Lambing season
A true sign of spring as lambing season begins at Penn State's Sheep Facility
The Penn State Sheep Center serves as an important teaching tool providing hands-on experience with breeding, feeding, day to day care, and overall herd management. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
February 26, 2025
By Patrick Mansell
New lambs ranging in age from one week to one month old are finding their legs at the Penn State Sheep Center. The flock consists of 75 mature ewes, who are cared for along with their newborns by Penn State staff and students. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Spring lambing season is underway at Penn State's Sheep Center, a hands-on learning facility in the Department of Animal Science. The growing flock of lambs, and their moms, are cared for by Penn State staff and students who oversee the health, feeding and day-to-day care of the livestock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Ewes and lambs graze together at Penn State's Sheep Center. A new flock of lambs are beginning to arrive as the annual spring lambing season gets into full swing at the facility. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
It's lambing season at Penn State's Sheep Center. A true sign that spring is not too far away as the herd of ewes begin to give birth to a new flock. Penn State students play a key role in the day-to-day care of both the ewes and their babies. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Feeding time is a favorite for the new lambs recently born at Penn State's Sheep Center. Lambs ranging in age from one week to one month old are finding their way as the spring lambing season begins. The center serves as an important educational tool providing hands-on experience for Penn State students in breeding, feeding, and overall care and management of the flock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Spring lambing season at Penn State's Sheep Center, part of the Department of Animal Science, allows for hands-on education for Penn State students as they provide day-to-day care for the new lambs and the entire flock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State's Sheep Center is active with the arrival of new lambs as spring lambing season is underway. Animal and dairy sciences have been integral parts of Penn State's educational mission since 1887. The department offers world-class teaching, research and extension programs in a wide variety of key areas in animal agriculture. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
New lambs ranging in age from one week to one month old are finding their legs at the Penn State Sheep Center. The flock consists of 75 mature ewes, who are cared for along with their newborns by Penn State staff and students. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Spring lambing season is underway at Penn State's Sheep Center, a hands-on learning facility in the Department of Animal Science. The growing flock of lambs, and their moms, are cared for by Penn State staff and students who oversee the health, feeding and day-to-day care of the livestock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Ewes and lambs graze together at Penn State's Sheep Center. A new flock of lambs are beginning to arrive as the annual spring lambing season gets into full swing at the facility. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
It's lambing season at Penn State's Sheep Center. A true sign that spring is not too far away as the herd of ewes begin to give birth to a new flock. Penn State students play a key role in the day-to-day care of both the ewes and their babies. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Feeding time is a favorite for the new lambs recently born at Penn State's Sheep Center. Lambs ranging in age from one week to one month old are finding their way as the spring lambing season begins. The center serves as an important educational tool providing hands-on experience for Penn State students in breeding, feeding, and overall care and management of the flock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Spring lambing season at Penn State's Sheep Center, part of the Department of Animal Science, allows for hands-on education for Penn State students as they provide day-to-day care for the new lambs and the entire flock. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State's Sheep Center is active with the arrival of new lambs as spring lambing season is underway. Animal and dairy sciences have been integral parts of Penn State's educational mission since 1887. The department offers world-class teaching, research and extension programs in a wide variety of key areas in animal agriculture. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
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