Hollow Hills Ranch & Homestead
St Croix & Katahdin Hair Sheep & much more!
Today gave us a cute baby, some interesting weather and lamb races (of course I took a video, scroll down)! Registered St Croix, Sunny, had a 9lb ram lamb this morning out of Registered St Croix, Dasher. Pretty baby, good mom! We just got a dusting this afternoon, but it's hanging out making everything slushy… Continue reading New Lambs, Playing Lambs, and Snow
It feels weird not writing a post a day with baby lambs pictured. We caught a brief respite in the midst of the lambing season. This has gotten me thinking.......a dangerous prospect I'm sure! As of right now we have the Registered St Croix, Registered Katahdin, Recorded Katahdin, and Commercial Crossbred flocks of ewes as… Continue reading Sheep Goals
Registered Katahdin, Sugar, had these huge monster lambs, 11lb ewe and 12lb ram. Sire is Registered Katahdin ram, Chief. Ewe LambRam LambThe 11 lb ewe lamb I had to pull her shoulders through (she was elbow locked) as mom just couldn't quite push her out. The 12lb ram lamb was breech with rear legs extended… Continue reading The Difficulty of Birthing Monsters
Daphne, a Registered St Croix ewe, had twin 8lb Boys this morning. We bought her in August knowing she was bred during a ram escape so unsure who the sire is. Might make Commercial breeding stock for those who don't care, or they'll be market lambs. Registered St Croix, Flora, had twins! 9lb ram lamb… Continue reading A Couple St Croix Lambed with Crossbred Babies! 1/22/21
1/21/21 First Time mama! 93.25% Recorded Katahdin Poppy had a 12lb ram lamb out of Registered Katahdin ram Chief! He's a stout boy! I expect no less from this bloodline! If Poppy sheds clean this year, I'll upgrade her to Registered so her lamb might be Registered as well. 1/21/21 Commercial Katahdin ewe, Merla had… Continue reading Latest Katahdin Lambs 1/21/21
