SheepGirl's 2014 Lambing Thread

[SheepGirl]

Katy Perry has been marked.

Hank's crayon has been changed to the color red.

 

[Southdown]

I'm admiring the shearing job on your ram. I wish my shearing skills were that flawless.

I'll look forward to baby pictures in March.

I'm going to breed starting November 2nd. I'm excited and hard to believe it's that time of year again.

 

[SheepGirl]

I'm admiring the shearing job on your ram. I wish my shearing skills were that flawless.

I'll look forward to baby pictures in March.

I'm going to breed starting November 2nd. I'm excited and hard to believe it's that time of year again.

I wish I could shear that well also! Haha. Emily Chamelin shears my flock.

Nov 2...you will be about a month behind me im glad I can provide your baby fix until you get your lambs on the ground!

 

[SheepGirl]

Within the next couple of days we should be seeing if any ewes get remarked. On November 8, Hank will be removed from the ewe flock. And Ciqala has yet to be marked so my guess is she was bred on Sept 22 when Hank escaped from the pen. So she will be having mid Feb babies.

 

[SheepGirl]

So no ewes have been remarked as of yet, so I have four ewes now that are 'officially' bred.

I just cant believe Ciqala is going to have mid-Feb babies. I hope its not too cold for them. One baby passed away last year because she froze in the snow while her two other siblings were being born. Then again all the other babies survived pretty well in the cold and snow so her mid Feb babies should be okay.

I also need to order more tags. Both scrapie and farm tags. I also need to contact the lady interested in Hank and let her know he will be ready soon. And thenI need to figure out where the ewes' winter pen will be and I need to start setting that up. But my parents are talking about building a barn and having a local company construct the roof for us so we need to decide where thats gonna go first before I put up the winter pen.

Unfortunately I never have a chance to talk to my parents about it becaise when I leave for work they arent home and when I come home at night they are sleeping. Hopefully I can talk to them about it soon.

 

[bonbean01]

Lambies!!!! I can't wait!!!

Every year I say I'm going to get a marking harness...and again I didn't. Only saw the young ewe being bred...hoping the others are all bred too...and my late comer baby Dixie baby probably won't cycle for another month or two???? Yeah...I need to get a marking harness for next year for sure!!!

 

[BrownSheep]

Our end of January lambs ( 0-10 degree) lambs have actually fared better in the past than our spring lambs. We lost 4 newborns to massive ( for us) rainstorms in April last year.

Looking forward to your babies.

 

[autumnprairie]

YAY for babies it is going to be a long wait so pass the

 

[SheepGirl]

Lambies!!!! I can't wait!!!

Every year I say I'm going to get a marking harness...and again I didn't. Only saw the young ewe being bred...hoping the others are all bred too...and my late comer baby Dixie baby probably won't cycle for another month or two???? Yeah...I need to get a marking harness for next year for sure!!!

Haha, you should go out and buy one right now so you won't forget for next year

Our end of January lambs ( 0-10 degree) lambs have actually fared better in the past than our spring lambs. We lost 4 newborns to massive ( for us) rainstorms in April last year.

Looking forward to your babies.

That makes sense. Our lambs born in the beginning of March always grew better and were healthier than the lambs born in April or May. I'm looking forward to my babies, too You though have just another 2 to 3 months!

YAY for babies it is going to be a long wait so pass the

hehehe. Are you breeding your goats this year?

 

[bonbean01]

Ours are born January to February...but we are much further south than you...but still...it is often freezing when they arrive and the new lamb is steaming. I give the Mama lots of cleaning up time and nursing time...but before heading back in the house, have a towel to help dry the little one with Mama licking at the same time.

This year we will probably have another March or April lamb since Dixie arrived later than the rest...her Mama Chickapee was the only ewe that needed a second breeding.

Hope our new ram did the job...only saw him with one ewe...hopefully he is a night time breeder or just shy? Previous ram didn't care who was there, or when...so, knew they were all bred. Will feel better when I'm sure they are.

Yes...we're in November already...best to get on that winter shelter. A new barn??? Lucky you!!!!