tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85598909992745227092024-03-06T03:04:13.572-05:00Old Home Crawford FarmOld Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-55400693034181422292019-08-06T16:24:00.000-04:002019-08-06T16:24:12.839-04:00Overdue UpdateWe haven't gone anywhere, we have just been using other media outlets! If you haven't already found us there, read on to learn about exciting changes at the farm. <br />
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In April 2018 we officially launched as an LLC. Since then, we've been busy rolling out our products and improving our flock.<br />
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In late 2018 we used two fine fleeced rams from Donna Carlucci's flock in New Hampshire. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kindred-Spirit-Farm-117721084954358/" target="_blank">Kindred Spirit Farm</a>'s Larch and Bramble. These boys are both grade PG1 and produced some lovely lambs for us in 2019. We are excited to be breeding for finer, consistent fleeces that can truly be worn next of skin. <br />
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In early 2019, we officially became senior members of the <a href="https://www.finefleeceshetlandsheep.org/" target="_blank">Fine Fleece Shetland Sheep Association</a>, which aims to preserve traditional, kindly-fleeced Shetlands with low-micron fleeces. We are proud to be one of <u>three</u> members in all of New England!<br />
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We also became official providers for the Livestock Conservancy's program, <a href="https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/involved/internal/SE2" target="_blank">Shave 'Em to Save 'Em</a>: a program that connects fiber artists to fiber producers. As official providers we were connected to artists and fiber enthusiasts across the country and sold out of our 2019 raw fleeces to spinners as far away as California!<br />
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In October 2019, we will be going to the mid-west to bring back White Pine Agno. Agno is a 3-year-old, musket katmoget ram with a PG1 fleece, bred by Garrett Ramsay of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RamsayFarms/" target="_blank">Ramsay Farms</a>. Garrett has been instrumental in orchestrating the FFSSA and is an experienced, thoughtful breeder of a variety of livestock. If we are able to, we also hope to import two of his ewes to bolster our flock. <br />
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In the mean time, this year's 21 lambs are growing fat on our pastures. It's hard to believe it's almost time for weaning and the next cycle to begin! <br />
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<br />Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-83242831572696373572018-04-11T10:28:00.002-04:002018-04-11T10:28:28.749-04:00Future FlockOur flock has served us well the past 10 year as mowers, but it's time we move beyond pasture sheep and breed for quality stock. Over the past year I've had the chance to attend several workshops and festivals to become familiar with raising a quality breeding flock. We took last year off from breeding to re-evaluate our goals, and last night I got my first batch of fleece results back! Due to our changing direction and breeding goals, we have several unregistered sheep for sale. These are primarily friendly, pet-type mowers who make good felting fleeces and I would hate to put them in the freezer. To have a quality flock means letting go of some of the sweetest faces, and it's time we advance our flock for the benefit of the farm.<br />
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Please visit our "For Sale" page to get a complete listing of animals being offered for sale. Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-87409009369396408562017-04-06T15:26:00.002-04:002017-04-06T15:26:43.494-04:00Black and GreyAfter being jugged for two nights, Daphne finally had twins this morning. Lucky for her - unlike poor Claire - I let her out to the paddock each day. She had been barely eating the past few days and really looking out to the mountains, off in the corner of the paddock, all by herself.<br />
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After she bolted out of the jug this morning back to the main stall, I let Doris and her ewe follow Daphne out to the paddock. It was a lovely morning and the little ewe lamb seemed active enough to stretch her legs with the big lambs. All was fine and Daphne just seemed like she'd wait another day. Maggie's udder had grown considerably overnight and certainly dropped, so I considered jugging her, but I couldn't isolate her very easily, and with all the lambs running around I decided it wasn't worth the effort.<br />
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I spent the majority of the morning pruning shrubs around the yard. Around 11 I decided I'd check on Maggie to see if she'd gone back to nesting in the big stall. All the ewes were out, except Daphne was no where in sight. I went into the barn to check the stall, and there she was just laying down rather calmly. Except then she wasn't. She was clearly in labor, stretching her head to the sky, lips curled back, cooing softly and pushing. Yes, full labor. She stood up and there were the tips of the hooves, already presenting.<br />
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Since our previous lambings this season have seemed rather drawn out, I went back to the house to get my young son, who has been asking when can he see a lamb come out. He ran up to the barn, and by the time we got there she was really pushing. I got him a small ladder to stand on so he could watch over the stall door, and we waited there, side by side, watching quietly so we wouldn't disrupt her. She was up and then down, up and then down again; pushing each time she laid down. "Why is she making that noise?" he asked. "She's talking to her baby," I replied. His eyes got big and he smiled. He was so focused. The ewe was so focused. My gaze shifted between the two, watching his reaction to her actions. The ewe stood, squatted and pushed as the lamb slowly dove to the straw below. Plop! She turned immediately, tongue flashing, ready to clean her lamb. The lamb flopped in the wet pile of goop, struggling to lift its head and take its first look at the world. Nose, eyes, ears all cleaned. The first cries of a newborn. I turned to my son, "A new lamb is born." And he just smiled back.<br />
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An hour later I went back to check on the ewe and relocate the two of them to a jug. While we were inside eating lunch, Daphne had lambed a second, larger gray ewe. Twin ewes from a first-time mom. Way to go Daph!<br />
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Next up...Maggie???<br />
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Doris's ewe was 5.7 lbs at birth, a full pound smaller than the smallest twin this year. She is moorit (may be fawn) with a small krunet marking like her grand-dam. She's very correct with a skinny tail and tightly crimped fleece from head to tail. I'm excited to see how this lamb turns out, especially since she's so mellow and already coming for scratches!<br />
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confusion and introductions, the ladies and their lambs seem to be
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The young ewes weren't quite sure what to make of the lambs. They seemed to avoid them for the most part, opting instead for an occasional sniff, keeping their distance from the competing new mamas. <br />
