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SageHill
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Thanks! One ewe for sure left to lamb and one possible.
2024 SageHill Lambing (the newbie joins in) now Fall 2024
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Great to get them all close together like that... good way to look at some growth rates... although you know from previous experience that the triplets will be smaller and slower to grow due to having to share the milk... you might get lucky and have one go to stealing... any chance you can graft one of the triplets on the ewe with the single????
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SageHill
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I didn't have much time to think about that - though the thought did cross my mind. With guests (puppy people) coming for three days I x-nayed that idea as the ewe with the single was one that I had to tie up last go around to let her lamb nurse. She was better this time, but still made the lamb work. I knew I'd be too distracted to give that the attention it needed.
I know who goes to who, some in jugs and will get to all the undone recording tomorrow.
Ridgetop
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Congrats on a successful lambing season. Great timing too for the puppies - or your keeper puppy anyway. Get used to lambs and proper respect to mamas.
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SageHill
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Thanks! It's all a learning experience for me. Loving the journey - LOL and seeing how I evolve in the whole process. LOL dog training others to less and less of that and more and more of lambing.
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SageHill
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Playing catch up here. Just realized the last set of twins didn't get posted here.
SO -- born 11/02 Black Cap (my black ewe with a white "hat") sold in a group to me as a dorper (can she be?? no idea) - had a set of ewe twins. Adorable black with a cap, white rear socks, and white "target" on her rear. The other a white ewe.
Possibly one more ewe to lamb.
In the fall lambing I've got 3 eye candy ewes, 4 white to mostly white ewes, and 3 white to mostly white rams.
SO -- born 11/02 Black Cap (my black ewe with a white "hat") sold in a group to me as a dorper (can she be?? no idea) - had a set of ewe twins. Adorable black with a cap, white rear socks, and white "target" on her rear. The other a white ewe.
Possibly one more ewe to lamb.
In the fall lambing I've got 3 eye candy ewes, 4 white to mostly white ewes, and 3 white to mostly white rams.
Ridgetop
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Such pretty markings.
Balck Cap is not a pure Dorper if black with white markings. Probably a cross bred. Some black headed Dorpers can have additional black markings - inelligible to register even with registered parents. White Dorpers can occasionally produce a lamb with black markings - had one this year - first out of 120+ lambings . Also inelligible to register although parents are registered.
Love the black with white markings. FYI I am keeping my little mismarked ewe lamb to breed for commercials - she has great conformation. I could breed her to a registered WD and bring her back into the flock as a breed up cross, but won't bother since I have her registered twin ewe.
You are getting some really pretty colors and markings. Seeing the fun colors is what I miss from the dairy goats. All white sheep are boring but when you go to cull you are not tempted to keep something just for the fun color.
Balck Cap is not a pure Dorper if black with white markings. Probably a cross bred. Some black headed Dorpers can have additional black markings - inelligible to register even with registered parents. White Dorpers can occasionally produce a lamb with black markings - had one this year - first out of 120+ lambings . Also inelligible to register although parents are registered.
Love the black with white markings. FYI I am keeping my little mismarked ewe lamb to breed for commercials - she has great conformation. I could breed her to a registered WD and bring her back into the flock as a breed up cross, but won't bother since I have her registered twin ewe.
You are getting some really pretty colors and markings. Seeing the fun colors is what I miss from the dairy goats. All white sheep are boring but when you go to cull you are not tempted to keep something just for the fun color.
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SageHill
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Thanks! I seriously did not think that Black Cap was a Dorper, and for that matter Silver (who is a silver grey), a cross possibly at best. The two whites may be. When I bought them the plan was still in it's original form - sheep for training dogs / giving lessons. The other ewes I've got are who-knows-what as they were from training flocks.
Have to admit that I am really enjoying the different colors and markings that I am getting. They also are filling out well with nice (as far as I can tell - dog person and pervious horse person) structure. I think, at least in this phase of my "evolution" in ranching that I'll see where the colors and patterns take me. I'll have to start looking for a ram of course. I'm still on gen 1, so there is some time - but time flies. And OMG I'm now to the point where I won't be keeping all the ewe lambs.
Have to admit that I am really enjoying the different colors and markings that I am getting. They also are filling out well with nice (as far as I can tell - dog person and pervious horse person) structure. I think, at least in this phase of my "evolution" in ranching that I'll see where the colors and patterns take me. I'll have to start looking for a ram of course. I'm still on gen 1, so there is some time - but time flies. And OMG I'm now to the point where I won't be keeping all the ewe lambs.
Baymule
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Eye candy sells! People love to buy pretty spotty sheep!
You are having a good lambing. I’d be tempted to keep that pretty black lamb…..
and sell all the white ones! LOL
You are having a good lambing. I’d be tempted to keep that pretty black lamb…..
and sell all the white ones! LOL
