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Congrats! What a good ewe she is :celebrate

With that much snow she's definitely going to lamb soon! They always wait for the worst weather. Now all you have to do is tell her you're leaving for a while and not to have them until you get back. That should have her popping them out pronto :p

Berners and sheepies?! If you weren't on the other side of the state I'd be there for dinner ;)

What lovely girls! If it's something you're interested in Penny can be registered too. The Jacob Sheep Breeders Association does registration by inspection so if she looks like a jacob (and she definitely does :D ) she can be registered as a jacob. Hopefully you have easy lambing and lots of...

It's more prevalent in 4 horned because its connected to the gene that splits the horn bud into multiple horns. The trick is that there are 2 horned sheep that are genetically 4 horned but the horns are fused and they can have SUED too.

He's a jacob, right? The eye looks like it has SUED (split upper eyelid deformity) which is fairly common in jacobs, especially 4 horned ones. In mild to moderate case it looks like a notch has been taken out of the upper eyelid just like you're describing. It can make the sheep more prone to...

My meat costumers prefer them intact and I have room to keep rams and ewes separate so I don't bother castrating unless they're going to be a fiber pet. I use a burdizzo to castrate but everyone has their own preferred method.

I have 7 rams of 3 breeds currently and in my experience there are differences between breeds. One of my breeds would never even dream of hurting someone, one is pushy and needs boundaries set early, and one just tries to stay away unless cornered. That said management and how you raise them...

Thanks so much everyone! Clementine thanks you too :thumbsup

I signed up for that last month and have a mohair fleece all the way in Alaska being spun right now. There are some really talented people there and I think its going to be perfect for my special fleeces that can't be sent to a mill for whatever reason.

That soon already? Time flies! Mine aren't due until April so its nice to get so everyone else have all their lambies to tide me over.

The rittel "ewe-tan-it" kit from TASCO. I've used another of their kits ages ago and liked them so I decided to just the kit again instead of buying the chemicals individually since I don't regularly have stuff to tan. It's been just enough for what I needed to tan.

I've got 2 sheep pelts and 6 rabbit pelts tanning right now. Tomorrow I'll be oiling and working them. I'm using a kit that came with the acid and tanning agent I needed. I like the safety acid it comes with because I don't need to worry about accidentally splashing it or the dog getting a lick...

I have a farm fb page and I really like using it. Its much easier to update than my website or blog and its allows me to connect with customers and other local farmers in a much more personal way. Plus people are always on fb anyway. It means they can keep up with your farm without having to go...

I have a yearling jacob coming home from the processor this week and I can't wait! You're making me hungry!

Lice are awful and super common in the angoras. I tried all sorts of stuff to get rid of them but I finally gave frontline spray a shot this year and they're completely gone finally! Parasites haven't been too bad since I started giving them copper boluses either. I think angora folks need to...

Heath's sire was a gorgeous solid copper even as an adult so I hope I get some nice red kids next year. Tootsie and the big white girls should be bred this month (if they weren't already :/) and then Ginger and the white doelings will hopefully bred in the spring for fall kids next year. I...

I would start advertising on breed specific sites or facebook groups if you want them to go to breeding homes (if you haven't already, you didn't say what you've tried so far). I've driven quite a ways (6+ hours) to pick up breeding stock I like so don't be afraid to cast a wider net than just...

The colored girls, Angela was born red and Tootsie was born chocolate but they've both faded a lot. Angela, Heath's mom Tootsie, Ginger's mom

The big white girls: Electra Her daughter Iphigenia (Iph for short), quite possibly the dumbest goat ever. Dido, Electra's sister Dido and little Iph