Our 2011 Lambs
March 22
--As expected,
Charlotte
RBR 12R
was the first to lamb -
Triplets! Her third set in six years.
A moorit mouflon ewe (7 lb.), a moorit grey ram (7 lb.) and a black ewe (8 lb.).
Sadly, the last ewe was breach and didn't live. Sire is
Grendel
TCE 561W.
I am especially thrilled with this little ewe.
She is the 166th lamb born on our farm
and the very first moorit mouflon ewe. We'll most likely keep her!
March 29
--Claire
RBR11R delivered a spotted set of twins
EARLY this morning, a 9 lb moorit
ram with huge hornbuds and an 8 lb. mooit/grey spotted ewe. These are our
first lambs by our
new Tongue River ram
Thunder
SRX 917T.
Spotted lambs are so much fun!
(after seeing the little ewe out in the sunshine,
I've realized she's moorit grey, not black grey)
April 6
--Yearling ewe
Grace
RBR112W
had
her first set of lambs, a set of twins,
with momma Charlotte standing by. The white ram was 7 lb. and the white
ewe was 6 lb.
So nice to see a first time mother so confident and calm. Sire is
Thunder
SRX 917T.
April 7
--Delphine
RBR32S
had a chunky set of twins Thursday
morning, a 9 lb. moorit ram
and an 8 lb. moorit spotted ewe, nearly identical to herself. Sire is
Grendel
TCE 561W.
April 7
--Just as Delphine was
finishing up inside the barn, I looked out and saw that
Glimmer
RBR109W
had just delivered a lamb, a 7 lb. black grey ram
lamb. Her second came
before he had a chance to get dried off, another black grey ram. These have been
our most
vigorous lambs yet, probably due to their leadersheep genetics.
Sire is Thunder
SRX 917T.
April 8
--Fiona
RBR81U
delivered
a set of white twins Friday morning, a 7 lb. ewe
and and 8.5 lb. ram. Another wonderfully attentive mother. Sire is
Grendel
TCE 561W.
April 10
-- An early morning
barn check found
Grettle
RBR193W had
delivered twin moorit ewes,
7 and 6.5 lb., both with full tummies snuggled up with momma. Sire is
Thunder
SRX 917T.
April 11
-- Another early
morning barn check,
Fennel
RBR85U had
twin white lambs, a 9.5 lb. ram
and a 7.5 lb. ewe. The ewe has a lot of tan on her, which is probably
phaeomelanin.
Some lambs will
have so much phaeomelanin that they can look tan in color. This often
fades as they mature,
but sometimes an adult will retain this coloring, which gives the fleece a
beautiful antique linen look.
Sire is
Finn
RBR76U
These will be our only Finn lambs this
year.
April 12
--
Gardenia
RBR104W had
her very first lambs today, twin ewes! Both weighed in
at 6.5 lb., which is perfect for Icelandics. There's a white one and a
flashy black spotted one.
Sire is
We will most likely keep the spotted ewe.
April 26 -- Hurray for
Faye RBR65U!
A beautiful set of twin moorit ewes by Thunder
SRX 917T.,
one is a moorit grey, both have a lot of flashing, and there may some spotting,
I'll have to wait until they mature a bit before I know for sure. This was
another perfect delivery,
7 and 8 lb., right on target. Faye had one of our nicest ram lambs last
year,
and I'm sure these girls will be nice as well.
April 28 --
Our last ewe to lamb,
Ella
RBR40T
greeted me this morning with a big set of ram lambs
by
Thunder
SRX 917T..
The black ram was 10 lb. and the moorit was 8 lb. These rams should
mature into very nice large rams, flock sire material for sure.
Our lambs have now all arrived
safely into this world. We had one of the easiest lambing seasons yet,
with slightly over a 200% lambing rate, and birth sizes right on target at an
average of 7-8 lb.
Ewes are all excellent mothers, and lambs are gaining well. Our pastures are
greening up nicely,
and the flock is enjoying the lush spring grasses. I spend a considerable
amount of
time each day observing the flock, and I hope to have a sales list up by late
May.
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