Lamb shanks are taken from either of the front legs. Braising lamb shanks are very popular and delicious!
Paulina Market's lamb is purchased from Superior Farms out in Colorado where the lamb is sustainably pasture-raised and humanely treated.
Check out this link for lamb shank recipes.
Lamb shanks are roughly 1 1/4 to 1-1/2 lbs per piece and 1 shank is more the enough for 1 person.