happy to send some rain your way if only I could.

Sheryl said...

Ooh Chooky they are so cute, you are such a good Mumma to them, get the namers to help care for them too... although they are probably too busy!!! lol
You know the lambs will be grown up before you turn around again.

Kris said...

Your kids did a better job naming the lambs than mine did. We were visiting a holiday farm when the lambs arrived (the local farmers didn't look after the orphans, they dropped them off to the holiday farm) and our kids named them. Pencil, Thing, and no clue what the other one was! When we went back 6 weeks later the kids were surprised to find that the lambs names had been changed! Maree seems excited that it is raining at her place. Is it raining at yours?

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Very cute....so what are you Grandma...LOL

Chrissie said...

Ooh that takes me back to when I had a farm in Devon UK,we would have orphan lambs and goats, really cute but so time consuming and the force with which they take the milk is amazing.

Chocolate Cat said...

They are very cute.....

CREATIVE DISORGANIZATION said...

Where you been luv? Cute babies...drop in for a cuppa!!!!
cheers Nic

Googy Girl said...

they are soooo cute but i imagine a lot of work......looking forward to hearing your news

Marg said...

How lovely. They bring back so many memories. We used to have a few sheep on the farm I grew up on - mostly for meat for us. There was an old guy - sort of a hermit - who lived over the mountain from us and he had lots of sheep. He used to ring us whenever he had a ewe who either died in birthing or was unable/unwilling to care for her lamb. We had 14 at one point. I loved them. Can still remember all their names. We had the few, too, who were just too weak to make it. So many mornings, we drove over before school to pick up another little orphan and bring them home and warm them in front of our wood stove.

Unfortunately, they grew up way too friendly with our dogs and as a result no natural fear of wild dogs or dingoes, so some met not nice ends. I remember one little bloke - he used to go hunting with the dogs and try to chase the dingoes.

We had such fun playing with the lambs and feeding them each day. Have to be one of my favourite pets ever. Hope your kids enjoy these as much. No doubt my mother felt as you do - busy on a farm and already with way too much to do - but the memories you're creating will last your children into their adult years. Take care.

LeKaQuilt said...

So Cute!!!! Your so lucky :o)

Cathy @ CabbageQuilts said...

Oh how can you resist those soft lamb eyes!!! xo

Ozjane said...

I love the container they are in and the pacifier for the non feeding lamb.
Hope they are good little lambs for you.

Jindi's Cottage said...

Those kids aren't silly...naming them when you weren't looking!...hope it rained and you got a drenching...

Susie said...

amazing.......so bloomin cute!

Margaret said...

Oh! Yes I an hear you saying "what are you lot doing her" then bending down and melting with "aren't you just the loveliest"

DAWNIE said...

oh they are soooo gorgeous and cute love the names

Nicky said...

I'm so late reading this post, that I'm sure they are well on their way by now and growing like mushrooms. Hope the kids are doing all the work for them!

Anonymous said...

Very cute....have fun with them....hope they keep their 'mess' outside for you.

Linda said...

Oh they are so cute!! Nothing sweeter than new babies...of any kind!!

Lurline said...

Hey, Chookyblue! I haven't daid g'day for ages - how are you?
Hugs - Lurline♥

Jenny said...

Hi Ms Chooky-hope all is well with you. Cute lambs without a doubt. Have been away from blogland far too long and now I'm back:)

Grethe said...

Fancy that,how lovely to see,they look sooooo sweet,must keep you real busy,always :-)

annemariesquilt said...

How cute are they ;-))