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Daphne (right) seemed to want to say hello. She looks like she'll lamb any day and seemed the most interested in lambs.<br />
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The lambs did a great job staying close to their mothers. They seemed quite comfortable with the big girls, even letting me approach them up close for photos. <br />
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Ella and her twins. The ewe is very friendly and soft. Her brother is very careful to stay next to mom. <br />
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Myra's little ewe is so feminine. She's a wonderful little white ewe. <br />
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Her brother has a much wider face. His fleece is fantastic - if only they could swap fleeces!<br />
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Claire's ram has really filled out. He's very curious and a nicely put-together boy.<br />
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Maggie is filling and dropping. Maybe by the end of the week? <br />
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Mary looks quite wide and her udder is slowly filling. Daphne looks like her udder is about to burst. Hopefully she'll lamb before that udder gets any larger! Maybe these two will also go before the weekend?<br />
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Lucy still has a ways. She's holding steady and rarely lets me get close enough to get a good shot.<br />
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Jeanne is most likely open. Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-87368037235849642162017-03-31T15:11:00.001-04:002017-03-31T15:11:23.135-04:00A ram and a ewe, and a ewe and a ram...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVgJ602ac43NxjcuoovBj45QEukJ20QHFhwH07xk2Cl6h3ojLELXHaBqyghOZtsJhLhKTmE6TWEP2gKJphWH1Gg8lTtdx2zkszNlOqlR1EDIJcDVk1q1RFQ8rGpkgfmaMnsu70p5uA-mq/s1600/IMG_8733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVgJ602ac43NxjcuoovBj45QEukJ20QHFhwH07xk2Cl6h3ojLELXHaBqyghOZtsJhLhKTmE6TWEP2gKJphWH1Gg8lTtdx2zkszNlOqlR1EDIJcDVk1q1RFQ8rGpkgfmaMnsu70p5uA-mq/s320/IMG_8733.jpg" width="240" /></a>This is the first year I've predicted due dates without witnessing actual breeding. Claire was spot on last week, and Ella was just two hours past her 147 days. Wednesday even she began nesting after being moved to a lambing pen. After several evening trips to the barn and a 2 am barn check without lambs, there was finally one ram lamb by 5:15. After getting ready for an early morning appointment, Ella had lambed a ewe by 6:30. I swear they progress faster when I'm not watching their every move!<br />
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Black ram lamb: 7.5 lbs<br />
Grey ewe lamb: 7.1 lbs<br />
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The ewe is already coming for scratches and the ram is very mellow. Both have a more open fleece, much like Ella did as a lamb, but I anticipate it will get nicer with age. <br />
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Yesterday Myra started to isolate herself and become star-gazed. She was due on the 31st (confirmed breeding), but she didn't really seem to have much of an udder; it was present, just not large. She also appeared to have dropped some, but I wasn't expecting lambs overnight.<br />
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As I walked up the driveway around 8 this morning, I noticed a white lamb dashing around the paddock. What?!? There are NOT supposed to be lambs in the paddock! As I approached the paddock there they were: two white lambs cuddled next to the barn near Myra. She was much narrower and they were clearly hers. They were all dried off and had clearly eaten. A white ram lamb (7.5 lbs) and a white ewe (6.8 lbs). Both have very nice crimpy fleece from head to tail!<br />
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<br />Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-6208116658304631972017-03-25T15:56:00.001-04:002017-03-25T16:02:25.063-04:00His fleece was white as snow...Though spring has just sprung, it still looks like a winter wonderland out there. Two more inches of fluffy white stuff overnight and I'm ready for it to go. The end of March ALWAYS seems to drag on, especially when there's still snow on the ground and not much outside work to do. I mean there's plenty to do, but who wants to skirt fleeces when it's 30 degrees outside? The snow's too deep to prune fruit trees and bushes, unless I want to put on my snowshoes. This is the time of year that I need to keep busy, otherwise I spend too much time speculating on due dates. Just as a watched pot never boils, I keep reminding myself watched ewes don't lamb!<br />
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Thursday morning I had a friend coming by to photograph some products, and by 8 o'clock I knew she would be lambing before noon. Every hour I'd run to the barn to check, and while there was progress, there was no lamb. After seeing my friend off at 11:30, I went back to the barn and there he was. A good sized white ram shaking his head getting licked clean by Claire. A few hours later he was dried off, well fed and a solid 8 lbs. If only I had trusted my calculations and not jumped the gun!<br />
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Three generations: Kira, Ella and Daphne. <br />
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Daphne may be next. <br />
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Ella's holding steady.<br />
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Myra looks enormous; they all do laying down! The above three should all have lambs by next weekend.<br />
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The remainder all have a ways to go. Doris will single, Kira twin and Maggie may single or twin. Mary will twin, Lucy will single and Jeanne may not be bred (again! ERRR).<br />
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Lucy didn't seem to follow the ram at all, so her date is a complete guess. She still has a ways but seems further along than the remainder ewes. She may twin after all and be right along with Kira the first full week of April. Kira looks as if she'll be a few more weeks and my best guess is around April 6th. </div>
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Now that everyone is bare, it's that time of year when I assess lambing dates and numbers. Our lambing season could begin in two weeks and should wrap-up by the third week in April. This should give our lambs enough time to play in the paddock before being let out on pasture. It looks like the girls will wait until April before lambs really start coming, as Myra is due on the 31st, and she seems to have the largest udder. Many of the girls have barely an udder, and a few are barely showing.<br />
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We have ten bred ewes, one of which I'm not completely confident is bred, and most are experienced ewes. Given previous years' records and photos, I like to make predictions as soon after shearing as possible. So, here it goes:<br />
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Kira (9 years old)</div>
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Prior lambing: twins ('11), triplets ('12), triplets ('13), twins ('15)</div>
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I'm guessing she'll have triplets mid-April. There is very little sign of an udder and she's is very large.</div>
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Maggie (7 years old)</div>
