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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Remy on March 28, 2013, 11:57:16 am

Title: Zwartbles x Gotland
Post by: Remy on March 28, 2013, 11:57:16 am

A totally unplanned mating, as I thought my Zwartbles ram would be way too big for the little Gotlands!  However Tas the Zwartbles had other ideas and jumped over three fences to get in with my little Gotland flock.  We thought we'd got away with it as we caught him fairly quickly, but I found these two this morning - and out of Tiny, my smallest (she was the one who nearly died last spring if any of you remember).  I think due to their narrow heads and shoulders it made for an easy lambing  :) .  I'll see how the lambs grow and if they have any desirable qualities for market at least it's a cross i know I can repeat!


(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/greydales/P1150117_zpsb17f3357.jpg)


(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/greydales/P1150114_zps6ee97d46.jpg)

Title: Re: Zwartbles x Gotland
Post by: Sunnybank on March 28, 2013, 12:07:13 pm

 :love: :love:  they are so gorgeous

Title: Re: Zwartbles x Gotland
Post by: Blinkers on March 28, 2013, 12:08:09 pm

Aww bless - nice cross  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Zwartbles x Gotland
Post by: Rosemary on March 28, 2013, 01:09:48 pm

Lovely - Tas certainly left his mark. He can't deny their his  ;D

Title: Re: Zwartbles x Gotland
Post by: Anke on March 28, 2013, 03:28:10 pm

Going to be an interesting fleece....

Title: Re: Zwartbles x Gotland
Post by: SallyintNorth on March 29, 2013, 01:26:20 am

Quote from: Anke on March 28, 2013, 03:28:10 pm

Going to be an interesting fleece....

My thought exactly!  :knit: :innocent: