[Jacob-list] ram/ewe ratio

[sbennett]

I've heard this also. I heard you can add vinegar to the ewes water 
during flushing and breeding to produce more ewe lambs. Keep forgetting 
to try it, though.

My Jacobs think fir needles are a treat. They ate lots of branches while 
we were cutting fire wood last Fall. Is that why they've had 12 ewe lambs 
and only 4 ram lambs this year? *grin*

Debbie  Bennett
Feral Fibre

>I think I remember Wayne VanValkenburg discussing the possibility of
>manipulating gender outcomes by attempting to change the vaginal pH of
>the ewe - and thus creating an environment more desirable for the female
>generating sperm.  Are you out there Wayne?  I think it had something to
>do with feeding the ewes pine needles to create an acidic pH - am I
>remembering this correctly?  (I can't imagine my girls eating pine
>needles - so maybe my memory is failing here & hopefully Wayne can help
>us out.)
>
>Sue Martin
>Stonecroft