On the left is Stephen, the Jacob and on the right, is Eric, the Icelandic. In the background is the Cotswold, Walter, who will breed the white sheep including the purebred Cotswold. This week the rams will be put in with the respective ewes for breeding. Then, miraculously, 5 months later, give or take 3 weeks, the ewes will have beautiful lambs. The rams will retire in two months for the rest of the year. Lucky to be a ram at the Fat Ewe Farm! They work doing what they love and what comes naturally, then they get to retire for the rest of the year. All of the rams are wool sheep, and they will offer their fleeces. This year's fleeces will not be of great quality, but next year, the best sheep will wear fashionable sheep coats all winter to keep the wool pristine.
So far it looks as though the Jacob ram will breed the Jacob ewe and the two Shetland crosses, the Icelandic will breed just the Icelandic girls and the new young Blue Faced Leicester will breed the Blue faced ewe lambs he arrived with, if he hasn't already, plus the E'st a Laine Merino crosses from last spring. The Babydoll Southdown will breed the Babydoll Southdown girls and any other lambs in the pen that are old enough. Walter, the Cotswold, will breed the white girls plus his wife, 43Y, a purebred Cotswold ewe. They always have beau
Starting tomorrow, the separating of the ewes into their respective breeding areas will begin and when they are all settled, the rams will be introduced, likely on Wednesday. This should be fun! Oh, and Leo, the Angora buck will breed the Angora girls and the Pygmy girls. There will be purebred Angoras and Pygoras and three Nygoras too, Nigerian Dwarf and Angora. I can't wait to see those fuzzy little kids!
So far it looks as though the Jacob ram will breed the Jacob ewe and the two Shetland crosses, the Icelandic will breed just the Icelandic girls and the new young Blue Faced Leicester will breed the Blue faced ewe lambs he arrived with, if he hasn't already, plus the E'st a Laine Merino crosses from last spring. The Babydoll Southdown will breed the Babydoll Southdown girls and any other lambs in the pen that are old enough. Walter, the Cotswold, will breed the white girls plus his wife, 43Y, a purebred Cotswold ewe. They always have beau
Starting tomorrow, the separating of the ewes into their respective breeding areas will begin and when they are all settled, the rams will be introduced, likely on Wednesday. This should be fun! Oh, and Leo, the Angora buck will breed the Angora girls and the Pygmy girls. There will be purebred Angoras and Pygoras and three Nygoras too, Nigerian Dwarf and Angora. I can't wait to see those fuzzy little kids!
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