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Prior lambing: twins ('12), twins ('13), twins ('14), twins ('15) </div>
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I'm guessing she'll twin mid-April. Again, barely an udder and not that wide. </div>
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Claire (6)</div>
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Prior lambing: twins ('13), twins ('14), single ('15)</div>
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Twins before Maggie. </div>
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Ella (5)</div>
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Prior lambing: twins ('14), twins ('15), twins ('16) </div>
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Twins or triplets in two to three weeks. Shown with Doris and Myra.</div>
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Mary (4)</div>
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Prior lambing: single ('15), twins ('16)</div>
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Twins in four or five weeks.</div>
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Myra (4)</div>
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Prior lambing: twins ('15), twins ('16)</div>
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Twins in three weeks; she's due on the 31st. </div>
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Lucy (3)</div>
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Prior lambing: single ('16)</div>
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Single in four or five weeks. Shown with Mary.</div>
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Jeanne (3)</div>
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Prior lambing: none; exposed for 2016 lambs.</div>
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Single at end of season. Pretty sure she's bred, but it's hard to tell.</div>
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Doris (2)</div>
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First time.</div>
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Single at the end of the season. Very slight udder is forming. Shown next to Ella.</div>
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<br />Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-4602118994810869592017-02-04T15:19:00.003-05:002017-02-04T15:19:54.743-05:00(At least) Half Way to LambingIn six weeks the ewes could start lambing (March 23rd), and by the end of eleven weeks (April 24th) we should have close to twenty lambs on the ground! Shearing should be the last week of February, giving us a four to eight week window post-shearing prior to lambs. During this time the ewes are also vaccinated and get a hoof trimming.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls (all 24!) enjoying a meal from the round bale.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma, another yearling. I can't wait to see her fleece!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Myra, looking very round. I'm hoping for twin ewes. She's due March 31st.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Claire, with a mouthful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poa, our golden girl. She's retired. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kira, demonstrating how the round bale feeder ruins neck wool - ugh. </td></tr>
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Some of the girls are starting to get round, although it's always hard to know who's bred until the wool comes off and forming udders are exposed.<br />
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In other news, I just returned from my first Vermont Sheep and Goat Association meeting. I had a fantastic time learning about the organization and meeting other sheep farmers from across the state. Presenters discussed on-farm slaughter and using social media to promote the farm. <br />
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I also picked up our latest batch of yarn and our first batch of roving. The next step: sell more yarn! I'm hoping to start selling products online by summer, after shearing and lambing. Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-62897858663228383292016-11-05T21:52:00.001-04:002016-11-05T21:52:45.870-04:00Breeding Season is Upon UsSpring lambs are now in the calendar! Before unveiling next year's lamb possibilities, here's a quick look at our 2016 held ewe lambs. Of our 13 lambs, we have five ewes remaining, although we will probably offer at least one or two next year for sale. To maintain our breeding flock we really only need to retain two or three ewes each year, but it is always hard to limit the selection. Our retained ewes are either white or Ag, meaning musket or grey. Since we are trying to build our grey stock, these girls should help us down the road. The two white ewes are the first in our flock, and since they each came from an Ag ewe, it will be exciting to see if either one throws Ag lambs in the future.<br />
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Emma, out of Ella, is a white ewe who may be either black or moorit based (B?B?) since both of her parents are heterozygous black (BBBb). She is white (Awt), which is dominant to grey (Ag) and solid (Aa), so she will either throw white and grey/musket lambs or white and black/moorit lambs. She will have to be bred to a solid ram to determine which genotype she carries.<br />
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Electra, out of Myra, is a musket ewe. It is interesting to note that of Myra's four lambs, three have been moorit-based. Not that this changes the odds, but it would be nice if she had a black ewe this coming spring! This ewe is very well built and has very dense, even fleece. If breed to a ram with exceptionally soft fleece, she could throw some really nice lambs in 2018. (BbBb/AgAa)<br />
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Poppy, out of Mary, is another musket ewe and our bottle lamb. While not quite up to our breeding standards (primarily due to a longer tail), she is a real cuddle-bug! It is interesting to note the differences between Electra and Poppy, especially given they are both solid musket ewes with the same sire and same maternal grand-sire. I am anxious to compare fleeces come March and see how these two ewes look next fall. <br />
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Effie, out of Cali, is a great example of the importance of using a top-notch ram. She has superior conformation to her mother, but currently lacks in fleece quality. Cali's fleece has consistently improved since she was a lamb, so I have high hopes for this ewe. Her fleece is simply long and wavy by comparison, much like her father's, only better. She is another AgAa ewe, but it is unclear if she is homozygous or heterozygous black (BBBB or BBBb). <br />
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Eleanore, out of Madeleine, is a very alert white ewe. Her make-up is similar to Emma's, having the possibility to be either black or moorit and either Ag or solid. She has a very dense fleece and is built very upright. Thus far she is shier than the other lambs, but I am hoping she can warm up to us and become part of next year's breeding group. Madeleine is five, and of four sets of triplets I have yet to keep a single ewe out of her. This ewe has superior conformation to her mother, but she did not inherit her sit-in-your-lap personality. <br />
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Overall, this year's lambs are far friendlier than past lambs. I worked hard at keeping the shy adults out of the pasture until this fall, and it seems to be paying off.<br />
