[Jacob-list] Sex, Number, Lambing

[Gary Tomas Fay]

As ME brought up, the male sperm determines the sex, however there is a good bit
of evidence that the ewe can "create" and environment that influences which
sperm survive. Usually in good years, the rams tend to increase, in bad years it
is beneficial to produce females .... or so the SocioBiologists tell us ...

Gary


Jacobflock at aol.com wrote:

> The ram determines the sex of the lamb.
> The ewe determines the number of lambs.
> The lamb determines the birth date.
>
> The weatherman determines the "bad weather days" for lambing concerns and
> problems.  On our worst day (rain, sleet, 35 mile winds from the north, 30
> degrees) a ewe decided to nest and the lambs decided to emerge in the
> farthest corner of open pasture about 1/4 mile from the "lean to".  We walked
> the twins, ewe following, to the barn.  I sympathize for the "northern"
> shepherds.
>
> Fred Horak
>
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