[Jacob-list] lamb count

[Betty Berlenbach]

Pasture? That's the thing under the foot of snow, right?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert May" <newjerseyjacobs at yahoo.com>
To: "Mary Hansson" <buffgeese at yahoo.com>; "Jacob List"
<jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] lamb count


> HELLO MARY ELLEN, ET ALS...
>
> YES, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THE EWE-TO-RAM LAMB
> RATIOS THIS YEAR.  TO DATE WE'VE HAD 62 LAMBS BORN:
> 40 EWES AND 22 RAMS.  WE STILL HAVE 2 YEARLINGS THAT
> HAVEN'T DELIVERED AND 5 EWES THAT WE PURCHASED FROM A
> BREEDER IN VIRGINIA (THEY WERE BRED LATE) THAT HAVE TO
> DELIVER.
>
>      IN TOTAL, WE USED 8 DIFFERENT JACOB RAMS AS SIRES
> FOR THIS YEAR'S LAMB CROP.  FOUR OF THOSE SIRES ARE
> FROM OTHER FLOCKS (UNZICKER) AND (SIX) FROM WHOM WE
> PURCHASED BRED EWES.
>
>      WE HAVE A VERY INTERESTING MIX OF "COLORINGS" AND
> FLEECES THIS YEAR.  MOST OF THE LAMBS RANGE BETWEEN 20
> AND 40% BLACK; HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE VERY DARK ONE AND
> SEVERAL THAT ARE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.
>
>      SO NICE TO HAVE A DAY OF SUNSHINE AND TEMPS THAT
> MAY REACH 60!  CAN'T WAIT FOR OUR PASTURES TO START
> GROWING.
>
>      TRUST THAT THE REST OF YOU HAVE WONDERFUL
> LAMBINGS, AS WELL!
>
> BOB MAY
> SWAYZE INN FARM
> HOPE, NJ
>
>
>
>
> --- Mary Hansson <buffgeese at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > My general impression seems to be that those
> > reporting
> > lamb numbers this year are coming up higher on the
> > ewes than rams.
> >
> > We aren't finished here, but to date, have 21
> > lambs---10 rams and 11 ewes.
> >
> > Rams were in until Christmas, so we can have lambs
> > through May.  To date, only 1 of the 7 Culloden
> > sheep
> > have delivered (all aged 3 or older).  Both
> > Huntsberger ewes delivered.  Hunter has 9 offspring
> > and Carl has 12.
> >
> > Mary Ellen
> >
> > Mary Ellen Hansson, MEd, RD, LDN
> > ISeeSpots Farm
> > Jacob Sheep:  Lambs, adults, wool
> > www.iseespots.com
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