[Jacob-list] Off farm Full time job

[marytonkin at comcast.net]

Lynette
 Both my husband and I work full time off the farm and we have the same concern. We mark our rams with color tinted RADDLE POWDER. We wouldn't live without it. When we mark the ram we know exactly what dates the ewes are do to lamb and mark that on the calendar. We keep the ram in through two cycles just to make sure they took and every 17-18 days change color of the RADDLE POWDER. I works like a charm!!! Two days before their due date we start to check on them every 4-6 hours and if they are in labor I hang around for awhile to view the birth. I got lucky last year and only missed 2 births. This year I am installing an in-expensive barn camera to keep better track of the last couple days of pregnancy. Hope this helps........

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Mary Tonkin 
Shadow Mountain Jacobs 

Buckley, Washington 
www.shadowmountainjacobs.com 
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