I can't believe it, she is 11 weeks old already!

Yes, I could have weaned her already, a week or so ago, but, you know, who can resist this face?

Yeah, she's cute, but perhaps the main reason I have waited this long is that she is just so darn LOUD when she wants her bottle! Who knew a sheep could be so LOUD?! Well... I didn't!

She is doing fabulously!
So healthy, so solid. I am used to looking at miniature dairy goats, so the size and meatiness of this girl just keeps surprising me...
Here is a shot of her near one of my Nigerian does. It's amazing, she is almost as big as an adult goat, and just at weaning! I can't wait to see how big she grows. It won't be long before she towers over them, haha!

Does that goat look unhappy to you? Well, she is. She is NOT amused by Lamby and her cute, fuzzy antics!

Lamby, (yes, I know she had other names at first, but everyone just calls her Lamby for some reason!), is growing fast, super sweet, and adorable! She love grazing on grass! I know, I know, not really a shock there. It is interesting though, to watch the difference in the grazing habits of goats vs. sheep. Goats are browsers, like deer, and prefer weeds and shrubs, whereas sheep are grazers and munch on grass.
It WAS surprising though, to discover that she loves eating Spanish moss!

Goats love this stuff too.
I don't know what the nutritional value is of Spanish moss. I've done some Googling but haven't come up with much.
The goats and Lamby love it though, so Ill keep on feeding it to them whenever it hangs down low enough on the old oak trees.

The future of Lamby is still not certain.

She was purchased with the intent to eat her this fall. However, she is adorable and friendly, and all the family love her.
We have been entertaining the thought of keeping her around to be a mama, but honestly, we already have a goat herd and don't really have space to start a sheep herd as well...
We shall see.