Lambing at Howell Living History Farm

Will a lamb be born on ‘lambing day’? It has happened before, but not according to anyone’s timing but the ewes’. Lambing season lasts for several weeks, and whether you’re here to welcome a new arrival or not, you will find much to see and learn about in the barn where sheep spend much of the winter.

On this day, you will see new lambs, meet expectant ewes, and learn all about the farm’s flock of period Romney-Suffolk sheep. Other signs of spring are in the air: baby chicks have arrived, horses are beginning to shed their winter coats, bees are flying in search of early nectar, and if it’s not too windy, farmers will likely be out spreading manure or plowing the fields.