Agricultural Sciences

It's Lambing Season

The Penn State Sheep Barn facilities welcomes more than 30 lambs.

Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

New lambs ranging in age from one week to five weeks old have been born at Penn State's sheep center. The center serves as an important tool to help teach students breeding, feeding, management and overall welfare of the flock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

These lambs are approximately 8 days old and are two of the more than 30 new arrivals at Penn State's Sheep Barn facilities. Lambing season happens annually at the barns from late February through the month of March. Penn State students take on most of the primary care of both the lambs and the mothers. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

The flock at Penn State's Sheep Barns consists of 75 mature ewes who are cared for at this facility and the adjoining Dill Farm. Half the flock is Dorset and half are crossbred ewes. The crossbred ewes can be recognized by the black areas on their faces. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Lambing season at the Penn State Sheep Barns is underway with more than 30 new arrivals. The livestock produced at the center allow students to get hands-on experience with breeding, feeding and overall care of the flock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Lambing season at Penn State is underway. The Sheep Barn facilities, part of Penn State's Department of Animal Science, have welcomed more than 30 lambs to the flock so far. Spring lambing season starts in late February and goes through the month of March. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

The Penn State Sheep Barns are busy with the arrival of more than 30 lambs to the flock over the past 5 weeks. Lambing happens twice annually both in the fall and again in the spring. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

An independent little lamb explores the grazing area at Penn State's Sheep facilities. Lambs can walk within minutes of birth but they are dependent on their mothers for the first four to five months of their lives. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

New lambs ranging in age from one week to five weeks old have been born at Penn State's sheep center. The center serves as an important tool to help teach students breeding, feeding, management and overall welfare of the flock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

These lambs are approximately 8 days old and are two of the more than 30 new arrivals at Penn State's Sheep Barn facilities. Lambing season happens annually at the barns from late February through the month of March. Penn State students take on most of the primary care of both the lambs and the mothers. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

The flock at Penn State's Sheep Barns consists of 75 mature ewes who are cared for at this facility and the adjoining Dill Farm. Half the flock is Dorset and half are crossbred ewes. The crossbred ewes can be recognized by the black areas on their faces. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Lambing season at the Penn State Sheep Barns is underway with more than 30 new arrivals. The livestock produced at the center allow students to get hands-on experience with breeding, feeding and overall care of the flock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Lambing season at Penn State is underway. The Sheep Barn facilities, part of Penn State's Department of Animal Science, have welcomed more than 30 lambs to the flock so far. Spring lambing season starts in late February and goes through the month of March. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

The Penn State Sheep Barns are busy with the arrival of more than 30 lambs to the flock over the past 5 weeks. Lambing happens twice annually both in the fall and again in the spring. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

An independent little lamb explores the grazing area at Penn State's Sheep facilities. Lambs can walk within minutes of birth but they are dependent on their mothers for the first four to five months of their lives. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Last Updated March 15, 2023

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