Patience is the key to spooky blackbellies. I also bought a wild and spooky ewe from a neighbor about 7 months ago. From day one I only spoke in a soft voice to her, no sudden movements, didn't try and force her to interact with me, etc.
Today this same female waits for me at the gate every morning, eats out of a feed bucket, licks my hand, touchs noses with me, and best of all her twin baby sheep born last month are attention seekers and she trusts me around them.
It takes time to gain their trust but when you finally do it's a lot of fun. You should interact with your 2 week old baby as much as possible if you can, and hopefully the other two grownups will see you are not a danger to them and settle down.
Dayna
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