A number of regular and usually supportive readers, including my brother Jim, have expressed skepticism here and elsewhere about the notion of “jugging” described in an earlier post, and where it fits in the greater scheme of things in our Soay sheep world. One observer questioned the very existence of jugging, suggesting in polite tones that perhaps I made […]
Quite by accident, I found myself a couple of days ago in the Maternity Ward with my camera just as Sandpiper started to lamb. Our first year as shepherds I dutifully photographed every birth, but no more. A person can get worked up about a still shot of an amniotic-sac-covered lamb just so many times […]
![Let the [Soay sheep] Games Begin!](http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/LambHaystack040407-012-Copy-1-untitled1000-450x300.jpg "Let the [Soay sheep] Games Begin!")
Having now dithered for a full two weeks trying to figure out a way to introduce our lambs, I have given up on the notion of an orderly, grown-up recitation of the lambs as they arrive, complete with mini-pedigree and a clever phrase about each one. My downfall was watching the little woolies cavorting about […]
Now comes the fun part, working with our lambs instead of endlessly talking about them! I already used up the “every picture tells a story” line, so let’s just say one of our cooperative new lambs and my trusty digital camera will show you how we work our newborns. Remember the Lambing Kit? As soon as our first lamb arrived, the […]