2014 Lambing
Lambing started President's Day with a set of triplets. Good thing I finished building our permananet lambing pens (4) in an unused part of our large barn. The triplets are strong and were moved to ...
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Now to the questions and comments.....
We have black sheep; however, we also have dark brown sheep and when wet the dark brown lambs can look black. I cannot view the video at work to see the color of the lambs, but I suspect the lambs are dark brown.
I have a few UVTs on my possible list: Mule, Kubota RTV, and Polaris Ranger. We want a powered dump and roof; and would prefer a windshield. What we get will depend upon what we find used in our price range.
We suspect the triplet mom that lost a lamb each year did so because she does not produce enough milk for 3 lambs. Since at least 30 ewes are "serviced" by one ram and we're not having lots of weak lambs; it's unlikely a problem with the sire.
We have black sheep; however, we also have dark brown sheep and when wet the dark brown lambs can look black. I cannot view the video at work to see the color of the lambs, but I suspect the lambs are dark brown.
I have a few UVTs on my possible list: Mule, Kubota RTV, and Polaris Ranger. We want a powered dump and roof; and would prefer a windshield. What we get will depend upon what we find used in our price range.
We suspect the triplet mom that lost a lamb each year did so because she does not produce enough milk for 3 lambs. Since at least 30 ewes are "serviced" by one ram and we're not having lots of weak lambs; it's unlikely a problem with the sire.
