2022 Waiting on Lambs Journal

secuono · May 20, 2022

No new lambs, just problem sheep...

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secuono · May 20, 2022

Looking so different looking in the face already.
Has britching wool past the butt, anything darker/more black, is the butt wool. Neither parent had it, so a hidden gene. Not sure if one or both need it for it to display. I wonder if her lambs will have it or not.

TheCluckyClucker · May 20, 2022

secuono said:
Looking so different looking in the face already.
Has britching wool past the butt, anything darker/more black, is the butt wool. Neither parent had it, so a hidden gene. Not sure if one or both need it for it to display. I wonder if her lambs will have it or not.
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Is that good or bad?

secuono · May 21, 2022

TheCluckyClucker said:
Is that good or bad?

Bad.
Butt wool is more coarse than the rest, so spinners don't like it mixed all over the good stuff. Sometimes, I kind of like it over the springy stuff. Plus, it doesn't follow breed standards.

TheCluckyClucker · May 21, 2022

secuono said:
Bad.
Butt wool is more coarse than the rest, so spinners don't like it mixed all over the good stuff. Sometimes, I kind of like it over the springy stuff. Plus, it doesn't follow breed standards.

Oh. So you don't want to breed them.

secuono · May 23, 2022

TheCluckyClucker said:
Oh. So you don't want to breed them.

Gotta breed them to figure out how the genetics work to better avoid them in the future.
Contacted Colorado wool lab for any info on it that they may have. So, we'll see what they reply with.

secuono · May 23, 2022

Hullaballoo went to his new home yesterday! He's on the friendly side, because he got the bottle occasionally. Pulled him day of, since he's a triplet & I like them to stay on mom as long as possible & it's just one stressor vs two, which can slow growth for a week.

Ram Hoosiewhatser & ewe Bupkis are going to the vet this week for their health certificate, then leaving for NC this weekend. Ewe will be pulled for weaning the night before vet visit, as it's in the morning. Then she and ram will stay in houseyard until pickup. Hopefully, the rain won't be too bad this week...

secuono · May 23, 2022

Two friendly boys.

Feel like keeping him to see if his legs really do stay wide. I keep watching him and he stands wide, but I'm obviously skeptical. Since 99.99% of them stand narrow! Lol