purplequeenvt's 2014 Lambing Thread

[purplequeenvt]

I wasn't sure if I was going to do a lambing thread this year, but I guess I will.

First up are the rams....

Wilson is our old man. He only got one ewe, our old girl, Galadriel. We aren't sure that she is bred, but if not, that's ok. He's a registered Border Leicester.

Elmer is also a registered Border Leicester. We sold him after breeding season.

Alfonso (registered Border Leicester) is a fall (2012) ram.

Sebastian - registered Border Leicester

Eugene - registered Shetland

I borrowed Christopher (registered Shetland) from a friend.

 

[purplequeenvt]

We bred 23 ewes.

Lucie (Sebastian), BL - possibly due 2/4
Maud (Alfonso), BL - possibly due 2/8
Anita (Sebastian), X-bred - due 2/11
Izzy (Sebastian), X-bred - due 2/13
Sally (Alfonso), BL - possibly due 2/14
Squoze (Alfonso), X-bred - due 2/16
Cami (Sebastian), BL - due 2/22
Valerie(Elmer), X-bred - due 2/22
Penny (Elmer), BL - due 2/23 OR 2/4
Amelia (Elmer), BL - due 2/23 - LAMBED 2/1 - ram/ewe (stillborn)
Jazmin (Sebastian), BL - due 2/23
Cleo (Sebastian), BL - due 2/24
Hera (Elmer), BL - due 2/24
Galadriel (Wilson), BL - due sometime between 1/30 and 3/9
Steve (Alfonso), BL - due sometime between 1/30 and 3/9
Rebecca (Alfonso), BL - due sometime between 1/30 and 3/9
Cynthia (Alfonso), BL - due sometime between 1/30 and 3/9
Bridget (Eugene), Shetland - due 3/15
Celia (Alfonso), BL - due 3/19
Eloise (Christopher), Shetland - due 3/24
Eden (Christopher), Shetland - due 3/24
Fae (Christopher), Shetland - due 3/26
Ingrid (Christopher), Shetland - due 3/27

 

[BrownSheep]

Yay! I always look forward to your babies

 

[purplequeenvt]

First lambs this morning. Unfortunately they were stillborn. Ram/ewe twins, beautiful white Border Leicesters. Doesn't look like they even took a breath. The mom didn't have much of an udder so I think they were early and quite possibly dead before they were born.

My sister is pretty upset about it. She was looking for to this ewes lambs. Last year she had a gorgeous (completely dumb - think blonde in sheep form) daughter. We bred the ewe back to the same ram (who we sold after breeding) and we've been talking about selling the ewe this year. She's 6 and we need to make room for better/younger girls.

 

[BrownSheep]

Sorry to hear that. It always seem like the ones who you have high hopes for.

Any thought as to why. I see you didn't expect her for another 3 weeks.

 

[purplequeenvt]

I just found her placenta and there was a 3rd long dead lamb inside. I guess that explains the situation.

 

[purplequeenvt]

As for the lambing date....I have written down that she was bred for 2/23 and my sister has written down that she was in heat and, if bred on that heat, would be due the 4th. So she was either due now or not due for another few weeks. Now that I know that she was pregnant with triplets, that would explain the size of the lambs.

 

[HeatherL]

So sorry

 

[Womwotai]

Oh no, so sorry to hear of your loss.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

So sorry.