Back to the Barn

This is Ned the lamb.  He was born two weeks ago on one of the coldest nights of the winter.  His mother #4243, we call most of our sheep by their number, delivered triplet lambs on her own. Since Ned was the smallest, we elected to raise him on a bottle so his mother could raise his brother and sister. It's a stretch for her to raise all three although she has done it before. 
After two days, Ned went to live with E. in town. She took in a baby goat a few years ago and was itching for a bottle lamb. So Ned has been living the high life few of our lambs know about. His mother, E., has bathed, fed and snuggled him. She even knitted clothing for him and posted his photo on Facebook. He's quite the star...until last night when we took him back to the barn to live with the rest of the lambs. As we drove home, he let out the most pitiful cries for E. Thank you for taking such good care of Ned,E.