[Jacob-list] Clean up rams

[Linda]

I'm always amused (although sometimes rather frustrated) when a ewe decides she is going to have some say in the choice of a ram.  Years ago, I watched RubyBelle actually back up to the barn wall to avoid the ram I'd chosen for her.  After three heat periods with no breeding, I opened the gate and she ran across the yard about 200 feet directly the gate with the other ram.  I opened the gate and she was bred in about two minutes.  I've a few this year that caught on clean up.  

My neighbor just finished kidding with 100% bucks.  I'm hoping she got all the boy chromosomes for the neighborhood and I'll get the girl chromosomes.

Linda
 
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn


> Hi Everyone - We are almost done, we have 3 stragglers that liked

> the clean up ram we used better than the previous choices :)  Our

> average gestation here is 149 days and average weight is 7.6 lbs.,

> with the smallest being 3 lbs. and the biggest being 10 lbs.  I

> definitely like the 6-7 lb. range.  We have 20 ewe lambs and 12 ram

> lambs, much better than last year when we had 78% boys!  I love

> watching the mob of lambs running across the pasture!

>

> Shannon Phifer

> Kenleigh Acres Farm

> Dexter, OR

> www.kenleigh-acres.com

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