The Lambs
On January 25, 2018, Cotton Candy gave birth
to beautiful snow-white twins. They began
content simply alternating between feeding from
their mom and lounging in the sun, but were
soon prancing around the property. One is male
and the other a female.
On February 3, 2018, speckled-nose Lola gave
birth to a macho borreguito with matching ears.
We separate the two for a few days to give the
lamb easy access to his mother’s colostrum-rich
milk and to help him learn to identify her in a
bustling herd. Nonetheless they were both
happy to get out and join the rest of the flock.
On February 8, 2018, Comet-Angel, one of our
four Navajo Churro ewes, gave birth to an
hembra borreguita, that is, a female. So 2018 left
us with a total of five new Navajo Churro lambs.
A little arithmetic reveals they must have all been
conceived in Silver City before we acquired them
in November of 2017 since gestation for sheep is
about five months.
On
November
27, 2018,
Daisy, our
non-
Churro
ewe, gave
birth to
two fluffy
black
lambs,
seen above
to the left.
On January 8, 2019 Bella gave birth to a cute
little female Navajo Churro lamb, white with a
chocolate stripe across her back.
On January 4, 2019 Cotton Candy gave
birth to twins, a male and female.
Our First, 2018 Season
Our Second,
2019 Season
On January 12, 2018, Bella gave birth to our
first Navajo Churro lamb. We had expected the
new babies in April, but were blessed to receive
an early surprise! The mother has shown
herself proud, protective, and hungry. The lamb
is a male, a macho borreguito. Since the white
fleece on his head resembles a widow’s peak (in
Spanish, pico de viuda), we just call him “Pico.”
The Present, 2020 Season
On December 12, 2018, another sheep-ewe,
Blackie, also gave birth to twins, shown above to
the right. With their wool coats and snuggling
next to their mother they will stay plenty warm
during the winter months.
On December 9,
2019, Fluffy, one
of the two new
ewes we acquired
this year, gave
birth to a ewe-
lamb. Taking the
name from the
mother, the little
one is called
“Fluffita.”
On December
25, 2019,
Bella gave
birth to twins,
one black and
the other
white. Both
are ewes.
On January 25,
2020, Daisy, our
non-Churro ewe,
gave birth to
another season of
twins, a black ram
and white ewe.
On January 8, 2020, Shadow gave
birth to a ewe.
On February 10, 2019 Comet-Angel gave
birth to a male.
On December 27, 2018 Lola gave birth to a
male.
Below you will see our adult sheep ewes, and
their many lambs. While the little ones come and
go, the adults are named, cared for, and loved as
an extension of our parish family. Our original
Navajo Churro ewes are Bella, Comet, Cotton
Candy, and Lola; later on we acquired two
more, Shadow and Fluffy. There is one more
ewe, who, though not being a churro is so gentle
in her manner and faithful in breeding that we
have kept her with us, Daisy. These seven have
given us many lambs and much joy over the
years.
On August
3, 2020,
Bella, one
of our first
churro ewes
and
experienced
breeder,
gave us a
borreguito,
her second
birthing in
one year.
On August 8, 2020, Fluffy (not to be
confused with the commedian of the
same name), gave us a borreguito.
On August 13,
2020, Daisy gave
us twins, one with
great variation in
its fleece.
On January 9,
2020, Comet-
Angel gave birth to
a ewe-lamb. You can
see Copper, the
macho father, on
the left.
On January 12, 2020, Cotton Candy, another
one of our original ewes , gave us a third year of
twins, both rams.