Re: [Blackbelly] Goats and Sheep

[Cecil Bearden]

This may explain the reason my ewes raise such small lambs.  My weaning 
weights are at best 30 lbs. after 4 to 5 months.  Perhaps this is 
genetics.  I think I have one ewe that is part LaMancha.  That would 
explain her tiny ears and she gives a lot of milk and raises the largest 
lambs.

Cecil in OKla

William Buchanan wrote:

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Subject: [Blackbelly] Goats and Sheep



  My end goal is cheese and breeding.  My girls seem big enough to 
milk but people tell me the teats are too small.  Any experience? <


It could possibly depend on the ewe, but I have milked a few ewes over 
the years for colostrum with no problem getting at least 8 ounces 4 X a 
day.

Chris B.





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