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A few notes on the rams. All of Deane's offspring were Ag, so I am assuming that he is AgAg, as both his parents were AgAa. Allante threw white, moorit and black lambs; however, since his only black lamb was out of a grey ewe (BBBb/AgAa), it is uncertain if he will throw black. Given he had a black spot on his shoulder at shearing last February, I suspect he is BBBb.<br />
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As for this year's breeding, I chose to only use one ram, Allante. His lambs had superior fleece, which is what we need to improve, and while Deane did produce very square lambs, he is very heavily related to the flock.<br />
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On October 24th ten of our twelve breeding ewes were exposed to Allante. Only Edna and Madeleine were given the year off. I chose a mix of ewes and exposed all of our black and grey ewes to hopefully increase our chances of a black ewe or two! All shades of moorit are represented in this year's group, from a dark moorit to a light musket. The ewes range in age from two to eight and represent a range of fleece types. If all goes as planned, we should have between 13 and 20 lambs (I'm guessing 17) by the end of April, half of which should be white and the other half a mix of moorit and black. Our proportion of grey and musket ewes should be down from this year, which will be a nice contrast to the ewe lambs being held over. <br />
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Kira is our oldest ewe this year. At 8, this will be her fifth pregnancy and may be her last. She has produced exceptional lambs with exciting coloration, and is an excellent mother. She has had three sets of triplets and a set of twins, and we have retained and used two of her rams for breeding. A solid musket ewe, she always throws musket or grey lambs, indicating she is AgAg. Paired with Allante, lambs could be grey, musket or white and will most likely be solid and have very sturdy conformations. Since she was left open last year and is in great condition, she will probably at least twin.<br />
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Maggie is six and our oldest ewe born on the farm. Another ewe who was left open for 2016 lambs and is quite large heading into breeding season. Maggie has produced four sets of twins in the past, and given her current conditioning, I'm guessing she'll have at least twins next spring. Maggie has a primitive fawn fleece but, when bred to rams with exceptional fleece in the past, has produced very nicely fleeced lambs. Given her AaAa genotype, lambs out of Maggie with either be white, black or moorit. They could also carry a modifier, resulting in fawn or shaela lambs.<br />
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Claire is our sole mioget ewe. At five, this will be her third pregnancy. Another ewe with a primitive fleece, Allante should improve her offspring in this area. She has singled and had a set of twins, but she comes from a line of ewes who consistently twin; twins are a safe bet. Given that she is mioget, her lambs will either be white, black or moorit-based. <br />
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Ella is a four-year-old grey ewe. This will be her fourth lambing, and a repeat breeding from last year. I loved her white ewe lambs so much that I just couldn't resist pairing her with Allante again! She will most likely get next year off, as this will make her fourth straight year of lambing, which is why I'm guessing she'll single. Ella has only produced grey, musket or white lambs, but is AgAa and could produce black or moorit. Of her previous six lambs, five have been ewes and only one has been moorit-based. Paired with Allante, her lambs could be any color.<br />
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Mary and Myra are both three-year-old ewes sired by PikeHill Cedar. They are out of a mother-daughter pair of ewes, making Mary Myra's aunt. In otherwords, Mary's dam is Myra's grand-dam. Each ewe has lambed during the past two breeding cycles; however, Myra is a far better mother than Mary, who last year abandoned her ewe. Myra has slightly higher chances of throwing black lambs than Mary, but either could produce black, moorit or white with Allante. Their lambs should have exceptional conformation and fleece. From the pair, they produced two ewes out of seven lambs in the past. <br />
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Jeanne is two and has yet to lamb. She was paired with Allante last year for 22 days and was left open. She is a very shy ewe and has already been spotted fleeing from Allante. I am going to try leaving him in for an extra week this year to make sure he has sufficient time to settle her. She is a very square ewe with a stunning primitive fleece. A dark moorit, I am anxious to see lambs out of her. Her mother easily produced twins, so this could be another opportunity for two more lovely lambs. <br />
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Daphne is one of two yearling ewes. She is a darker grey ewe out of Ella who could be either BBBb or BBBB. If the later is true, she will not produce any moorit-based lambs. Since both her dam and sire were grey, she could also be AgAg or AgAa. If the former is true, she will not be able to throw moorit or black, only white, grey and musket. Though one year probably won't allow me to determine her genotype, it could be possible for her to only throw grey lambs (or white). Since she comes from a long line of twins and triplets, and since she has an incredibly deep torso, she may easily twin on her first breeding.<br />
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Finally, Doris is the other yearling ewe. She is a fawn ewe and will most likely single. Though she is tall, she has a much shorter body, and her mother singled twice out of six pregnancies.<br />
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Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-76677257232926212312016-06-02T14:17:00.001-04:002016-06-02T14:17:15.404-04:002016: Who's that ewe? The 2016 ewe lambs have been named and the registration paperwork mailed! All of our names come from the Vermont Women's History website. Last year all of our ewes' names began with the letter D, this year it's E.<br />
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Old Home Elizabeth Taylor, "Liza"<br />
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Old Home Emma Willard <br />
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Old Home Effie Bashaw<br />
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Old Home Electra Webb<br />
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Old Home Eleanor Luse, "Lena" <br />
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Old Home Elsie Wells <br />
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Old Home Esther Sorrell, "Poppy" <br />
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The three ewes that will be staying: Electra, Effie and Lena.<br />
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Booster vaccines and tags will happen this weekend, then the lambs are off to their new homes! Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-66302823656417258532016-04-20T15:16:00.002-04:002016-06-02T13:53:17.379-04:00Lambing Conclusions...As luck would have it, lambing concluded yesterday while I was out of town. Lambing season was supposed to start March 28th and end April 20th. The season's length was pretty typical, beginning with Ella lambing April 1st and ending with Mary lambing April 19th. We had a total of 13 lambs born: six rams and seven ewes. All are thriving, even the bottle fed ewe.<br />
