Sheepfarmer22 ~ My Sheep and I

[Baymule]

Those ewes should make you some real nice babies.
Correctly: they are recorded, not registered. You have papers but they aren’t registered 1st generation—recorded.
2nd generation— recorded
3rd generation— recorded BUT eligible for full registration after 1 year old, and passing hair coat test. Then can be registered.

I have a ewe that At 1 year old, still had baby fuzz plus winter coat and no way to pass hair coat test. Second winter, more fuzz, second spring AND she started SHEDDING! She is slick now, going to get her fully registered, plus she has a ewe lamb on her that will be fully registerable. Whoop! I’ll have 2 more registered ewes!

In May at the TexKats sheep field day I took and passed a hair coat training. I’m certified to inspect my own sheep, after 1 year I can test again and then be certified to inspect other’s sheep. I suggest you find someone that can test you and get certified.

 

[Baymule]

Forgot to add, you have to be KHSI member for I think at least a year before you can take course and test for hair coat inspection.

 

[Sheepfarmer22]

Hey crew, sorry I've been gone a while. It's been really busy and I'm exhausted. I did make time to become a member of KHSI now though! Update on my flock:

Salt and Pepper (my recorded 1st generation sheep) are doing great! They are about five months old now. I sent the records to KHSI in request for name change (the owner of sheep is still in the seller's name).

Almost everybody that needed a bath got their bath. Still got three I think. I am up to 12 sheep now. Since I have last spoken I gained two weathers to go with my Barbados ram in the electric fence. I have a gut feeling that old ram won't stay in the pen anyways. He was born and raised knowing he could be wherever he wanted. I will try anyways. The weathers' names are Sherman & Hudson and in about four months they will be Ground Meat & Ground Meat! If the old ram still doesn't stay in the fence, he will be in an extra farrowing pen my mom has spared. The next breeding season will probably be his last on our farm before he finds a new home. The younger, well built Katahdin ram will surely learn to respect the electric fence.

Two of my ewes are probably bred! I am expecting lambs in November!!! Laney may give twins this year and Noel will be a first-time mother. They are both bred to the Barbados ram, Mark. Lamb(s) off of Noel will be 50% Barbados Blackbelly and 50% Katahdin. Lamb(s) off of Laney will be 50% Barbados Blackbelly, 25% Katahdin, and 25% Dorper. Hooray!

 

[Baymule]

Congratulations on recording your sheep. In a few generations you will have registerable sheep. I'm getting there myself. I have a lovely black ewe with chrome, that didn't shed out fully at a year old, but has now, plus she had a ewe lamb. So when I register the black ewe, I can register her ewe lamb too. Excitement at finally getting there!