This lamb was very weak. I sat him on my knee on an old towel in the chair we keep by the Rayburn, and fed him from a bottle every couple of hours (and through the night).
He seemed listless, and even after warming him up overnight, he had to have his head supported in order to feed, and there was no encouraging waggle from his tiny black tail.
All Hebridean sheep are born black, though they sometimes turn grey or brown as adults. The lambs are particularly attractive, like little deer, with neat, dished faces. They are born very slim, with shining coal-black curls.
In the morning it was still cold, but the sun was shining. Ruby and her ewe lamb were doing fine. We took the weak lamb outside in his garden trug and put him where he could hear the other sheep and get some sunshine. He seemed barely able to stand.
Prompt: Mirrors
6 days ago
