A Vermont farmer found herself wide awake and counting, not just sheep , but an unexpectedly large litter of lambs after one of her ewes gave birth to a rare set of sextuplets. Anne O'Connor, who operates Clover & Bee Farm in Underhill with her husband, Gunnar, witnessed the remarkable arrival earlier this month. All six lambs and their mother are reported to be thriving, making the unusual birth even more extraordinary. The ewe, a seasoned mother, had previously delivered quadruplets. Despite a recent veterinary check-up indicating she was carrying just two lambs this time, Ms O'Connor harboured suspicions of a larger brood. "I was a little bit suspicious, just given how big she was and that she was going a little earlier, that she might have more than two," she explained.…