UPDATE! AND NOW TWINS!!!!!!!! Are they actually pregnant or just fat?!

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Triplets!!

But they had a rough start this morning. Pony was pestering them, had to carry them over to the ram pen. Also closed off the paddock to give the adults protection. Pony went after the ram, had him up by his leg for 30sec or so before I was able to chase him off and separate them all.
There are two boys, black and one girl, white. One of the boys seems more off than the others and I haven't seen him suckle yet.

 

[Cornish Heritage]

Whoo Hoo! Congratulations!

Hope they do really well,

Liz

 

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Went back out w/the new pup and mom was not happy, lol. Pup did well. Saw all the lambs suckle, so they should hopefully be fine.
And they are ugly, lol. Maybe when they clean up and fluff up they will be cute, but they are scrawny and funky looking now.

 

[SheepGirl]

Congrats on the triplets

We've never had a pure Babydoll have trips before...it's always been the Montadales or the 1/2 Montadales that throw them lol.

 

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I wasn't expecting three babies, but the other day I did have a dream about triplets, that was cool. Lol. Not sure what the other ewe will have, she's not as wide as this 1st one was, nor when she will have them. But we doubled the heard in one morning, haha, pretty neat!

Will get pictures when the puppy wakes up for her potty break.

 

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[SheepGirl]

You gonna dock, castrate, or tag the babies? If you're gonna tag them, you should get green tags since they were born on St. Patrick's day

 

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No tail docking, I'll just be sure to shave the underside of the tails later on. Only keeping the ewe lamb in the flock. Boys I'll try to sell, if they don't, I'll castrate them and they will become dinner in the Fall. Tags are worthless, I know scrapie is "needed", but two have lost their tags and the other is still in, but it'll fall out in time, or should I say rip out.
Thinking of tattooing them, babies and adults for my records. Gotta get a tattoo pen for the rabbits, might as well tat them, too.

I need names now! Pattie, Patrick and...? Any other St Patrick's names or starting with P?

 

[marlowmanor]

Patricia for the girl.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Cute! Congrats on the triplets!

They only really need scrapie tags if they are going to leave your farm. You can get small metal scrapie tags that are harder to get caught on things.

You might want to reconsider the docking though. You have a very woolly breed and those tails are going to get muddy, poopy, wet, etc, and be very difficult and time consuming to keep clean and the potential for fly-strike is huge. Fly-strike is horrible to deal with, especially if you don't find it soon enough. Just my 2 cents, whatever that's worth.