Sunday, March 2
Sunday Dose of Oh Snow Cute
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Indeed..it's so cute <3
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photographs Susan. The lambs ...and Moms...look so healthy. It is always good to see a new post from you :). How's Bert? How is everyone?
ReplyDeleteThey are just beautiful! Congratulations on the beautiful additions to your flock. Thanks for the update, and glad you're able to catch up on some sleep. Are you too sleepy to begin thinking about planting seeds? Am tickled that I got leeks planted about 5 days ago, and they are poking through the soil. Hooray! Susan, be careful on that slick ice outside!
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty babies! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
ReplyDeleteSo very sweet and cute! They do stand out against the snow. But..it is time for the snow to stop for all of us and let us see some spring!
ReplyDeleteAww, I love seeing all their little faces :) Too cute.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lambs!!! Lambing season must be exhausting but so rewarding! I would love sheep! Jan-march must be exciting times for you! I have enjoyed reading your blog for a long time now!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet grey/white lamb! That color seems unusual in your flock.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the dark legs and faces of the lamb/ewe in the last two photos. It is such a classic color pattern.
So I'm curious--if you bred them ewes at the "normal" time, but were surprised at the early births, were you using a new ram?
Sue
Hi Sue,
DeleteI love the classic black head/legs of the Suffolks, too. Since we started crossing Katahdin hair sheep with our Suffolks several years ago, we started getting all sorts of color and pattern combinations on the lambs. Not the uniform look many sheep farmers strive for, but I like it. :)
Most of the spots and grey coloring on the lambs will bleach out to white, with just the darker legs and head remaining. A lot of the Suffolk lambs are actually born completely black or dark grey.
We're down to just one ram now, Da Big Guy, who we've been using for several years. We sold our Katahdin ram, Edward, who we used for several years along with Da Big Guy, as well as a cross bred ram we kept for a few years.
A few years ago we purposely started breeding our ewes earlier in the year (August/September instead of November/December) so as to have the lambs ready to sell earlier in the spring before the prices do their annual post Easter plummet.
I knew when our first lambs would be arriving this year, but I didn't think we'd be having so many -5 degree F days when they did! :)
Hi Everybody,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed these photos. Thanks for all the comments! :)