Lambing Season is Underway

Frolicking at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury.
Frolicking at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury. Ray Ewing
  • Frolicking at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury.
  • A new lamb at Mermaid Farm in Chilmark.
  • Ewes watch closely over the lambs.
  • Two lambs at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury take advantage of some nice weather.
  • Spring is the time for running and playing.
  • Spring lambs often come in pairs.
  • A classic sight of spring.
  • Flat Point Farm lambs full of energy.
  • Always new things to explore and play with.
  • A steadfast mother at Allen Farm in Chilmark checks on a new lamb.
  • Allen Healy of Mermaid Farm watches over the sheep barn.
  • Learning the ways of the farm from mom.
  • A true harbinger of spring.
  • Time for a bath.
  • Christa Fischer checking on a ewe.
  • Ready for the closeup.
  • The sound of baaing can be heard around Island farms this month.
  • Sheep wander a pasture at Allen Farm in Chilmark.
  • Christa and Arnie Fischer of Flat Point Farm holding lambs by their barn.
  • New mothers need a lot of patience.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Lambing season has begun. It is a Vineyard tradition dating back to colonial times when the wool trade flourished in the Northeast.

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