Author Topic: My 1st lambs (Read 1885 times)

Cheviot · « **on:** April 25, 2014, 02:22:24 pm »

Hi,
Got the 1st of this years lambs today, a Cheviot with a pair and a Shetland had a pair, unfortunately one was dead.
For the last two years I have used a white Shetland tup, and every lamb born was white, except one, but this year we used a fawn katmoget tup in the hope he would throw some coloured lambs, well it seems I certainly got what I wished for.
Hopefully there will be pictures, as they are not showing up in the preview.

jaykay · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2014, 02:24:17 pm »

I love that yuglet (panda) pattern

I've got one with it this year too

Cheviot · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2014, 02:42:26 pm »

Hi,
It's so cute, don't know yet if it is male or female, as I can't get near enough to see yet, it also has white on it's legs.

I'm going to join the Shetland sheep society, as I have a number of registered sheep, if that one is female would that make it a fawn katmoget yuglet sokket ??

Regards Sue

Bionic · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2014, 02:50:48 pm »

Lovely looking little lamb

Bramblecot · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2014, 02:58:33 pm »

Lovely lamb,

for more little lovelies for you.
Our katmoget ram has thrown 20 katmoget lambs in various shades mainly twins, 2 pure black twins, and 1 pure white. So is there a dominant gene in there? I also put 2 GFD ewes to him this year and both ewe lambs look like slim GFD with softer fleece. Sadly, they are destined to be rugs

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jaykay · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2014, 03:04:15 pm »

Cheviot, I would say moorit katmoget yuglet.

No sokket there, that would involve (white) socks - I have one with four ankle socks and one with two knee socks

goosepimple · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2014, 03:05:35 pm »

Well done Sue, wish my girls would hurry up and make the most of all the good weather.

Rosemary · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2014, 03:21:21 pm »

What a gorgeous lamb

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2014, 05:36:33 pm »

Ahhh, lovely

I love the mixed colours of my little flock. They're mostly crossbreeds, but I find looking at a flock of many colours lifts my spirits in a way that a homogenous flock doesn't. Same with hens and cattle. (Although I can appreciate the beauty of a herd or flock of strong healthy animals that all look very alike, too.)