SheepGirl's 2013 Lambing Thread - Update - July 2013

[SheepGirl]

Okay, well this wasn't today. More like a day or two ago.

Hank's conformation reminds me of a hog with his big 'ham' (leg)! And yes, that is all muscle--he is too lean to have any fat disguising itself as muscle in his hindquarters

And now all these are from today

Ali and her baby at 55 days old.

Rosie at 55 days old

Katy Perry, 4 months bred

From the other side

Hank flexing his muscles

Ali's twins from last year - out of a twin sibling breeding. Lady Gaga & Katy Perry

The flock

Katy Perry thinks willow leaves taste good

The flock grazing by the fence line. Look on the other side of the fence, though Has been mowed twice since last June and there hasn't been any livestock on it for the past 10+ years. I would LOVE to have it to graze my sheep! But I think the new neighbors were talking about fencing it all in for their cattle (which still haven't moved in yet lol)

Another photo of the flock

Lady Gaga and her mom Ali. In the background is Katy Perry and Ciqala. Also did you notice my dad cut the fence posts? They look so much better now

Edward and Rosie

I'm in love with Rosie. So growthy & muscular! I can't wait to breed her!

Ali, a 2009 ewe.

Miss Ali is in pretty good condition. She's been getting 3/4 lb of grain per day and most of that grain has been transferred into growth of her ewe lamb, who's been gaining almost 0.7 lbs/day last time I weighed her. Ali's BCS is about a 2.5.

This is a photo of Ali and her 'work' from the past two years--twin 11 month old ewe lambs, one bred, and her 55 day old ewe lamb (who's as big as the 11 month olds!! lol).

Five out of seven

Twin 11 month old ewe lambs. And I don't know--Lady Gaga was never 'officially' bred (but she was mounted by Hank pretty much every day) but she seems to be developing an udder--and it is noticeably bigger than it was on Sunday when they were sheared :/

I noticed Katy Perry has a black spot on her neck! I hope it doesn't grow like the brown spot on her nose lol

 

[Bridgemoof]

Looking great Sheepgirl! All the sheep look healthy and happy and your pasture looks fabulous!

 

[autumnprairie]

the pics

 

[SheepGirl]

Thank you guys so much!!

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Hank is a 'weather wimp.' The ewes are out grazing with one week's worth of wool (which honestly isn't much) in the wind and the rain. Hank is inside his little sheep shack hunched up and shivering. It was pretty funny before they got sheared, also--when we had those 80 degree temps earlier this month, Hank was panting and trying to stay in the shade best he could. My ewes were out soaking up the sun, with a respiration rate only slightly higher than normal!! that boy......

 

[SheepGirl]

I weaned little Rosie today Her 60 day weight is 49.8 lbs and because she is a single ewe born to a 4 year old ewe, the adjustment factor is 1.0 so her adjusted weight would be the same. So that means her ADG is 0.643 lbs. She and Hank are getting along okay. Hank does ram into her a little bit, but she's not injured or hurting and she's big enough that she can take the beatings lol.

She will stay with Hank for a week or two and then be moved back out onto the pasture. Six days from now I will be weaning the two triplets... I'm still not sure what I'm gonna do with Edward yet. I think I will keep him a ram. But then again I do want to wether him and use him in the carcass contest at the fair. Or maybe I will just do the carcass contest next year when I will have 6 ewes lambing for me and I should have 9-10 lambs. So maybe I will keep him a ram. He's growing pretty good.

 

[autumnprairie]

Keep him you know you want to.

 

[SheepGirl]

Enabler

 

[autumnprairie]

Enabler

Lol right back at ya, since you keep encouraging me.
I have 2 finals on Thursday and 2 Tuesday then I am done until August

 

[SheepGirl]

I just weaned the two triplets today. Bella is 34.0 lbs (0.453 ADG) and Edward is 41.4 lbs (0.560 ADG). Adjusted weights (born triplets, raised twins out of a 2006 ewe) would be 45.22 lbs for Bella (0.640 adj. ADG) and 50.094 lbs for Edward (0.705 adj. ADG).

I'm so happy!

So, actual weights for my lambs:
Rosie - 49.8 lbs
Bella - 34.0 lbs
Edward - 41.4 lbs

And adjusted weights for my lambs:
Rosie - 49.8 lbs
Bella - 45.22 lbs
Edward - 50.094 lbs

All of the lambs are as tall as Katy Perry & Lady Gaga who are 11.5 month old ewe lambs. I did weigh Katy Perry tonight just to see how much she weighs. She weighs 98 point something--I can't remember what the decimal was lol

But I was actually REALLY surprised when I moved the lambs in with Rosie and Hank. Rosie was attacking them and beating them up. She was acting like Hank should have and Hank was acting like Rosie should have (sniffing their bums). Crazy sheep....

Butttt we have less than two weeks until Katy Perry lambs!!

 

[SheepGirl]

I will be sharing some new pictures with you all in the next 15 minutes or so....