[Jacob-list] babies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Robert May]

HELLO LINDA, PEG, ET ALS...
WELL, THERE WAS ANOTHER LITTLE ONE STANDING IN FRONT
OF THE BARN THIS MORNING (WITH HER DAM)...ANOTHER,
YEP,
EWE!

HOW 'BOUT IT PEG...ANY MORE EWE LAMBS UP THERE?

ROYAL...ANY MORE RAMS, ARE OR THE EWES STARTING TO
"CATCH UP", NOW THAT YOU'RE A LITTLE OVER HALF-WAY
WITH LAMBING?

REGARDS,
BOB MAY

--- Linda <patchworkfibers at alltel.net> wrote:

> This is the year that I'm hoping for more rams. 
> Since I sold Junco, I have my fingers crossed for a
> higher ratio of
> ram lambs from him.  Of course, I have picked out
> the ewes that I want to have ram lambs and the ones
> I want to have
> ewe lambs :-)
> I only want ewe lambs from the two "baby" rams. 
> We'll see how that goes.
> It's my favorite time of year. Lambing will start
> here the first week of March. Every lamb is
> beautiful (or at least
> cute) for the first couple of months.  I'll critique
> them later.
> 
> 
> Linda
> 
> 
> On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:21:56 -0800 (PST), Robert May
> wrote:
> >Hello all...
> >
> >So far, 11 lambs born at our farm:  8 ewes and 3
> rams. Peg, I don't think that
> >your theory will "hold", as I know Royal Unzicker
> has had more ram lambs born
> >than ewes...so far, anyway!
> >
> >Happy lambing to all.  We're seeing lots of "spots"
> this year and good looking
> >fleeces...sure hope it continues.  We still have
> about 35 ewes to lamb.
> >
> >Bob May Swayze Inn Farm Hope, NJ --- Marguerite Van
> Beek <pegvanbeek at msn.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>So far, the girls are ahead. Thank goodness but I
> don't really want to jinx
> >>the process.  No ram lambs from Ohm all girls. 
> But......my boy, Noel is
> >>finally having girls and most of his ewes are
> twinning.   I mentioned before
> >>that I gave Noel a test, Annie always has ewe
> lambs even before I brought
> >>her.   I figured if she had rams Noel would be in
> trouble, there is nothing
> >>worse than a ram having all boys.  Well, Annie
> delivered TWIN ewes.  Pictures
> >>are coming. Primrose had her first, last yr she
> lambed premature and the
> >>lambs died, a ewe lamb this morning.  Funny, I had
> a conversation last fall
> >>from a horse breeder in Canada who said that
> geldings or any male, would be
> >>hard to find in the next several years that there
> was going to be a huge foal
> >>crop of fillies.   Do you think this could be with
> all species and if so what
> >>does that mean??????
> >>
> >>Peggy NJ>
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