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<u>Some additional stats:</u><br />
Colors: 4 white, 1 black, 3 gray, 1 moorit, 4 musket<br />
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Weights: 5 lbs to 9 lbs<br />
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Multiples: 2 singled, 4 twinned, 1 tripled<br />
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Lambs sired by Allante: 7 (3 rams, 4 ewes)<br />
Lambs sired by Deane: 6 (3 rams, 3 ewes)<br />
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White ewe (BBB?/AaA?)<br />
Ella x Allante<br />
4/1<br />
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Incredibly soft, even fleece on this ewe. Nice wide stance and nicely shaped tail. Tempted to keep this one...<br />
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Ewe #2<br />
White ewe (B?B?/AaA?), with phaeo markings <br />
Ella x Allante<br />
4/1<br />
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Equally soft, even fleece as her sister. Adorable phaeo markings will fade as she ages. Feminine features and a narrower build than her sister. Very mild mannered. <br />
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Ram #1<br />
Gray, blettet ram (BBB?/AgAa)<br />
Cali x Deane <br />
4/4<br />
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A very friendly ram lamb. He would make an excellent wether. Black fleece will fade to gray as he ages. Phaeo tipped ears will come and go with the seasons. Horns look to be growing outward. Would make a decent ram if he wasn't so friendly! <br />
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Ewe #3<br />
Gray ewe (BBB?/AgAa)<br />
Cali x Deane<br />
4/4<br />
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Just as friendly as her brother. Her black fleece will fade to a dark gray. Not a super crimpy fleece, but could change as she ages like her mother. Great Shetland tail and nicely put-together conformation.<br />
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Ewe #4<br />
White ewe (BbB?/AaA?)<br />
Madeleine x Allante<br />
4/8<br />
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Ram #2<br />
Musket ram (BbB?/AgAa)<br />
Madeleine x Allante<br />
4/8<br />
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This boy won't be siring any lambs, but he has a beautiful fleece. Always on the move, thus the horrible photo!<br />
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Ram #3<br />
White ram (BbB?/AaA?)<br />
Madeleine x Allante <br />
4/8<br />
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Always by his sister's side, this ram is a leggy boy. Beautiful white fleece, this boy would make a nice fiber pet as a wether. Very mild mannered.<br />
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Ram #4<br />
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Grey ram (BBB?/AgAa)<br />
Myra x Deane<br />
4/12<br />
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Ewe #5<br />
Musket, krunet ewe (BbBb/AgAa)<br />
Myra x Deane<br />
4/12<br />
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Twin to the above ram, this ewe is just adorable. Flashy highlights mark her throat and underside, complete with a white star on the top of her head. Very nice conformation. <b>This ewe will not be for sale.</b><br />
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Ram #5<br />
Black, krunet ram (BBB?/AaAa)<br />
Lucy x Allante<br />
4/15<br />
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Ewe #6<br />
Moorit, krunet ewe (BbBb/AaAa)<br />
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Ram #6<br />
Musket, sponget ram (BbBb/AgAa)<br />
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Ewe #7<br />
Musket, krunet ewe (BbBb/AgAa)<br />
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Decisions on which lambs will be for sale are not yet finalized. Lambs listed as <i>Holding</i> have interested buyers. Please be patient as I make careful selections. Some ewes will make great breeding stock, others lovely pets; please consider your flock's goals before making decisions. <br />
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When I went to the barn at 6:30 this morning, there she was standing over mostly dried twins. Since she hadn't passed the afterbirth, they couldn't have been more than an hour or two old, and they were clearly still damp and new to nursing. Myra was very protective, but I was able to grab a few photos and give them a quick check.<br />
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The ewe is moorit (or musket - not sure yet), and looks like a partial gulmoget (light under body from chin through tail). She doesn't have the typical eye markings of a gulmoget, and her stripe breaks between her throat to her front legs. The fact that she's moorit means her father is BBBb (black based but carries moorit). She is so soft and sweet and has already come up to me and stood for some scratches. She's smaller than her brother, but was still a solid 6.5 lbs. I'm not sure I can part with this ewe. Her markings are spectacular and I haven't retained a ewe out of Myra yet.<br />
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<br />Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-67166936885242961122016-04-04T16:13:00.000-04:002016-04-04T16:13:37.396-04:00Patience, my dear...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPODVzDWQyhpuprut9heWLh0ggMV_7oUJLT-JVGAEMIy2jmhts9QrQHRaeIhL1gIy-bp2q-NjEL6hnUS9TvvHlNWH6r518vOSDL1GtUNBvLd1uFIigbFV-X_jWJhMz6tKd3nnsrWE38LeD/s1600/IMG_5022.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPODVzDWQyhpuprut9heWLh0ggMV_7oUJLT-JVGAEMIy2jmhts9QrQHRaeIhL1gIy-bp2q-NjEL6hnUS9TvvHlNWH6r518vOSDL1GtUNBvLd1uFIigbFV-X_jWJhMz6tKd3nnsrWE38LeD/s320/IMG_5022.jpg" width="320" /></a>After two days of watching Cali closely, she finally had twin lambs this morning when I went to the barn. On Saturday Cali was starting to stare off and isolate herself from the other ewes. Her udder was HUGE and she looked like she had dropped some. I wasn't convinced she would lamb that day, but there were wind advisories and the temperature was threatening to drop to the low teens. I moved the white lambs to the lambing jug and gave Cali the delivery stall, and then I waited. No signs of active labor before bed made me question my decision to lock her up, but given the predicted wind chills I hated the thought of waking up to frozen lambs. <br />
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Sunday morning I checked her stall and there she was, staring up at me with big tired eyes. She looked like she hadn't slept all night, and the bedding looked untouched. I gave her some new hay and she nibbled a bit, then she went back to standing and watching me. I decided it would be awhile before lambs, and I really hated the thought of her penned up - although this stall is at least eight by eight - so I let her back in the pen with the other expecting ewes. She ran outside and stood there. The other ewes followed and then started harassing her. Head butt here, side shove there - no good. She just didn't seem to have the energy to say, "Hey, knock it off!" So I brought her back inside to the delivery stall. That's when the real waiting began.<br />
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For most of the day I checked on her every two hours. By 3 o'clock she had started digging holes. I saw her lay down once and grimace as her udder bulged from between her legs. She stood up. She didn't eat, except maybe a blade or two of hay. Her tail head was raised. She yawned. She arched her back. She looked like she was in early labor. She was uncomfortable. It was cold out - bitterly cold. The wind blew and snow squalls came through all afternoon. I was cold and went back inside.<br />
