Cotton*wood
Loving the herd life
What happens when sheep are bred too young? It seemed way too much trouble to separate out the three younger ewe lambs from the rest of the flock, especially for a whole month and a half. They're being rotationally grazed, and it's a lot of bother. I assumed (hoped) that the three young ones wouldn't be going through estrus, and so the ram would leave them alone. Alas. Those three are about seven months old, and they seem to be very fertile, and it's too late now. They're a LOT smaller than the other four ewe lambs, who are ten months old. But it's too late now.
So what can I expect??? Is there a chance they might actually not get pregnant? Or might they abort? Or might they just have difficult births? Is their (the ewe lambs) growth going to be permanently stunted? I really wish I'd separated them.....
(They're Katahdins, by the way.)
So what can I expect??? Is there a chance they might actually not get pregnant? Or might they abort? Or might they just have difficult births? Is their (the ewe lambs) growth going to be permanently stunted? I really wish I'd separated them.....
(They're Katahdins, by the way.)
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