[Jacob-list] Dates

[Thomas Simmons]

Well, first I guess I have to seperate them on Aug 1 anyway (thanks, Joan!)

Shetlands are actually known for the "Shetland effect" - if you seperate
them a for a few months, and then put them together - just about regardless
of the time of the year - the ewes will come into heat.  It's not
necessarily something you WANT to do, but if you get a shetalnd surprise at
a strange time of year, you can bet that that's what happened.

thom
-----Original Message-----
From: AvillFarm at aol.com <AvillFarm at aol.com>
To: creagchild at monad.net <creagchild at monad.net>
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Dates


>Thom,
>
>Do you mean to say that Shetlands will breed earlier in the year than
>Jacobs????
>A fellow shepherd who lives near me has Jacobs and generally starts lambing
>in  late January or early February, but then again her ram runs with the
ewes
>continuously and maybe that makes a difference.  When I look at the
flockbook
>for Shetlands, it seems like almost no lambs are born in Jan and Feb and
that
>the peak of lambing season is March and April with it dribbling out into
May
>and then a few stragglers in June and July.  Thanks for any clarification
you
>can provide.  Elaina at Avillion
>