Blessedfarmgirl's Journal

[blessedfarmgirl]

Her genetics run through my flock. I'm happy with her regular delivery of twins and her long life. Plus she is a big pet and a favorite.

The trio you got from me should throw a lot of color in your flock. You will still get white lambs, but color too.

I'm certainly excited for that! We have pretty much all white sheep, so I'm ready for some variety. I'll be retaining all the ewes from Mocha and Butterfly probably for the foreseeable future! And Lambs-a-lot should throw color as well. I loved his mom's brown color, so excited to see if I get any like that.

 

[Baymule]

I'm certainly excited for that! We have pretty much all white sheep, so I'm ready for some variety. I'll be retaining all the ewes from Mocha and Butterfly probably for the foreseeable future! And Lambs-a-lot should throw color as well. I loved his mom's brown color, so excited to see if I get any like that.

Lambs-a-Lot’s site, Cooper is white with several brown spots and lots of brown freckles. AND he has a few tiny black spots on his ears, so he carries black genetics also. This is going to be fun to watch!

 

[blessedfarmgirl]

We've got a freezer full of home grown pork and lamb!! For a kune the pig was a good size, 186 live weight and 112 hanging weight. Can't wait to try the meat!

 

[Baymule]

There is nothing better than home grown meat.

 

[blessedfarmgirl]

Well, a couple animals "mysteriously" found their way to my pen today.

 

[rachels.haven]

Uh oh. The "2+mystery number in 5 months" kind of goats.

 

[blessedfarmgirl]

Uh oh. The "2+mystery number in 5 months" kind of goats.

Yep. That kind. He'll be breeding my other two does too. And as my dad said when we got home, "he's very well endowed." I don't think he'll have any trouble covering all of them.

 

[Baymule]

What a mystery! Funny how animals just show up!

 

[blessedfarmgirl]

Lambs-a-lot and No. 6 the wether are now separated from the flock and getting extra TLC before breeding season! They are both extremely shy. Lambs-a-lot never fully recovered from his rough start and is pretty skinny. He grew in stature, but didn't put on much weight over the past couple months. So now that he's separated I'm slowly upping his feed to get him where he needs to be weight wise. I've also not seen him show any interest in girls, (unlike my wethers, lol) or any of the other things I'd expect from an intact almost 6 month old. I'm thinking about delaying putting him in with the flock until mid-October or later, depending on if I see progress in his growth and maturity. He looks happy to have that apron off, that's for sure!

 

[Baymule]

I kept 7 ewe lambs and they also are small. I’ll be watching them to see if they can carry lambs with no problems. They will be a year old in Match of 25, but will probably wait until August to put them with a ram. Their genetics should overcome their rough start in life, as long as they can carry lambs. Fingers crossed.

I’m disappointed in Sir Lambs A Lot growth. I thought since he didn’t get as wormy and sickly as the others, that he would be ok. He was a triplet, but due to his mom not cleaning out after lambing and having a hard time, I pulled the other 2 lambs and bottle fed them. So he got all the milk. I never worm his mom or Cooper his sire. His genetics are all there. But even the best sheep can produce duds. If he doesn’t produce good growthy lambs for you and you are unhappy with his lambs, I will replace him. We will stay in touch on this and see how he does.

I think you made the right decision to separate him and give him extra TLC. His structure seems to be good, just needs some more muscle on them! Being away from the ewes might make him more excited to see them when you put him back with the ewes.