Five times as cute

A ewe north of Tirau has given birth to five lambs – a chance more than a million to one.

Ella Bailey from Momona Farm in Tirau sent us this picture of quintuplet lambs, born in early September. The chances of five lambs being born to the same ewe are more than a million to one, making these new arrivals an extra special addition to the sheep and beef farm just north of Tirau.

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