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Well, it looks like its that time a year again and everybody is putting up lambing threads so I might as well jump in.
This year was a major fencing extravaganza at our farm. This included taking down the pasture the rams usually summer in. So, the rams have been hanging with the girls since March....That's right March!
We have, pretty much, finished fencing for the year. At the moment we don't have the option of splitting into breeding groups so it's a free for all as to who is breeding who so I'll just give you the run down on the rams.
First, and foremost in our hearts, is Henry. An ornery devil advertised as a suffolk which he is not. Henry is, to the best of our knowledge, a horned dorset. I can't remember how old he is at the moment, some where between 4-5. The likelihood that Henry got any action is looooow. He got the snot beat out of him back at the beginning of September. He was also wormed with Valbazen which can cause temporary infertility.
Next, is Eli. Eli is a ramboulliet and the largest of our rams. He probably runs about 300lbs and his head is level with my shoulder. He is 3-4 I would guess about 75% of the lambs will be his.
Penultimately, is Black ram....He's is , if you haven't guessed, black. He's not a huge animal but he is still a young thing, going on two this winter. He is Eli's son and is a suffolk x rambouillet. He's a nice looking fella and turns out a good moderate sized lamb. He will probably sire the other 25% of lambs. He's a randy guy and is a real busy body with the ladies.... Eli hates him.
Lastly is Little Ram. He is also a Eli prodigy. He's not a super small guy and is comparable in size to Black Ram, but he is just kind of "eh". I will actually push to either send him to the sale or butchers when we take the market lambs. He hasn't been actively seeking ewes, which you have to with Eli around. He is the bottom of our totem pole so probably won't sire much if anything as far as lambs go.
This year was a major fencing extravaganza at our farm. This included taking down the pasture the rams usually summer in. So, the rams have been hanging with the girls since March....That's right March!
We have, pretty much, finished fencing for the year. At the moment we don't have the option of splitting into breeding groups so it's a free for all as to who is breeding who so I'll just give you the run down on the rams.
First, and foremost in our hearts, is Henry. An ornery devil advertised as a suffolk which he is not. Henry is, to the best of our knowledge, a horned dorset. I can't remember how old he is at the moment, some where between 4-5. The likelihood that Henry got any action is looooow. He got the snot beat out of him back at the beginning of September. He was also wormed with Valbazen which can cause temporary infertility.
Next, is Eli. Eli is a ramboulliet and the largest of our rams. He probably runs about 300lbs and his head is level with my shoulder. He is 3-4 I would guess about 75% of the lambs will be his.
Penultimately, is Black ram....He's is , if you haven't guessed, black. He's not a huge animal but he is still a young thing, going on two this winter. He is Eli's son and is a suffolk x rambouillet. He's a nice looking fella and turns out a good moderate sized lamb. He will probably sire the other 25% of lambs. He's a randy guy and is a real busy body with the ladies.... Eli hates him.
Lastly is Little Ram. He is also a Eli prodigy. He's not a super small guy and is comparable in size to Black Ram, but he is just kind of "eh". I will actually push to either send him to the sale or butchers when we take the market lambs. He hasn't been actively seeking ewes, which you have to with Eli around. He is the bottom of our totem pole so probably won't sire much if anything as far as lambs go.
Now that is adorable!
