Author Topic: potential lambing problems suffolk ram/jacobs ewe (Read 2684 times)

wendkc · « **on:** February 18, 2015, 06:11:01 am »

We have a jacob ewe that is being kept with our ewes. I'm worried that there is a possibility that she was bred by our suffolk ram. Should I be worried that the lamb will be to big if she is pregnant?

Melmarsh · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2015, 01:48:57 pm »

I had a couple of Jacob ewes and bred them to a lleyn and a texel and don't remember any problems to be honest. Compared to the other sheep that I had, I found that they were not greedy which may have helped because they seemed to keep a steady weight even when there was plenty of grass or cake. Don't know what yours are like or if you have had them long enough to notice. Good luck with the lambing

Tala Orchard · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2015, 08:04:18 pm »

We have a Jacobs ewe that has breed with our Dorset Ram three times. each time producing twins with no problems at all.

wendkc · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2015, 09:02:22 pm »

Thank you! She Belongs to someone else. All of my ewes are suffolk/hamp. I will not worry to much.

Slimjim · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2015, 09:21:37 pm »

The key will be in how much food you give her prior to lambing.
Forgive me but what does "pad ruled" mean please?
One Jacob; two Jacobs. The breed is Jacob.

beagh-suffolks · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2015, 09:33:23 pm »

my neighbor put my suffolk ram to his Jacobs , and had absolutely no problem lambing at all

Gunnermark · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2015, 10:04:17 pm »

I used to use a Suffolk on my Jacobs and they had no issues lambing infact they were better lambing than the pure suffolks.

wendkc · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2015, 12:54:29 pm »

Quote from: Slimjim on February 18, 2015, 09:21:37 pm

The key will be in how much food you give her prior to lambing.
Forgive me but what does "pad ruled" mean please?
One Jacob; two Jacobs. The breed is Jacob.

We are managing feed and she is not too fat. I've been very careful about feed. Sorry about the "pad ruled" my phone must have automatically corrected something, and was not very helpful in its correction. She is being kept with my flock temporarily.