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For the next three hours I set my timer and checked on her every half hour. I wanted to see lambs, but I really wanted to make sure the lambs were dried off quickly due to the weather. I usually don't worry about the moms getting their lambs dry, but Cali had been so big that I wasn't sure if she would have two large lambs or three small ones. What if there were three and she couldn't dry them all in time? I was home and able to help, so I thought it made sense to keep a close eye on her. Every time I went out I saw more of the same: Cali standing in the stall looking up at me with big eyes. Then she started to lick herself obsessively. She cried to her lambs and licked her forelegs. She licked as if she were drying off a new wet lamb, but she was licking herself. The only way I could get her to stop was if I talked to her, and then she talked back. I kept getting the distinct feeling that she wanted me to leave, or she wanted me to stay, or she didn't know what she wanted except for the whole process to be over with.<br />
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By dinner I decided I needed to set my timer to one hour. I couldn't keep interrupting her. She wasn't progressing. After dinner there was progress: her stall was a complete disaster! She was in active labor, right? She had clearly dug holes in the bedding - usually a sign lambs are just an hour away. But there she was, standing in the back corner of the stall looking away from me. She just stood there. No more progress. At least she had stopped licking herself! She was quiet again and I starting thinking I'd have to wait til morning for lambs. I left again, promising I'd be back only once more before bed.<br />
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I woke up once in the middle of the night and contemplated venturing out to the barn. I quickly convinced myself that would be a horrible idea for both of us. So at six o'clock, I finally bundled up like it was February, and walked out to the barn. Thankful to be awake to see the brilliant orange sky over the newly illuminated Kilkenny mountains, I was optimistic I would find new lambs by Cali's side. As I crawled under the barn door to quietly sneak in, I heard the distinctive cry of a new lamb followed by the low grumbles of a very protective mama. I peaked into the stall and saw Cali standing there, just how I had left her the night before, this time with two new lambs by her side.<br />
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<br />Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-36737238649178609672016-04-01T21:13:00.000-04:002016-04-01T21:16:15.237-04:00The grass is green, the lambs are white...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The warm temperatures and steady rains turned the fields green today, and Ella had her third set of twins - white ewes! Our first lambs of 2016 sired by our first white ram and they're both white! The ewe on the right was born first and has a small black dot (barely visible here) on her left front leg above her hoof. The second born is very tall with a small brown spot on her rump and another above her right eye. This one has an especially perfect Shetland tail and is a very quiet lamb. Her sister is curious but also a bit feistier. Both have beautifully even crimpy fleeces, and I can't wait for them to be fluffy and dry so I can get a real feel of their fleeces. Since these are our first white lambs, and since Ella is one of my favorite ewes, I may have to keep one - but I can't keep both!</div>
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Madeleine (right) is still huge, but her udder's still small. Her udder is gradually growing, but no drastic expansions yet. Not many changes with this girl. <br />
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The girls are getting big, but udders are still a few days away from lambs. A few of the girls have started bagging up in the last day, and things have progressed more than these photos suggest - they are all from last Friday. There are more grunts and exhausted expressions, slow stand ups and spacey stares. Everyone has an appetite and even the most timid is coming around to nibble grain from my hand. The lambing jugs are prepped, and now it's just time to wait...until April?<br />
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This photo is a bit deceiving of Myra (x Deane). In person she looks very much like she'll twin, although this picture is making me second guess that prediction. She is much larger around the barrel and her udder has also swelled over the weekend. She seems irritated: ears back and glares with each grunt. She's often laying down and seems to be ready to get this stage over with. <br />
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Mary (x Deane) and Lucy (x Allante) will still be awhile. They are both clearly bred and could each wait another month before lambing. Lucy is still acting like a lamb: bouncing around the paddock and fleeing from the stall when I walk in. Mary is starting to come around and even ate grain from my hand this afternoon. I'm hoping she calms down this year and will be more manageable. She's probably the nicest ewe of the flock and I'm hoping to keep her in our breeding group for several more seasons. <br />
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Jeanne and Shelly are still mysteries. I go back and forth on these two every time I step into the paddock. Jeanne does not look bred at all in this photo, yet today I swear I saw very pronounced movement from her side. She is just too shy to get close enough to. She is slowly getting curious and did sniff my hand today, which is a huge step for this girl.<br />
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Hopefully the next post will include lambs...Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-79933568776506435712016-03-18T22:06:00.000-04:002016-03-18T22:06:32.302-04:00Keeping distracted...The ten day stretch prior to lambing always passes so slowly. Since Ella's breeding was marked on the calendar, I am completely aware that lambs will be here sooner than mid-April. In prior years it's been anyone's guess as to when the little ones would arrive, but occasionally we are fortunate to have a narrower range for anticipating their arrivals.<br />
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Jeanne is still looking slender and has no sign of an udder. I'm still not counting her out, but it will definitely be late April before lambs, if she took.<br />
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Lucy is really hard to photograph from the back. She's a bit flighty, which I hope will change has she gets closer to lambing. She has clearly developed an udder this week, but I suspect she'll be another month and will twin.<br />
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That's Myra to Mary's left. She's got a nice udder started, but last year her udder was there weeks before twinning. I'm not sure on timing, but I'm still thinking she'll twin.<br />
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Ella, Cali and Madeleine. These three girls are BIG. And with only very small udders. Ella is due in ten days, and I'd be surprised if the other two didn't lamb within a week of her due date. Madeleine has reliably had triplets the last three years, so that's what I'm counting on. The other two twinned last year, but also come from mothers who triplet. Either they'll have big twins or bring on the triplets!<br />
