New Lambs and New sheep owner..pics included...Anyone know the breed?

[Missy]

So, today I went to get a Saanen buckling and ended up with no goat and two lambs. They have three breeds of sheep(all seperated) Dorset,Romney and one other breed in which I can not remember, but all the lambs were in together(weened in one pen and still on the bottle in another.The white one is a 7/1/2 week old ewe, the black is an 8 week old ram. They are not related. I never thought to ask what breed they were. Any guess?

Meet Yin and Yang

 

[TGreenhut]

Congrats! They're cute!
Babydoll Southdown Sheep?

 

[Missy]

They are adorable Thank you. I think the other breed was Hampshire? I saw the black ram's mother. She had a black face and legs and white wool..

 

[Southern by choice]

can't wait til Bon Bean and Bridgemoof see this!

The goaties are now going to tell you you've gone to the dark side!

The goaties may not see it except for the goaties that are really closet sheepies that do lurk here.

I'm a new sheepie too and don't know breeds so my uneducated guess would be babydoll mix Don't the sffolk have blk legs and face with white body?

So why didn't you get the buck????

 

[SheepGirl]

If the black one's mom was a Hamp (or it could be a Suffolk, Shrop, or Oxford, even) then the sire is probably a Romney (one of the breeds you mentioned) based on what the wool looks like.

The white one looks like a Dorset.

They look pretty small for their age. What were they fed before you got them?

 

[Missy]

Just called the lady a few minutes ago. The white one is 4 weeks The black one is 6 weeks. Her husband got the pens wrong The white one still has her tail (it is banded). They were fed Whole cows milk.

She says the White one is a Dorset. The father of the ram lamb is unknown as the mother was found in different pens on more than one occasion(hmmm sounds like my goats)

As for the Saanen buckling, he just wasn't what I was looking for. I decided to stick with either an Oberhasli or an Alpine buck for my big girls next year.

They are both drinking water from a pail, munching on hay and grain. The boy had little interest in a bottle, but didn't mind the milk in a dish. The girl enjoyed her bottle quite a lot.

Oh and she says the mother of the black one is a Romney??

 

[bonbean01]

Welcome to the wonderful world of sheep Missy!!!! You made a great choice, and they are darling!

They will steal your heart and you may need to sell all your goats to get more sheep

Another goat person becoming a sheeple....woo hoo!

 

[Missy]

Hey hey hey, I love my dear goats ...Buuuuuuuutttttt.....

I had been wanting sheep for a long time. I was actually when looking at them, only going to get the ram lamb as I always wanted a black sheep, but them I realized I wouldn't be kidding for another month and he was really going to need a friend. Then I decided that I would get a male and a female not related


I am not sure how much they should weigh at their ages... They both seem quite a bit bigger than they look in the picture. The White ones name is Yin and the black one is Yang.

These little lambs sure are sweet. The black one finally decided he would sample the bottle....then suck down the whole thing in a matter of minutes.

I am so excited.....I wonder what my other half is going to say when he gets home.... ...Never told him I was getting sheep today...But it was such a great deal you all understand...... lol....

 

[bonbean01]

oh yes...I understand...and I bet he loves them

 

[Remuda1]

Hey hey hey, I love my dear goats ...Buuuuuuuutttttt.....

I had been wanting sheep for a long time. I was actually when looking at them, only going to get the ram lamb as I always wanted a black sheep, but them I realized I wouldn't be kidding for another month and he was really going to need a friend. Then I decided that I would get a male and a female not related


I am not sure how much they should weigh at their ages... They both seem quite a bit bigger than they look in the picture. The White ones name is Yin and the black one is Yang.

These little lambs sure are sweet. The black one finally decided he would sample the bottle....then suck down the whole thing in a matter of minutes.

I am so excited.....I wonder what my other half is going to say when he gets home.... ...Never told him I was getting sheep today...But it was such a great deal you all understand...... lol....

Once again...... Resistance is futile . LOL, congratulations