Bruce
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Good reason to miss grazing
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Baymule
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Awww, she is adorable! What a cutie. Worth not going out to graze!
Ridgetop
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Flock is growing slowly. in the beginning it grows S L O W, then as those new ewe lambs produce it speeds up till you get to an exponential increase each year. You know it is happening when yo look at the hay bill and are shocked that your "little" flock can eat so much. Then you go out and actually take a count . . . .
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SageHill
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Flock is growing slowly. in the beginning it grows S L O W, then as those new ewe lambs produce it speeds up till you get to an exponential increase each year. You know it is happening when yo look at the hay bill and are shocked that your "little" flock can eat so much. Then you go out and actually take a count . . . .
yup it is. I've got 3 maybe 4 more ewes that will lamb. Time will tell.It's interesting - about a month ago or so I said to myself -- 'I like my sheep, but the plain white is sort of boring, wish I had some more colored sheep' - maybe God was listening.
LOL and I can still count on two hands how many
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SageHill
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Tuesday Tuesday - clean stalls day. I did it last week on Monday right before I had the excision on my arm and I knew I was to "take it easy". Amazingly, the big stall wasn't bad and pretty much the same as a 7 day clean out. Of course I moved mom and baby to the lamb stall on Friday so maybe that had something to do with - one less for 4-5 days. Yeah - that's probably it.
The ewe lamb, now named Smile, is doing great. Dang she's cute (but of course all lambs are cute). She met the flock yesterday. They were all curious and mama told anyone that was thinking of doing more than check her out that they should think otherwise. She's got great mothering instincts.
Today I let her out with the others in the pasture. So cute to see her bounce around.
Looks like 3 or 4 more ewes will lamb - watching those bags!
Hello - my name is Smile...
Nope - that's not my mama ewe.
Out with the flock
OK -- make with the fast food......
I have to admit - once I put in the bunk feeders I've had a LOT LESS waste. Seriously a lot.
When I moved mama and lamb to the lamb stall I put the smaller bunk in with them. Leaving
the 10 ft bunk in the big stall - annnnnnnd ----- it turned into musical "chair" feeding and they
left a lot behind. So I ordered another 5 footer from TSC - and YAY the price was LESS than it
has been the last 2 years. It ~was 199 (and for 219 you could get a 10 ft bunk - makes no sense). AND
score it was 169 (wish it was less but hey I needed it) - and the 10 ft is still the same price (the one I got still
had the old 199 price!!! ).
Also today - TSC called out of the blue to ask if I would like for them to special order the sheep mineral for me again. That made me smile - it is perfect timing as the bag I have is getting low. YAY
The ewe lamb, now named Smile, is doing great. Dang she's cute (but of course all lambs are cute). She met the flock yesterday. They were all curious and mama told anyone that was thinking of doing more than check her out that they should think otherwise. She's got great mothering instincts.
Today I let her out with the others in the pasture. So cute to see her bounce around.
Looks like 3 or 4 more ewes will lamb - watching those bags!
Hello - my name is Smile...
Nope - that's not my mama ewe.
Out with the flock
OK -- make with the fast food......
I have to admit - once I put in the bunk feeders I've had a LOT LESS waste. Seriously a lot.
When I moved mama and lamb to the lamb stall I put the smaller bunk in with them. Leaving
the 10 ft bunk in the big stall - annnnnnnd ----- it turned into musical "chair" feeding and they
left a lot behind. So I ordered another 5 footer from TSC - and YAY the price was LESS than it
has been the last 2 years. It ~was 199 (and for 219 you could get a 10 ft bunk - makes no sense). AND
score it was 169 (wish it was less but hey I needed it) - and the 10 ft is still the same price (the one I got still
had the old 199 price!!! ).
Also today - TSC called out of the blue to ask if I would like for them to special order the sheep mineral for me again. That made me smile - it is perfect timing as the bag I have is getting low. YAY
Mini Horses
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Awww....lambie is so cute. Glad you updated, I was gonna ask for it 
looks like mom has plenty to feed her! Playmates soon....always more fun to watch them playing.
looks like mom has plenty to feed her! Playmates soon....always more fun to watch them playing.
Baymule
Herd Master
I agree, white can get boring. Love my Katahdins! Having some ewes with black head Dorper ancestors throws black into the color mix. I’m doing the breed upgrade on my flock, in a few more generations I’ll have registered black genetics in my flock.
Smile is adorable and I love her color. Of course, we must pay attention to conformation, hair coat, all the things that come before color, BUT all things considered and checked off, color makes for nice eye candy.
Smile is adorable and I love her color. Of course, we must pay attention to conformation, hair coat, all the things that come before color, BUT all things considered and checked off, color makes for nice eye candy.
Ridgetop
Herd Master
Is Smile out of the Red Tunis or California Red bloodlines?
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SageHill
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Oh I wish!! She’s out of one of the supposedly white dorper ewes I got last year and my ram lamb.
The one ewe I have that looks to be CA Red or Tunis (just looks and temperament and only a far fetched guess) looks like she’s bagging up
. High hopes for something from her. Still on waiting lists for CA Reds.
