2021, Waiting on lambs!

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Redid the feeder again. They have to reach in & stay in to eat. Should reduce waste to near zero.
Being lightweight wood not screwed together, and blocking the path, I used twine to keep it still.

 

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Just a recap of last year's spotted & white marked lambs.
I can hardly wait!! 7 days before lamb watch starts!

White tail

Middle one had ONE white hair on her head. Lol

 

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Well!
Look what I just read!

Do I dare??

Yeah, waiting to hear back, lol!


"We have 16 bred ewes due to start lambing end of March, all 2 year olds. 2 yearling ewes, also a ram, two years old. We are discontnuing our sheep business, most are registered two registries, ram one registry. We are in Southeastern South Dakota."

 

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Well!
Look what I just read!

Do I dare??

Yeah, waiting to hear back, lol!


"We have 16 bred ewes due to start lambing end of March, all 2 year olds. 2 yearling ewes, also a ram, two years old. We are discontnuing our sheep business, most are registered two registries, ram one registry. We are in Southeastern South Dakota."

Husband OKed it, fellow breeder agreed to buying half.

 

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Husband OKed it, fellow breeder agreed to buying half.

Other breeder doesn't want them shipped so close to lambing. So, I had to pass as well, as I can't lamb out 16 more ewes & then sell to her, unfortunately.

Welp, back to the long list and waiting on return emails!


In other news. Its raining here and the girls are refusing to come out again. Divas, the lot of em!! Lol

 

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No choking since soaking feed. Which is great. Only problem is that it takes 3x the time to carefully scoop it all into the troughs.

They do a lot of loafing around & pretending the short ends of hay isn't good enough. It's the same, just short & they are being so spoiled about it.

A few ewes look to be getting closer to lambing. I haven't been checking, since the earliest possible time is March 1st.

 

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Used my blender to grind up two full buckets of feed. Will use this for tomorrow instead of soaked.

Will be interesting to see if grinded up feed helps with choke or if soaked is best.

I have a feeling that it might not help after all...

What do you guys think?

 

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I’d be concerned about the tiny particles being inhaled, but only one way to find out

 

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I’d be concerned about the tiny particles being inhaled, but only one way to find out

yeah, you're right. For long term use, I'd have to find a way to not grind it so fine.