Sprite is a herdwick who is 4yrs old and was hand reared by Rachel. The first time she lambed she loved her lamb but definitely did not want him to suckle her so she had to be very closely monitored. Last year she was fine just having one lamb, all by herself, Lilt. This year however, she has had twins, Dandelion and Burdock, and much as she loves them both only Burdock is allowed to suckle any time he likes - Dandelion is kept at arms length. She seemed to come round a little and acceptm her, but after a few days in the field, Dandelion was looking more than a little hungry last night. So, back in they all came, and Sprite is now in the Dancing Gate version of sheep borstal - a fairly small pen where she can not get away too easily, and she is handheld too, three times a day - she will rear BOTH lambs and lump it!
Guess she wouldn't fancy being Jill, another herdwick, who has triplets, but who cares for them all beautifully.
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