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Ewe go, girl! Sheep births ‘one-in-a-million’ quintuplet baby lambs

On April 9, a ewe at Croft Farm in Uffington, Lincolnshire, gave birth to five healthy lambs, defying million-to-one odds and managed by sisters Liz Genever, Kate Genever, and Susan Genever-Jones.
Incredibly, the same rare birth occurred at the family-run farm 48 years ago in 1978, when the sisters' predecessors managed the property as part of the third generation of Genever family ownership.
To ensure survival, the farm keepers bottle-fed two lambs while two remained with the mother and one was adopted by a ewe who lost her own lamb this year, amid a season with about 240 to lamb.
During pregnancy, the ewe was "absolutely enormous," requiring extra feed; two lambs arrived at around 2 a.m. on April 9, with the others born by 4 a.m., creating a "really lovely surprise."
Susan Genever-Jones, who works for the National Association of Agricultural Contractors, confirmed five lambs appeared on the scan, as the family manages about 15 sheep remaining to lamb this season.

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