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purplequeenvt
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The lamb count is 17 with 7 boys and 10 girls. There’s 1 ewe left to go.
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Alaskan
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Nice!
Baymule
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10 girls! That’s good odds. The black/silver ewe is beautiful. What will you make from her wool?
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purplequeenvt
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Last babies born this morning! Boy/girl twins from Nith.
Total lamb count: 19
Rams: 8
Ewes: 11
Shetlands: 3 (2 ewes/1 ram)
Border Leicesters: 6 (4 ewes/2 rams, 2 black girls, 2 white girls, 2 black boys)
Crossbreds: 10 (5 ewes/5 rams)
Total lamb count: 19
Rams: 8
Ewes: 11
Shetlands: 3 (2 ewes/1 ram)
Border Leicesters: 6 (4 ewes/2 rams, 2 black girls, 2 white girls, 2 black boys)
Crossbreds: 10 (5 ewes/5 rams)
Alaskan
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Are the white girls most valuable since their wool can be dyed?
Great looking statistics on the lambing.
Great looking statistics on the lambing.
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purplequeenvt
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Not necessarily. If you are selling to a big commercial wool pool, then white wool is what you want. They also prefer fine/medium wool like merino, Rambouillet, Columbia, etc vs the long wool breeds.
Hand spinners/crafters like both white and natural colored. My preference is a silver, gray, or brown (moorit) fleece.
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purplequeenvt
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I let everyone out on the grass for a few minutes today.
Hirta
The new twins, Gunna and Vane
Harris
Oban
Fiona
Miss T named Patti’s lamb “Elsa.” Yes, she has watched Frozen 7 million times. But Elsa is a much better name than “Wheel” which was her 1st idea.
I somehow managed to get all 4 dogs in one spot, at the same time, and all looking in approximately the correct direction.
Hirta
The new twins, Gunna and Vane
Harris
Oban
Fiona
Miss T named Patti’s lamb “Elsa.” Yes, she has watched Frozen 7 million times. But Elsa is a much better name than “Wheel” which was her 1st idea.
I somehow managed to get all 4 dogs in one spot, at the same time, and all looking in approximately the correct direction.
Alaskan
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Lambs out on grass sure is great eye candy!
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purplequeenvt
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I guess it’s been a while since I’ve updated anything.
I survived lambing season. It was fairly uneventful. Everyone is growing and doing well. Sold some lambs, trying to sell some more. Bought a couple new rams.
My part of KY has been in a drought for weeks and the grass completely dried up. I had to start feeding hay and extra grain. We’ve thankfully gotten lots of grain over the last couple weeks and the grass is making a good comeback.
Oban, yearling Shetland ram
Kelvin, Border Leicester ram (he’s for sale if anyone is interested)
I added a LGD this spring. Oskar is an Anatolian. It’s my first time with an Anatolian, I’ve always had GPs. He’s still a baby, but he’s completely won me over to the Anatolian side.
My Best Boy, Twist, turned 2 last week. We still haven’t done any formal herding training, but he can help me with the basics. He just discovered the fun of herding poultry.
I survived lambing season. It was fairly uneventful. Everyone is growing and doing well. Sold some lambs, trying to sell some more. Bought a couple new rams.
My part of KY has been in a drought for weeks and the grass completely dried up. I had to start feeding hay and extra grain. We’ve thankfully gotten lots of grain over the last couple weeks and the grass is making a good comeback.
Oban, yearling Shetland ram
Kelvin, Border Leicester ram (he’s for sale if anyone is interested)
I added a LGD this spring. Oskar is an Anatolian. It’s my first time with an Anatolian, I’ve always had GPs. He’s still a baby, but he’s completely won me over to the Anatolian side.
My Best Boy, Twist, turned 2 last week. We still haven’t done any formal herding training, but he can help me with the basics. He just discovered the fun of herding poultry.
Alaskan
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I greatly enjoy the various breeds in your pictures!
