mysunwolf
Herd Master
We thought we would have our first lambs in 2014, but we were sorely mistaken! The seller was not truthful about the bred status of our girls.
The next misstep to the whole lambing thing was discovering that our ram lamb purchased for fall 2014 breeding was infertile.
After these problems, we finally bought a proven ram, but he turned out to be very aggressive. We are still trying to sell him for pennies as a known aggressive ram, but not having much luck. However, he is a nice looking guy. We may turn him into mutton if he is not sold soon.
We are very excited for the chance to finally have some lambs born on the property in spring 2015. I have four ewe lambs and three ewes. If all went well, lambing will go from the beginning of April to the end of May. We are going to be as hands-off as possible when it comes to the whole process as we are only interested in preserving easy keepers. My neighbors are very knowledgeable (they have been raising a 30-40 head herd of market sheep for 10+ years), and I may be relying on them when the time comes.
Here's the ram:
The next misstep to the whole lambing thing was discovering that our ram lamb purchased for fall 2014 breeding was infertile.
After these problems, we finally bought a proven ram, but he turned out to be very aggressive. We are still trying to sell him for pennies as a known aggressive ram, but not having much luck. However, he is a nice looking guy. We may turn him into mutton if he is not sold soon.
We are very excited for the chance to finally have some lambs born on the property in spring 2015. I have four ewe lambs and three ewes. If all went well, lambing will go from the beginning of April to the end of May. We are going to be as hands-off as possible when it comes to the whole process as we are only interested in preserving easy keepers. My neighbors are very knowledgeable (they have been raising a 30-40 head herd of market sheep for 10+ years), and I may be relying on them when the time comes.
Here's the ram: