On October 9, the FFA students and staff welcomed a new female baby lamb to their program. The new lamb was properly taken care of, and has already received a name.

The lamb is being nursed by her mother and in the barn. “We take care of both by making sure the mom eats and see if she’s producing milk for her baby,” said Reonna Miller.

When the lamb is nursing her baby, they remain in the barn. FFA is expecting that three more lambs will be joining them.

“I think it’s great that lambs are being raised in our school,” said Cesar Lopez.

 

Lambs in our school benefit our FFA students by teaching them how to properly take care of an animal by themselves.

“Today or tomorrow,” said Karlyn Nordby about her lamb which is supposed to be born sometime this week. She has been taking care of the mom making sure she is ok.  “Outside of school I raise twenty to twenty six per year,” said Miller.

After the student’s animal is raised and well trained they get to sell them. With the money that FFA students get, they use the money to buy another animal and raise them.

“When the students show their animals, it promotes FFA,” says Nordby.