[Jacob-list] elections/breeding

[Linda]

Hi Betty,

It's been in the 20's here (North Georgia) at night a few times.  But, pretty much a very warm fall. We finally made 
the move to the new farm and the house is so much warmer than the old place that we're wandering around at night 
opening windows.  Does get abit higher than 40 in the day, though!

I've been visualizing the lambs since before I did the breeding groups!  Isn't it fun!  Will Chancellor and Daphne 
manage to pass their blue eyes onto the lambs?  Will RubyBelle and Junco produce a lilac - with Junco's crimpy fleece 
and RubyBelles's luster and length?  Will Patton and Martha give me one of one those great Bissell types? 

Linda






On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 14:44:27 -0500, Betty Berlenbach wrote:
>Hi, Linda,
>
>I've got 14 ewes bred, theoretically: 11 jacobs to two separate rams, and 3
>shetlands to one ram.  Due late March/Early April.  Already trying to figure
>out what the babies will look like!  I love winter, watching them get fat with
>lamb/lambs, sitting out there at 10 degrees in a sheltered place and petting
>the ewes, holding the tame yearlings on my lap to keep warm!  (or the cat, or
>the dog!)  Still not cold here, averaging btween 20-30 at night, has been as
>high as 40 during the day last c ouple of weeks a few times. Were some
>flurries this a.m., and about an inch of snow Friday, but nothing worth
>writing about so far. Betty! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda"
><patchworkfibers at alltel.net> To: <buffgeese at yahoo.com>; "Jacob-list" <jacob-
>list at jacobsheep.com> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 5:40 PM Subject:
>[Jacob-list] elections/breeding
>
>
>>The issue of defining the Foundation Flock category is a critical one.
>Whatever your thoughts are, please vote on this
>>important issue.
>>
>>How many ewes and how many rams does everyone have this year?  This was my
>first year to use three rams and it went
>>smoother than I had anticipated.  Jacquee's Junco bred 7 of my girls
>(including three lilacs and one lilac carrier),
>>some visiting ewes from Perfect Spot, and left last week for Maryland.
>Perfect Spot Patton bred three of my ewes and
>>is currently doing cleanup on 5 ewes.  Chicory Lane Chancellor bred four
>of my ewes, visited his other home at Perfect
>>Spot, and returned here to do cleanup on 8 ewes.  We have 13 bred ewes
>with lambing to start the first of March.  I'm
>>already excited!!
>>
>>Linda
>>
>>On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 04:04:36 -0800 (PST), Mary Hansson wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Don't forget it is election time for those of you who are in JSBA.  Just
>as we
>>>saw lots of "never-before-voters" come out in the recent elections, it
>would
>>>be nice if more than just a few people determined representatives and
>>>direction of an organization.  Remember this and get those ballots filled
>in
>>>and shipped off.
>>>
>>>Rams are still in with the girls.  I am using the 3 Huntsberger rams I
>own
>>>this fall:  Carl, Andre, and Hunter.  That should make for a good crop of
>>>lambs this next spring.
>>>
>>>Mary Ellen
>>>
>>>Mary Ellen Hansson, MEd, RD, LDN ISeeSpots Farm Jacob Sheep:  Lambs,
>adults,
>>>wool www.iseespots.com
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