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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: piggy on April 16, 2011, 08:43:06 pm

Title: Soay pics
Post by: piggy on April 16, 2011, 08:43:06 pm

Thought i'd share some pics of our latest lambs,

First pic is spotty and her tup lamb.
Second pic is 2 ewe lambs
Lambs are 5 days old.

Title: Re: Soay pics
Post by: piggy on April 16, 2011, 08:44:36 pm

And my tup Jethro who is being the perfect dad looking after his lambs,

Title: Re: Soay pics
Post by: Fleecewife on April 16, 2011, 08:53:14 pm

Smart dad  :)  Soay lambs are SOO cute  :)  We still have only one set of Soay twins, although we are halfway through lambing, and they are mostly white with some black spots - easy to pick out in our field full of black lambs  ;D  We have one mouflon pattern ewe whose own dam was white and she ran with a black tup - so don't know what colour lambs to expect.  We want to get some more mouflon pattern ewes for next year as they are really what Soays are all about  :)

Title: Re: Soay pics
Post by: goosepimple on April 17, 2011, 09:11:02 pm

Lovely lovely - we are lambing soays presently too - will swap pics soon  -  well done!

Title: Re: Soay pics
Post by: Rosemary on April 18, 2011, 08:53:31 am

What's mouflon pattern? Is that like Fair Isle  ;D

Title: Re: Soay pics
Post by: shearling on April 18, 2011, 09:15:14 am

Hi folks I couldn't wait for the expert so 'googled'  ::) thought this artical was good 'http://www.soayandboreraysheep.com/articledetail.php?Colour-and-Pattern-in-Soay-Sheep-7' (http://www.soayandboreraysheep.com/articledetail.php?Colour-and-Pattern-in-Soay-Sheep-7') some lovely pictures no wonder you all like having them :)

Title: Re: Soay pics
Post by: princesspiggy on April 18, 2011, 10:27:17 am

theyre gorgeous, welldone   ;)