We have had several lambs born starting the evening of my last blog post! It's been so difficult to wait a week to post the baby pictures, but it's finally time!
Tag: St Croix
Sheep Musings
I've been sitting down talking with my mother (the boss behind the scenes) and my boyfriend (the feeder of the sheep while my shoulder is still out of commission) about what we should do with the sheep.
Breeding Day!
Today was finally the day! It's a New Moon, beautiful day, and they were all excited (some more than others haha). Also today, we were able to buy back a couple Registered St Croix ewes, a Registered St Croix ram and February born twin ram/ewe lambs out of one of the ewes (though different father). … Continue reading Breeding Day!
New Blood
We bought these nice triplet Registered St Croix ewe lambs out of a Bennett ram (bloodlines I've been after for quite a while). Born 3/23/21. Can't wait to have them in the breeding rotation next year!! This 5 year old Registered Katahdin ewe was given to us. Hope to get some nice babies with our … Continue reading New Blood
Looking Ahead with Sheep
We had considered leaving or removing certain crossbred ewes in the Katahdin flock for upgrading. They had St Croix and/or miniscule amounts of Barbados and Black Hawaiian in their backgrounds. Many registered Katahdin breeders won't touch anything with Barbados in it with a 500ft pole. These ewes with backgrounds like this will stay in the … Continue reading Looking Ahead with Sheep
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