Here are my photos...
These are the ones I got of Gus, he was quite hard to photograph because he just wouldn't stay still and was too busy barking at possum in a tree. So these are just passing photos, I was mainly focusing on photographing my sheep.
This is my lamb Addison (but usually just Addie), I think she is just the chillest lamb I have ever had. She never runs when Gus tries to chase her unlike my other sheep and I think the first photo captures just how she was relaxing quite well. She loves big bear hugs and has a particular spot on her back that she loves being scratched on.
This is my lamb Teddy. He is my cheeky little chap and is ALWAYS hungry. He still nibbles on my fingers even though he's about 7-8 months old. He's also the only lamb that can scare Gus because he sometimes starts chasing him, trying to nibble on his tail and ears, which concerns Gus quite a bit. Teddy is also the son of my sheep Dave who I call my 'model lamb' because as a lamb you just couldn't do any wrong when photographing him. I will put a photo of him below Teddy's as a comparison.
This is my sheep Lulu, she won champion lamb in 2017, and is still the biggest sweetheart. It's quite funny because she acts as the mother figure to all my little orphan lambs, and they follow her everywhere. Unfortunately in the first 2 photos one of her eyes are squinting because she had some problems with one eye, so I came back to take photos a bit later once it had healed up. But even with a healed eye she is a bit camera shy I have found.
This is one of Lulu's daughters Amelia, whose side profile, which I didn't get a photo of, is a carbon copy of her mums. Amelia is quite a brave little girl and was named after Amelia Earhart. She was named after her because when she was about 30 minutes old she went adventuring and somehow got through a fence and fell down a bank onto the side of the road. Luckily we found her because Lulu was quite distressed and was baaing her lungs out trying to find her while looking after Amelia's little sister Gracie. So she was attempting the first female solo flight across the road. She then later got stuck in a hay feeder when it flipped over.
This is Lulu's other daughter and Amelia's twin, Gracie. Gracie is the sassy lamb and started doing that thing that sheep do when they stomp their foot as a challenge to me when she was only 2 days old. Nowadays she even challenges the motorbike and dads working dogs. Despite this she is a sweet girl and looks VERY much like her mother when she was her age from all aspects, perhaps apart from her ears, as Lulus were very floppy.
Here is some group shots which I took of them all...
And photographic proof that Teddy chases Gus,
Oh, and also a random lamb that got in with my sheep that I've named Michael.
Hi Liana
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic lockdown challenge Mum has given you...right up your alley!! I love the fact that you know your lambs so well; their appearance, mannerisms and quirks. I fear orphaned lambs in our household are weaned then forgotten!!
Your photos are excellent, what a great action shot of Teddy getting ready to bunt Gus!! The adjectives you have chosen to describe them are seem to brilliant; chilled, sassy, shy, cheeky and brave...what a mix of personalities. You must spend a lot of time with them, to know them all so well. Lucky pets!
Mrs Bennett
Morning Mrs Bennett,
DeleteThank you, I really enjoyed this challenge. I do spend a lot of time with my sheep and I really like watching them grow up. I don't think that many people realise how different each sheep's personality and face is; most people think they're all the same.
The only reason I was allowed to keep some of my lambs is because Lulu won champion lamb, so I was allowed to keep her, and then I suppose it was wrong to give me a taste of it because after that I sort of became the protector of my sheep.
Again thank you so much,
Have a great day...
-Liana
Hi Liana you are lucky you get to keep your pet lambs we don't. The photo of teddy about to bunt Gus is grate. Amelia is a grate name she must have been a strong lamb to be walking at just 30 minutes old. It is quite funny that teddy tries to nibble on Gus.
ReplyDeleteHi James,
DeleteYes I am quite lucky, I was allowed to keep my pets from the year that Lulu won champion lamb. Although not all of them, only some of the tame ones, otherwise I'd have 12 just from Lulu's year!
Yeah Amelia is in a bit of a category of her own as far as adventures go, it was very lucky that Lulu was making such a racket and a storm was coming so we were moving them into the she, otherwise I don't think Amelia would have made it.
Haha, yes Teddy is quite funny little chap. In fact he's outside my window demanding attention right now, so I'd better go.
Have a great day James,
-Liana