In my humble opinion sheep are farm animals and not pets; therefore, I never give them names. If "names" are required for registration, then simple numbers like: 13A1,13 for the year, A for the ewe, and 1 for number in the liter.
Rick Krach in Auburn, CA > Today's Topics: > > 1. Naming schemes for lambs (Carol J. Elkins) > 2. Re: Naming schemes for lambs (Elizabeth Radi) > > > > Hi everyone, > > It's been quiet for quite awhile. Everyone must be either flooded out > or drying up in the drought! > > I was just wondering what kind of naming schemes you might use when > naming lambs born in your flock. I generally name my lambs based on > maternal bloodline. For example, if the ewe is named Betty, then I > would name her lambs Beatrice, Beetlejuice, Bonanza, etc. That is > good for 26 maternal lines. > > Another gal I know names all lambs born in a group by something > common, for example flowers (Rose, Petunia, Lilly). That way she > knows siblings and perhaps year of birth. > > What naming schemes can YOU think of? Do you use a scheme when naming > lambs in your flock? > > Carol > > > > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
