Baymule’s 2025 Lambing

[Mini Horses]

Lambing seems to be doing well
That's a nice big ram from Jet. Ewenique will pop soon. So far only 1 bottle lamb

The bottle ones are extra work but, often extra pleasure, too. I have taken on a 2nd. Boer mom with trips...the 2 does were bumping their brother off and he was the runt. So I adopted him to feed. Now, they come to check out his bottle & yes, bump it! Some big, feisty girls! Next month he'll be their size -- look out! They still play & sleep together, he gets a little milk from mom, still (when girls aren't looking)…..mostly me.

 

[Baymule]

Jet’s lamb was so strong that I let Jet make the decision on staying in the lot or out on the field. A lot of my ewes will stay in the shelters a day or two before they take their lambs out on the field.

Jet chose going out on the field. Her lamb kept up and did fine.

Granddaughters have been taking turns feeding Spot.

 

[Ridgetop]

Beautiful black lamb. You are getting lots of color. More percentage colored rams for Tex Kat!

 

[Baymule]

Jet is 50%, her sire is old Ringo, so this lamb is 75%. He could be offered as a commercial sire. If I decide to take him, that makes 3 rams.
Let’s see, Sugar has 2 ewe lambs, they are half Dorper, half Katahdin. Nora has 2 ewe lambs, they are 75%. I can keep one of each, sell one. Frimplepants has 2 red ewe lambs, at 75%, sell both. So that’s 4 to sell, so far. I have 6 registered ewes to lamb yet, I’d like to take some registered ewes.

I may try to sell some of the percentage lambs on Craigslist on the farm. This is getting to be fun.

 

[Margali]

There is the commercial Katadhin program thru KHSI too. You have a commercial starter flock with the ram lamb and 4 ewes.

 

[Baymule]

I’m going to record all the lambs I take to TexKats sheep day.