Lamb Cam and the Cold

Sheep hanging out during the day

This past week has proven that that a camera system was a worthwhile investment. I turned it back on a couple weeks ago during the semester break in preparation of lambing. Even though we aren't supposed to start lambing until next week its better to be prepared for anything. A really neat thing that I was able to set up this year too. In addition to being able to view the cameras from the internet there is an app made by Q-see that lets you see the cameras on your phone! It's great and makes it real easy no matter where you are as long as the phone has service and is connected to the grid you can see the sheep. 

Even though lambing doesn't start yet I'm surprised at how often I check the cameras to see if the ewes are hanging out inside. It's just relaxing to watch the sheep go about their business when people aren't right next to them. You can start to notice the patterns between how the sheep act around each other too, especially when they've just been given hay. Most of the ewes are calm toward one another but put hay into the feeders and they act quite a bit different. These gentle ewes turn into battering rams to get to their 'rightful' spot at the feeder. It's funny how each ewe reacts to this, most will try to stand their ground while others will just back up and move to a different spot. You can tell they all have different temperaments which makes sheep watching all that more interesting. 

I'll try to keep this blog updated with sheep news and ewes lambing as best I can during the semester.