Glad to report BooBoo has responded well to the supplemental feeding and is strong enough to compete successfully alongside his brother Bobo for Mama's single udder milk supply. BooBoo bonded with us a little and, though he no longer needs the bottle, is keen to try to nibble on us whenever we feed Annie and Oakley. Speaking of our orphans, they are doing exceedingly well. They are no longer staying in garage as they are now full fledged members of the flock. The weather has been gorgeous as of late--sunny, dry, highs in the 60's. Needless to say, the lambs have been introduced to pasture grazing a little early this year. So far, the larger lambs are venturing out while the smaller lambs remain close to the barnyard. But it won't be long before we see all of them heading out to the big field. Farmer Tom has been on fox watch ever since a red fox made his appearance inside the hayfield pasture and was actually found sleeping in the sheep shelter. Hopefully the fired shots of the Henry .22 rifle will have scared him away for good. Since the incident we have not seen the fox reappear. Farmer Tom is losing sleep over the fox.
