We hava Racka

[Blue Sky]

We have a possible buyer for several sheep including Twister and number one and two sons. I spent this morning trying to snap pics of lambs and ewes together. Not as easy as it might seem. I reviewed the birth pictures I took and discovered Racka lamb markings tend to disappear as they grow older. Oops. Even some of the PDS lambs had me doing double takes. I think I’ve got them straight.

 

[Blue Sky]

Lambs.

 

[Blue Sky]

The ewes look tired at weaning time. I let everyone self wean unless there is a problem. We got one and a quarter inches of rain. It won’t break the drought and I may have to sacrifice part of my hay pasture for grazing. I will put up a temporary hot wire and shepherd with Leo (who would love it). Probably have to take a bath in pyrethrum

 

[SageHill]

Yeah - a lot of my colored lambs lose all the color or it gets washed out as they get older. It'll be interesting to see what the black and white triplet ewes end up.

 

[Blue Sky]

Teeerrrific news. My Racka crosses are shedding fleece. They probably won’t shed all but they are shedding. The experiment will continue. Breed the Racka ewes back to hair rams.

 

[Blue Sky]

Twister and number one son and another ramling went to auction at the last minute, other buyer backed out. I wasn’t able to go and Hubbs didn’t stay. We got great prices for Twister and number one, modest for ramling. Hubbs is now looking for another Racka. I’ve created a monster. Looks like I’d better bone up on genetics. I’ve got a Racka x ram lamb with full blackbelly markings. Out of a solid tan ewe- go figure. Wonder what he would produce crossed back to a blackbelly ewe? How to breed out the fleece and keep the unusual horns? Not even a nibble on my Painted Desert rams.

 

[Blue Sky]

Oops was wrong about blackbelly ramling. His mom is blackbelly. Tan ewe was hanging out the hussy.

 

[Baymule]

I'm glad you got a good price for Twister. Did he take the sheep to the Huntsville auction?

 

[Blue Sky]

I'm glad you got a good price for Twister. Did he take the sheep to the Huntsville auction?

Yes. It was a spur of the moment decision to go on the day we did. I couldn’t go. He was pretty sour about the other buyer backing out and in fact has been unhappy with the sheep sales situation. I really don’t know what else we could raise and generally it’s enjoyable (just don’t ask me when I’ve had to lug a dead ewe on a dolly with one and a half flat tires and no replacements ). Now he’s fired up about Rackas.