Author Topic: breeding time (Read 10669 times)

bigchicken · « **on:** October 27, 2014, 08:39:22 pm »

Today all the tups went in with there ewes, Black Shetland group tup and five ewes, Fawn katmogget group tup with six ewes, Castlemilk group tup and two ewes. The excitement never wanes here's to a good lambing. I'm a we bit early this year.

Rosemary · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2014, 08:41:25 pm »

Best of luck! We put Taylor in yesterday lunchtime and had three yellow bums this morning but I hae ma doots about about one of them; time will tell. Always an exciting time.

Melmarsh · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2014, 08:45:29 pm »

I have also put my GB ( golden balls) in with his girls. Poll Dorset ram and mix bred ewes. I too have one with yellow rear this am.

Anke · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2014, 10:07:57 pm »

Well my boys are still on the wrong side of the fence, but it doesn't stop the girls wagging their tails from their side... I will be lambing late (outdoors in the field), so another month till the fun begins here. But they do seem to be ready for it now!

beagh-suffolks · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2014, 10:10:50 pm »

my lambing starts 24th december...roll on lambing

Jamie12 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 28, 2014, 12:59:53 pm »

I have two out of 30 with yellow bums, which surprised me!

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2014, 05:02:17 pm »

I am picking up the ram I bought yesterday in two weeks time, as am rather busy.

bloomer · « **Reply #7 on:** October 28, 2014, 05:05:47 pm »

for many fine reasons, Rocky has to cool his heels till the 28th November before getting to play with his ladies...

fingers crossed i can keep them apart till then!!!

Hellybee · « **Reply #8 on:** October 28, 2014, 06:12:09 pm »

We ended up keeping our three Lleyn boys for another year, they went in last week with 100 ewes, lots marked already. No ewe lambs being tupped, one as we don't like it really and two we ain't got a ram x

Hellybee · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2014, 06:14:21 pm »

Now starts the prep, bring it on, I adore lambing xx

Anke · « **Reply #10 on:** October 28, 2014, 07:44:00 pm »

Quote from: bloomer on October 28, 2014, 05:05:47 pm

for many fine reasons, Rocky has to cool his heels

Well... my boys have to keep other parts of their body cool, not their feet though...

Porterlauren · « **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2014, 08:11:31 pm »

Sunday is the day I split the ewes up into two mobs for tupping, already have a fair idea who's going to what but it might change on the day.

One lot going to a maternal shedding tup and the other to a pair of Charmoise for fat lambs. Will be good to see the results next April, i'm already praying for

Got 700 to lamb indoors at work in February, always interesting to compare the two systems.

Womble · « **Reply #12 on:** October 29, 2014, 03:49:33 pm »

Our tups went in on Monday.

Ace, our Zwartble tup has spent two days now french kissing two Z ewe lambs through the fence, who we are not planning to tup, whilst ignoring the two we put in the same field with him. Meanwhile wee Calvin, the Shetland tup lamb we got from Bloomer has put in several hundred miles chasing the Manxs around their field (cue the Benny Hill music), but hasn't actually caught any of them yet. I have my doubts as to whether he'll be able to reach without a step anyway

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By the way, do your tups smell? Ace really stinks - a kind of musky smell, but he keeps rubbing his face against me when I go in the field, Mrs Womble has disowned me, and I've run out of clean clothes......