Why is Everyone Sick Around Here?!?!?!

The lambs out on the lot

After making 3 doctors visits for Olivia, Verayna and myself in the past two weeks (sinus infections and strep throat) we discovered some worms in Rambo's manure over the weekend and decided it might not be a bad idea to treat all our new lambs.

My nephew Preston with Rambo on Sunday.  This is when we discovered the worms.

Olivia holding the hot pink marker

Now Katahdins are specifically bred to be more parasite resistant, but that doesn't mean that they still can't get worms and therefore need to be wormed every now and then.

All penned up and ready to go!

This was Dustin's first time worming lambs with me, and he was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.  Especially when you compare it to treating a calf or cow!  He did tell me later that night that next time "Only one of us can be in charge".  Hmm...wonder what he means by that???

Olivia decided to play "photographer" while we were worming.

All the lambs got their hot pink mark on the head after getting treated.  As Dustin said, "the only lamb that probably objects to the hot pink is Rambo."

Olivia petting the sheep after they were done being treated.