elevan and Ms. Research - Thanks! 
My two year old ewe is 25% Montadale and 75% Babydoll Southdown. Believe it or not, the five year old ewe is her mother. Fall of 2009, my two year old ewe (Ali, short for Valentine)'s twin brother accidentally bred Ali, their mother, and their maternal half sister. Their mom had twins (one died at two days old; the surviving twin is the wether pictured), Ali had a single (who died at two days old), and their maternal half sister had a single (who was stillborn).
The last picture (of the half Montadale ewe) is my five year old ewe's paternal half sister. But all the other ewes who lambed (my neighbor's ewes), who were bred by his own ram, produced healthy babies (almost all twins) that made it to market age...go figure. I was planning on breeding my ewes to that ram.
Here is the wether at about a week old. I supplemented him with a bottle for about two weeks after his brother died.
I know he's dirty, but I absolutely love how pretty his eyes look!
My two year old ewe is 25% Montadale and 75% Babydoll Southdown. Believe it or not, the five year old ewe is her mother. Fall of 2009, my two year old ewe (Ali, short for Valentine)'s twin brother accidentally bred Ali, their mother, and their maternal half sister. Their mom had twins (one died at two days old; the surviving twin is the wether pictured), Ali had a single (who died at two days old), and their maternal half sister had a single (who was stillborn).
The last picture (of the half Montadale ewe) is my five year old ewe's paternal half sister. But all the other ewes who lambed (my neighbor's ewes), who were bred by his own ram, produced healthy babies (almost all twins) that made it to market age...go figure. I was planning on breeding my ewes to that ram.
Here is the wether at about a week old. I supplemented him with a bottle for about two weeks after his brother died.
I know he's dirty, but I absolutely love how pretty his eyes look!
