Baymule’s Journal

[Ridgetop]

So sorry about the loss of lambs. Try some oral Selenium/Vita E paste. It doesn't have much selenium but as a quick jolt to newborns and up to a week, couldn't hurt. It is not prescription. Any more lambs due? You could give it to the ewes before lambing.

 

[Baymule]

Chance of rain nearly every day for next 10 days. Plus high heat. That’s another reason for a real barn, I can put the radiant heat barrier under the metal roof and it will break the heat by as much as 10-15 degrees. The present set up is gonna be hot with little relief.

 

[farmerjan]

I would take some heat if we could get the rain you keep getting @Baymule . It has been a bit cooler than normal, but these little 10 drop sprinkles are not doing us much good.

 

[canesisters]

Texas really IS a different world....

 

[Baymule]

Pinto, daughter of Ewenique ( original ewe) and Ringo, bred to Cooper, had twin boys last night.

 

[Ridgetop]

So the first two survivors were ewes?

 

[Baymule]

So the first two survivors were ewes?

White one, Nora’s baby is a ram. For once, the colored up one, Cookies lamb is a ewe.

And Pinto had 2 rams.

 

[Baymule]

I was walking the front fence line with Carson and found this. Carson never saw it. I sure wanted to hug and squeeze it, but didn’t stop, didn’t slow down.

 

[Baymule]

I opened the blinds this morning and saw a white ewe with a chocolate brown lamb, up and nursing. Put on rubber boots , let dogs, Cooper and girls out on the field and went to see the new lamb.

Mom is Rainbow, daughter of Lucy and Ringo, granddaughter of Miranda and black head Dorper. Rainbow was bred to Cooper. Lamb is a chocolate ewe with a white spot on both sides, white tip on her tail and a white star on her head. Second generation recordable.

Cooper does throw some color! @Mike CHS will she keep this dark color or will she fade out to a lighter color?

 

[Bruce]

I’ll have to haul in dirt to build it up.

Maybe what you really need is a pond. Since you'll need to put the dirt you dig out somewhere, how about where the barn will go?