Our girl, Hebe, produced another lovely ewe lamb weighing 12 lbs 4 ozs in another not so lovely middle of night delivery.
Tag: lambs
A wonderful little ram lamb born this a.m. On second thought his mother, Rosey Posey, probably didn’t think he was so little. He weighed in at 13 lbs.
Spring has Officially Arrived
With the arrival of the first lambs, Spring Is Here!! (The Long Awaited)
Hope, one of our registered Border Leicesters, gave us these bee-yoo-tee-ful twin ewe lambs this morning, to a cold day with bright sunshine peeking through the open barn doors.
They weigh in at a healthy 10 lb 5 oz and 9 lb 5 oz.
Coopworth X Blue-faced Leicester ram lamb for sale
We are pleased to offer Sheeps and Peeps 701, ‘Goliath’, for sale. He is great looking ram with a very sturdy build and a wonderful fleece, shown here at about 120 days old.
Born: February 28, 2007
Sire: Deer Run Whitman, Registered Coopworth
Dam: Deer Run Fiona, Coopworth X Blue-faced Leicester
Birthweight: 12 lbs 8 ozs
60-day weight: 58 lbs
Ram Lambs For Sale
Many people admired our Grand Champion Colored Wool ram lamb, Sheeps and Peeps 606, ‘Poseidon’, at the Buckwheat Festival last fall.
With his Wensleydale-Coopworth X Cotswald-Border Leicester genetics he produced a fantastic fleece in the fall – before skirting: 6 lbs 9 ozs, after skirting: 6 lbs 6 ozs, staple length: 6 -7 inches.
His spring fleece is really beautiful – before skirting: 3 lbs 15 ozs, after skirting: 3 lbs 12 ozs, staple length: 2 1/2 – 4 inches of just five months growth – with Wensleydale-like lock structure and Border Leicester lustre.
We are fortunate enough to offer the following ram lambs that are related to ‘Poseidon’ for sale. These guys are all exhibiting great growth and fleece characteristics. They would make a great addition to any spinners’ flock as stud rams or fiber wethers. They will be available September or October.
Sheeps and Peeps 719
Wensleydale-Coopworth X Cotswald-Border Leicester
Born: April 22, 2007; twin
12 pounds 3 ounces
full brother to ‘Poseidon’
Sheeps and Peeps 712
Wensleydale-Coopworth-Cotswald-Border Leicester Cross
Born: April 11, 2007; twin
10 pounds 15 ounces
son to ‘Poseidon’
713 Sheeps and Peeps
Wensleydale-Coopworth-Cotswald-Border Leicester Cross
Born: April 11, 2007; twin
12 pounds 5 ounces
son to ‘Poseidon’
Sheeps and Peeps 718 and 719
Wensleydale-Coopworth-Cotswald-Border Leicester Cross
Born: April 19, 2007; twins
718 – 9 pounds 14 ounces
719 – 10 pounds 4 ounces
sons to ‘Poseidon’
Barn Cat Play Time
Curley’s Lambs
We got two beautiful lambs today from our romney ewe, Curley. These were somewhat unexpected as we didn’t intend to breed her this year. Someone must have jumped the fences over and back after breeding season was officially closed. I say somewhat unexpected because she prolapsed about 10 days ago which brought to our attention (via Jonathan’s MSWF phone call) that she did indeed show other signs of pregnancy. So, retainer in, we were anxiously waiting with no idea how long the wait would be. (Surely not July — we knew a ram got in when the fences were down during the ice storm) So, this morning at feeding time, the new lambs greeted me. What a relief for us all!!
A black 11 lb 3 oz ewe lamb:
And a 12 lb 8 oz white ram:
The little ewe had some entrophin but the alligator clips are doing the job and should come off tomorrow. We are so excited to have 2 more healthy lambs.
Five Jugs Full!
Lambing has been going fast and furious. We are so thankful that Jonathan built the little lambing jug in the corner despite our protests. It has come in very handy!
You know the old song… “Baa, baa black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, five jugs full!”
Finally! Liam’s first lamb!
This afternoon Sally Ann finally had her lamb. We have been waiting impatiently; waiting with much anticipation because this is our first lamb sired by Liam, our registered Border Leicester ram.
He is a good looking ram lamb, weighing 8 lbs 12 ozs.
Welcome Little Kathleen
Nuala decided to deliver her first lamb during the beginning of the WVU vs. Clemson NIT championship basketball game. We have continued the Irish naming tradition by choosing to dub the little white ewe Kathleen, also linking her to the WVU victory.