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Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-21833827117478846332016-03-11T14:25:00.000-05:002016-03-11T14:25:21.008-05:00Spring is here without any lambs...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGaI7WrT-xiMLfPvZuFoL9EfXdyp5dsDECzgLfMAHhkJUHbMyRKu1TfttUK_-A3hI63MR0u-KjgsDTAIeh9_i-McJqBEIeDO-BBO5SPfXvDoEfD4et4QS9hjn_AyGVqUTrL260Jg0GRu_/s1600/IMG_4603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>It seems strange to have bare ground without any lambs. Fifty-degree days and iris shoots usually mean bouncing lambs hopping around the paddock rocks. We still have two weeks until lambing and at this rate we may have green grass by the time they arrive.<br />
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The ewes are getting friendlier by the day. Even Mary and Lucy have starting walking toward me in the paddock. Shelly is now one of the first to greet me and is really enjoying chin scratches. Myra was such a shadow today that I couldn't even get a picture from the back to monitor her udder. These girls are practically climbing in my lap!<br />
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Shelly and Lucy are almost certainly bred, each with tiny udders and slightly rounding sides. My guess is Shelly will single and Lucy may twin, but it will most likely be a month or so before lambs from these two.<br />
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I'm growing more and more convinced that Jeanne, much like her mother her first year exposed to a ram, was not settled. She's often spotted gazing longingly for the big pasture with the non-bred ewes, bucking and rearing high into the air, and engaging in boarder-line aggressive play with the unenthusiastic bred ewes. She seems board and unusually energetic for a ewe that should be settled. <br />
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At this point I'm betting on a dozen lambs to be born over the course of a month. After looking at the genetics, odds are good we'll have a majority black-based, with a high number of greys. Given the rams we used, several of the lambs should have spots or white patches. This is the least predictable lambing season so far, and I found myself writing "anything's possible" for a number of the breeding pairs. With any luck we'll have a flashy flock of bouncing lambs in a month!<br />
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On a separate note: Allante's fleece is fantastic! I hope his lambs get his fleece!<br />
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<br />Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-84293095997525423802016-02-27T21:31:00.003-05:002016-02-27T21:31:49.149-05:00Where was winter?It's hard to believe breeding season was four months ago and lambs are on their way. With barely a winter, I had a hard time convincing myself shearing time had arrived - surely winter was just around the corner? The calendar said March was nearing, so without any snow on the ground and on a 50-degree rainy day, the wool came off on Thursday.<br />
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Shearing in February? Yes, we always do! Four to six weeks prior to lambing is best. Lambs are due March 28th through April 20th, which means breeding season was during November this year. The day after the rams went to the freezer the new breeding ram lambs went to their ladies-in-waiting.<br />
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Lucy and Jeanne are both two-year-old first-time fresheners. Lucy is a Winston daughter out of Edna. Jeanne is a Nelson daughter out of Annie. Both have more primitive fleeces but are very solid on foot. I'm especially excited to see what patterns Lucy throws. Her lambs will most likely been black or grey, although I could be surprised by a musket or moorit. Jeanne's lambs could be white, black, or moorit (if Allante carries moorit), but will most likely be solid.<br />
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Madeleine and Ella are both out of Kira, Madeleine sired by Xavier in '11 and Ella sired by Cedar in '12. This is Madeleine's fourth breeding and probably will be her fourth set of triplets. Her lambs could be any color with any variety of spotting. In the past she's lambed a solid moorit, a spotted musket, a blettet grey and modified muskets. Perhaps this year she'll have a solid black ewe, or her first white lamb? This will be Ella's third lambing, and I'm anticipating twins as usual. Ella had twin grey ewe lambs last year, both of whom look remarkably like her. I'm anticipating black, grey or white lambs from her. <br />
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Overall, I'm hoping for increased fleece quality from these lambs. I'm predicting between six and ten lambs from this group, a majority black-based (pretty sure Allante has a black spot on his shoulder!) with some greys and moorits, not to mention our first white lambs!<br />
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The second breeding group was sired by our own Deane. A Winston son out of Kira, Deane is incredibly wide framed but has longer fleece. He's a grey flecket with heavy phaeo, meaning his extremities are tan and fade with the seasons. As a lamb he looked tri-colored, which is very rare in Shetlands. Given Allante's narrow frame, I kept Deane to use on our narrower ewes. Our three fine-fleeced Cedar daughters were given to this fine boy.<br />
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These three girls should strongly compliment Deane's features. Given his wild patterns and colors, I'm excited his three girls are solid to help further determine his coloring and patterns. Cali ('12), Myra and Mary (both '13) all lambed for the first time in 2015. I am anticipating five or six lambs from this crew. <br />
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Four weeks until lambs. Time to make hard choices and start finding some good homes!Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-70910047104783682512015-04-21T14:34:00.000-04:002015-04-22T21:51:06.414-04:002015 Lambs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Claire x Jacob (3/31) - Musket, krunet ewe. Single. <br />
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Kira x Winston (4/3) - Grey, flecket ram. Twin.<br />
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Kira x Winston (4/3) - Musket, sponget ewe. Twin.<br />
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Ella x Winston (4/8) - Grey ewe, with small white fleck on jaw. Twin.<br />
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Ella x Winston (4/8) - Grey ewe. Twin. <span style="color: red;">NFS</span> <br />
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Madeleine x Winston (4/9) - Musket, blettet ram. Triplet.<br />
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Myra x Winston (4/11) - Musket ram. Twin.<br />
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Myra x Winston (4/11) - Moorit, krunet ram. Twin.<br />
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Mary x Winston (4/13) - Musket, krunet ram. Single.<br />
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Maggie x Jacob (4/14) - Musket, blettet ram. Twin.<br />
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Cali x Winston (4/19) - Black ewe. Twin. <span style="color: red;">NFS</span><br />
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Cali x Winston (4/19) - Black ewe, with tiny krunet. Twin.
