Author Topic: Twins (Read 2644 times)

piggy · « **on:** April 25, 2011, 07:43:14 pm »

One of my soays has just had twins yippee,the other 5 have all had singles but i have been luckly 4 ewes,1 tup and the twins are both ewes,3 more to go.
1 of the ewes is Black,will she stay this colour or go Brown.
They are about an hour old in pics.
Karen

Beewyched · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2011, 07:51:25 pm »

Congrats, they are lovely. Hoping to get some ourselves this year

poppajohn · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2011, 07:56:25 pm »

Grand news and thanks for the pics!
Bee, get good fencing up......................

shearling · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2011, 08:09:02 pm »

Fantastic photos. Mum looks formidable

Fleecewife · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2011, 02:22:07 am »

To tell if a black lamb will go brown, look around the eyes - if there is a paler ring, it will turn brown or moorit, if not it should stay black. The tips of the black wool will be sun-bleached in the summer and look brown, but the wool closer to the body will stay black, or a very dark chocolate brown, which is still considered to be black. Lovely twins

We still have one Soay left to lamb, and 3 Hebs