2022 Waiting on Lambs Journal

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Triplets


Latte kept loosing a lamb, so they got locked back up the next day.


Bayley decided to have her ram in 23F temps. Luckily, he wasn't too big for her & he didn't freeze.


14 rams unspoken for, that's a lot of dog food and burgers!

 

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All of Apostle & Magnemite ewes have now lambed.
Apostle was put out with everyone later on, so might have lambs from mutts and yearlings.


For Oreo, he has the following ewes to lamb-
Lucia & Lucy.

For Michaelis, he has the following ewes to lamb-
Saola.

For Billy, he has the following ewes to lamb-
Eloise, Evangeline & Clefairy.

 

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WELL!!

There's more mystery afoot!

Clefairy had a lamb! But...I found a 2nd. Dehydrated, but lively. She was too small to fit both!?
Could be out of Bayley instead?? She always twins.
None of the other sheep cared and Clefairy came up to the lamb, but early after birth, they may "accept" another until the hormones settle.

Then, need to DNA to find out sire!
Will also send samples for the 2 moms, just to be sure.

And last mystery??

"English Blue" gene is possible on the 2nd lamb! What???

This has been seen elsewhere and people freak, it shouldn't be possible at all in the breed, but...wtf??

Tons of mysteries to solve!

Best news is that both are ewelings! And either way, I'm keeping this odd colored lamb! For science!

Okay, picture time-


What???



Dad and Clefairy have similar, but showed as older lambs. Hmm...

 

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It will be an interesting puzzle to figure out. Best thing is alive and healthy acting... and ewe lambs after all those ram lambs.

 

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Tried to get lamb pics, but black is too difficult...

 

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The oddball, Clefairy is feeding her.
Found a small grey patch on tail.

Moved Evangeline to the backyard. Seems close, but idk.
Might move the others as well, since there's only a few mature ones left.

 

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FINALLY right on an impending lambing!
I'm usually good at it, this year, only one correct. Lol...

Evangeline had a ram, nose first, legs all the way back, stuck. No room for arm and neck, so had to push him back in. Then go elbow deep to find those legs!
Need to test for sire if anyone wants him as a ram.
He was up, chatting & trying to nurse almost instantly.
Big guy, had to lay him under to nurse, lol.



The 4 mature Babydoll ewes left to lamb. Separated from the rest, so they don't lamb golly knows where again...



Then, storm is coming. Decided to find what I could to somewhat enclose the carports. Can't wait until plywood comes down in price...
Also set up the creep area and had the first nibbler!

 

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Morning surprise!
Lucia × Oreo, twin ewes!


Lucy, Saola & Eloise. Eloise doesn't really have an udder, hard to tell on the others.

 

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Patchie's triplets have managed to get milk overnight while I'm not around.


But they're still piglets!

And Tiddlywink learned a trick!
Pawing to get scritches!
Also other cute lamb happenings.

And a full barn!

 

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The tally so far.

▪︎Billy, 2R & 1E
Ewenique × Billy, white ram & black ewe.
Sugar × Billy, black ram, fast greying.

▪︎▪︎Mich escaped to Billy late, so 2 may of been bred by him instead. Will DNA test ewelings, can test rams if not wethered.
▪︎Michaelis, 3R
Piccolo × Michaelis, black ram.
Willow × Michaelis, two black rams.
▪︎Billy or Mich, 1R & 2E
Clefairy × Billy/Michaelis, black ewe, black English Blue ewe.
Evangeline × Billy/Michaelis, black ram.

▪︎Apostle, 3R & 4E
Articuno × Apostle, black ram.
Fossa × Apostle, spotted ram & black ewe.
Hirola × Apostle, black ewe, black w/tiny white ewe.
Latte × Apostle, black ram w/white tail tip, black ewe.

▪︎Magnemite, 3R & 3E
Icarus × Magnemite, spotted ram & spotted ewe.
Lapras × Magnemite, Spotted ram/shortscrotum.
Patchie × Magnemite, spotted ewe, headwhite ewe, head white ram.

▪︎Oreo, 3R & 2E
Bayley × Oreo, black ram.
Kakuna × Oreo, two black rams.
Lucia × Oreo, black ewe, black head mark ewe.


That's 15 rams, 12 ewes. Live.


Keeping for sure-
Apostle×Fossa ewe & ram.
Mag×Icarus spotted ewe.
Mag×Patchie spotted ewe.
Apostle×Hirola smaller ewe.
Oreo×Lucia smaller ewe.
Mich×Clefairy Blue ewe.

To keep or not?
Billy×Ewenique ewe.
Apostle×Latte ewe.

Available ewes-
Patchie×Mag
Hirola×Apostle
Lucia×Oreo
Clefairy×Billy/Mich


The ones that passed.
Juliana×mich, m/f black, froze.
Raichu×mich, ram black, too big/froze.
Yamcha × Oreo, black ram, too big.