#60 Zoe

Zoe delivered these twins today while I was at work.

A white ewe on the left and a grey spotted kamoget ram on the right.

Zoe was bred to Fergus a white polled ram.

#61 Andrea

Andrea, a white shetland delivered a single ram lamb on Friday, 3/29/19.

She was bred to ram #191 (my border cheviot/shetland).

So this ram is 3/4 shetland and 1/4 border cheviot and he really looks like a cheviot.

That's it for this weekend.  

Dottie #20, Guiselle #128, #172 & Olivia #113

This morning was so busy in the barn I had to 

go into work an hour late.  

Above, Dottie, my friend Dave's ewe.

Dottie was bred to Gordon, the cape flecket ram.

and YES! We did get spots! (hope they stay)

Early this morning I didn't notice that the ewe lamb on 

left has moorit spots.  The ram lamb on the right has black spots.

 #128, Guiselle had spots also. Yes!

The bummer is that they are both ram lambs.

I just new that she would have spots, she has always delivered 

lambs with spots (yet she has not spots, except some bleset markings on her face)

 but they never stayed, always fading away.

Guiselle was bred to Gordon.

The lamb on the left has black spots, the right is moorit.

 Above, Ewe #172 a white shetland that I have not registered yet.

I haven't decided if I want to sell her or not.  She was bred to ram #191,

a shetland/border cheviot.  The lamb is a ram and he really 

looks like a hunk, those B.C. features came through on him.

This first time ewe made me crazy this morning.  When I came

into the barn she was laying with her lamb at her side.  He 

appeared to not have eaten anything yet.  I picked him up to move 

them into a pen and this ewe really didn't seem to care one way 

or the other.  She had paid no mind to this lamb at all.  She wasn't 

aggressive at all...she just didn't care, she didn't talk to him or lick him.

He was hungry, I had to halter her and tie her to a gate.  I helped 

him to find his dinner and she just didn't care, she patiently

stood still while he nursed. (she's the one that caused me to be 

late getting into work).  I had my friend Dave (yea Dave!)

stop by late morning and check on everyone.

By then she was being a good mom and had figured out that 

this was her little guy and she needed to care for him.  whew! 

#113 Olivia, my mioget.  I just love this ewe, she is soo sweet.

I did cross breed her this year to ram #191 the shetland/border cheviot.

I didn't want to disturb them, you can see they have bonded well 

and the little guy is catching some zzzz's.

Hopefully we will get a little break tomorrow morning.

We have 27 lambs on the ground and still have

10 or so ewes to deliver.

#162 & #163 Mae Bell

This has been a ridiculously busy day today.

It's almost 10pm and I'm just getting to posting todays lambs.

 Above, Ewe #162 unregistered at this time. This ewe will be

available after weaning. Early this morning when I went out

she had delivered this moorit ewe lamb. She was bred to my

crossbred ram. The lamb is of crossbreeding and will be available 

after weaning.

 Late this afternoon, after work, when I arrive out to the barn

#163 Mae Bell was just beginning to birth the first of these twins.

One ram, one ewe, both grey katmogets.

Mae Bell was bred to Gordon, so the ewe lamb will be staying

with hopes to continue to breed her in the future to another 

spotted ram and see what we achieve.

That's it for today...morning will be coming soon enough.

#167 & #125 Paula

Friday evening I always "tell the girls",  

"Ok girls, lets have those babies this weekend!" 

Because I know I'm going to be home and I'd rather be here,

knowing I can assist if needed instead of at work

wondering how things are going.

Well this weekend three of the girls did deliver their lambs.

Two of them delivered last night.

 Above, a first time mom (shetland ewe) which I have not named nor registered.

She was for sale last year and hadn't sold, so I cross bred her with my

Border Cheviot / Shetland ram.  This ewe is still for sale, she can 

be registered or sold as unregistered.  The lamb, a morrit ram.

 

 Above and below, Ewe #125, Paula was also bred to the 

Border Cheviot / Shetland ram.  She delivered two ewe lambs.

One white, the other katmoget with spotting, very similar to her dam.

All of these lambs will have their tails docked tomorrow and 

all of them will be available to go to new homes.

#118 Luna

Luna had delivered these twins by the time I had come out this morning.

Luna was bred to my Border Cheviot/Shetland ram.

These lambs will be available after weaning.

The black is a ewe, the white a ram.  Both are very nice

looking lambs, they are 3/4 shetland, 1/4 border cheviot.

Your can really tell the difference in their face, ears and 

tails from the purebred shetlands.

Their tails will be docked tomorrow.

I think I may have another ewe ready to deliver soon. 

I'm thinking a late night trip to the barn will be in order.

#137 Marni

This morning Marni had delivered twins.

One morrit ewe and one white ram.

I swooshed them off into a pen for some bonding time before

checking on everyone and feeding some hay for the new day.

 Marni was bred to TwoTone, another spotted ram that we are 

working with.  Last year I bred her to Gordon, our cape flecket

and we got two ewe lambs, one white, the other black.

This is just part of trying to get to spots.  It will probably take another 

year. Putting last years ewe lambs back to a spotted ram and then

hopefully getting lambs with spots that stay.

That's all for today!