jdarling Posted April 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Finally ... a set of twins! And now we're done lambing. Here's a picture my son took. Thought it was cute. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona Howard Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Robin--except for being a tri your Moss is a dead ringer for my Cap at that age. Picture made me miss him! Carolyn--I'm quite smitten with little Meg! I got to see the Spy puppy when Ann brought my Meg to me in Virginia. I think I've gotten all the lambs for this year. Some wild colors. Pleased that the majority twinned. Even some first timers! Little ram lambs facing off for battle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momzilla Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 I just love looking at all your pics of the lambs! This city girl sure envies you right now (but I KNOW there is a lot of work that goes into this)... at least I can enjoy them through your pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Okay, I finally got away from dial-up and got some photos uploaded. Unfortunately I have taken photos of only the first lamb. One of Joy's ewes had a gorgeous little brown and white piebald ewe lamb the other day and now I'm thinking of ways of stealing her. I'm still waiting on my remaining two karakuls and two Scottish blackface to lamb--but they're holding out! Here's the first little ram lamb, born early last week. You can see the lovely texture of his pelt, which is what made Persian lamb famous and brought karakul sheep to this country in the fist place (for the fur trade). Mom Lolita (you can see how the pelt goes from a gorgeous lamb fleece--Lolita had long lustrous ringlets in her first year--to a long straight coarser fleece suitable for rugmaking or felting): If I can get some pics of Joy's cute little karakul lambs (and a pair of Lincoln x BFL that are absolutely adorable), I'll post them. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 I'm really enjoying this thread, ya'll! Thanks for the vicarious thrills. (I'd love to see more of those puppies, too...hint, hint!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Here are a few shots from yesterday. I'll try to get some closer lamb shots this week. 17 on the ground already with 25 more ewes to still deliver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Crazies Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 They're beautiful! Robin, your trees are all bloomed up beautifully too! Makes for a nice background! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Yeah, i love those redbuds all around the pasture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackacre Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Wobbin, Is that REDBUD?!?!? Thank you thank you!!!!!! I'll be in VA by Wednesday night, it'll still be blooming, right? Oh, and with luck I'll be picking up my new puppy too. Apparently he is mostly black with just a touch of white, did I tell you that? Name is possibly Jack? Let's hope he's as cute as your Moss; you remember how ugly poor Dobbie was when I picked him up! A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 A - Mine are just now hitting their peak so you should see plenty. Poor Dobby, he was a homely soul but he's a good boy now. Cool on the pup! I like those dark ones. Maybe he should be Jet Black? I'm pretty sure Jet is supposed to be a male name. I'm the only dip i know with a female Jet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackacre Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 I do like the name Jet but now I'm corrupted, can only think of it as a bitch's name--coz of you, eh? Never mind, I'll post pics if and when I get him and solicit input. Eileen thinks he should be called Black Jack, so we're taking that under advisement. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 I like the name Jack alot! Hope you finally get your hands on him soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Finally I made it over to Joy’s to get some lamb pictures. Here’s the small lamb crop so far. Devin’s ram lamb (Karakul). The floppy ears make him look like a little stuffed toy: This ewe is a Lincoln or Lincoln cross. I’m guessing from the way the lambs look that the sire was a Blue faced Leicester (from the possible ram choices at the farm where the ewe was picked up). I just love the perky little ears on this pair, one ram and one ewe: This adorable little thing is a Scottish blackface x Karakul ram lamb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 And last, but not least, the little Karakul ewe lamb (ewe lambs being an apparent rarity this year) that I plan to steal as soon as I'm able--that fleece is going to be a gorgeous color! Yes, I have lamb lust... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Very cool looking lambs! How many are you up to now? We hit 21 this morning with yet another set of twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 We've got just 7, 5 of those rams, ick! I'm still waiting on four more ewes to lamb, and Joy's got one, so I guess there's still some hope for ewe lambs. As all are either Karakul or bred to a karakul, we're likely just to have singles.... I wouldn't have any place to contain 21+ rams at the moment. But I am planning a spring breeding of the tunis ewes, so we'll have more lambs in the fall! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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