Hi Tiana, We breed for late April and May lambings. The girls are willing to breed back as fast as two weeks but we do not allow it. We also have stopped breeding ewe lambs (less than 1 year old). We prefer to let our girls mature to lamb at two years of age. I know they are willing to have lambs at one year of age but we have lost to many moms and babies when the ewe is young. The late spring lambing allows the ewes to raise their lambs on pasture (provided it rains). We are aiming for twins and triplets once a year.
Mark Wintermute -----Original Message----- Subject: [Blackbelly] Breeding I'm curious what is everyone's breeding schedule? Do you only breed once a year or do you try and get more lambing's from your ewes? (Lets assume your ewes condition is good) Just curious the pro's and con's to both ways. Thanks, Tiana _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
