mysunwolf - four acres and some sheep

[mysunwolf]

I've got to get some nicer photos of him soon, he is very dairy and just beautiful. Almost identical to his father.

Peaches is letting him nurse but still not calling to him. But he is really strong and active and doesn't seem to mind at all.

 

[mysunwolf]

Paxillon, "Pax"! He is all legs and will be tall. His dad is pushing 300lbs so he'll be big, too.

Still can't get his mom to mother him properly, though She's still jugged, but now I have a halter on her so I can easily restrain her a few times a day. Pax's belly is always full though, so I know he's cornering her in the jug to nurse. But when I tried letting them out she was kicking him off again. If I have to keep her jugged for 4 weeks I guess I will...

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I really like his markings!!

 

[mysunwolf]

Thank you, me too!! I'm a sucker for the B/W sheep We have had black East Friesians, but the Zwartbles influence makes the marking more striking.

Here's his sire, Ziebolt, from this winter (he's 50% Zwartbles, 50% EF).

 

[Latestarter]

Like the hourglass face blaze. Dad looks almost as big as the steer he's standing by...

 

[mysunwolf]

Like the hourglass face blaze. Dad looks almost as big as the steer he's standing by...

He is big, that's for sure. Not really sure on his weight but somewhere above 250lbs, different folks guess different things. Someday I'll have to run him over a scale. Some of his lambs have his hourglass look, and others have a "Zorro" look. I even have one lamb named Spot, you can guess what she looks like

Our lambing rate is way down this year due to all of our first timers having singles! All of our older moms had twins so far. I have one older girl still to go, I think she'll extend the season until May (!!!) if she's pregnant at all (she tested positive with a blood test but she has no bag). And I only have one first timer left to lamb, she is due tomorrow. Will keep you all posted! I wish this lambing season would end!

 

[Baymule]

Pax is a gorgeous boy! Wow! I really like his markings, he is something special.

 

[mysunwolf]

Pax is a gorgeous boy! Wow! I really like his markings, he is something special.

And he is just 3 days old in that photo! I have another very special ram lamb named Carbon from my favorite ewe and Ziebolt, but unlike Pax I think Carbon will stay here for a season or two so I can do some inbreeding, I mean linebreeding, lol.

 

[mysunwolf]

Well we had and lost a beautiful lamb yesterday, I have been crying since. I'll post photos and the story later.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Well we had and lost a beautiful lamb yesterday, I have been crying since. I'll post photos and the story later.

I’m SO sorry!!!