Robyn Wren had an inkling her ewe was pregnant with twins but when she woke to four new lambs in her paddock, she knew something rare had happened.
The ewe, a suffolk cross, had given birth to quadruplets - a feat almost unheard of in the farming community.
The Rotoruawoman said she had been told a ewe having quads was incredibly rare but it wasn't the first time she had witnessed it on her lifestyle block.
Wren and her husband Mike have had sheep for 23 years.
"Two years ago was the first time we'd ever seen quads. This current ewe usually has twins so we thought this pregnancy would be the same. When we woke to find four lambs it was definitely a surprise."
She said all four were fit and healthy, "all drinking and with full pukus".