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The 8 lb ram lamb is surprisingly black-based with a predominately white coat. The skin inside his ears and on his legs is very black. He is most certainly Ag (meaning his dark fleece tips will fade to a gray), and is probably ilget (white with spots of a different color). His slightly smaller (7.5 lb) sister is flecket, and I'm still determining her base color. I think she may be brown-based, and she is probably double-Ag, making all of those lovely dark fibers turn either cream or light grey by mid-summer. <br />
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Here are some other views of the spots and splashes:<br />
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More lambs are on their way. By the end of the week I'll post new lamb photos!<br />
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<br />Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559890999274522709.post-87519944040226805742015-03-31T14:01:00.000-04:002015-03-31T14:01:09.339-04:00Ewe LambsThe first lambs have arrived! After a long day of labor, Poa lambed a single ewe Sunday evening. She appears to be fawn, but it's hard to say for sure. She's much friendlier than Poa's past lambs, which is something I'm working on this year. <br />
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Claire also had a single ewe. When I got to the barn, around seven, she was still licking her dry. A very protective mamma, Claire didn't let me get a good look at the little one until I was able to relocate them to a lambing jug. This ewe is a musket blettet, shorter than Poa's lamb, and has a more open fleece. Both lambs were about 7.5 lbs, which is on the larger size for our lambs.<br />
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With everyone settled into their new jugs, the lambs were able to meet. <br />
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We still have nine ewes to go. Madeleine and Ella are due in a week, and I suspect Kira and Annie might lamb before then.<br />
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Since both Poa and Claire have lambed, I would expect Annie to go soon. Ewes tend to cycle together. She's also bagged up quite a bit in the last 48 hours, so maybe tomorrow or Thursday?<br />
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Maggie still looks huge but barely has an udder. Myra has had a large udder for weeks with not changes, which can be typical for first-timers. Mary is growing ever so slowly.</div>
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official start of lambing, although I have a feeling we won't actually
see lambs until Easter. There may be a ewe or two who lambs before then,
but my guess is the week after Easter will be very busy. The udders are
growing, but when compared to previous years, most ewes look like they
have another two weeks before lambing. Due to past surprises, I'm still
anxious and checking the girls daily for signs of premature labor, but
so far everyone seems pretty content to just munch hay and soak up the
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Kira, Ella, and Madeleine. At least two sets of triplets, maybe three, or perhaps one set of quads?</div>
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Poa, Claire, and Annie. Poa may single earlier than Easter, but the other two will twin around the holiday weekend.</div>
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Edna and Cali are also starting to fill out. Edna's looking larger than a few of the other girls, and her udder hasn't even started filling out yet, so she may have three in there like last year. Both she and Cali still have a way to go. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheJDFPC7kCvWPO9CR1oxq7rmO5X4ezdpldexvqp-ZTpcjhqhjrD9Wf7XNx60j4imWr1LaX4rovC3_TJPhQj3xhUy1L89eT-rc1MNOoVDFcdB-HHki844rLNImNPDg2BsvSH2bvrpUT8P8/s1600/IMG_1960.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheJDFPC7kCvWPO9CR1oxq7rmO5X4ezdpldexvqp-ZTpcjhqhjrD9Wf7XNx60j4imWr1LaX4rovC3_TJPhQj3xhUy1L89eT-rc1MNOoVDFcdB-HHki844rLNImNPDg2BsvSH2bvrpUT8P8/s1600/IMG_1960.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>Lambing time is just around the corner. Eleven ewes were exposed to two
rams. Winston and Jacob were our two rams this year, breeding the
longer-fleeced ewes primarily to Jacob (4) and the shorter-fleeced ewes to
Winston (7). The flock was sheared on March 3rd and they have all made it back out
to the fields and are adjusting to the snow without their coats.<br />
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The bred ewes are getting especially friendly, as they tend to do just before lambing. It's hard to get photos when they're following you around the paddock looking for a good chin scratch. It's always amazing to me just how friendly they become, even the timid ewes who, for most of the year, would rather be at the opposite end of the paddock from me. Poa (pictured left) is a prime example of a mood-changer. Then, as soon as the lambs arrive, the skepticism will return and these once-friendly girls will revert to their shy ways.<br />
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Kira (age 7) and her daughters, Ella (3) and Madeleine (4). All three were
bred by Winston. I'm expecting at least two sets of triplets from the three.
These lambs will be primarily gray or musket.<br />
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Poa (9) and her twin daughters, Claire (4) and Annie (4). Poa was bred by
Winston, while her girls were bred by Jacob. I anticipate all three to twin.<br />
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Maggie (5), her daughter Myra (2), and her half-sister Mary (2). Maggie was
bred by Jacob and the two 2-year-olds were bred by Winston. It's still unclear
if Mary was bred, but if she was she'll single. The other two should twin.<br />
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Cali (3) was bred by Winston and Edna (4) by Jacob. Although Cali is another
first-time mom, I think she'll twin. Edna tripled last year but looks like
she'll twin this time around.<br />
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I'm anticipating 24 lambs +/- 2. Though they could start lambing in 10 days,
from the looks of the udders I'm thinking we won't really start to see lambs
until Easter. Once they start coming, I expect we'll be pretty busy for a week,
much like last year's lambing.Old Home Crawford Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557109317445252453noreply@blogger.com0