well, 7 days after the 150 day period was up. 150 days was April 30, Beatrice dropped a beautiful pair on May 7th. I'd like to hope they are Harpo's lambs.
http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/BeatriceLambs2014/39501829_35R8Gh#!i=3233820778&k=QtgWbtf -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Michael Smith <mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Mark a thoughtful response. I'll keep track of things. It's my own > stupidity that brought this doubt on the scene to begin with. We'll see if I > get a break somehow. > > -Michael Smith, > Perino Ranch Blackbellies > > Sent from my iPad > >> On May 2, 2014, at 7:11 PM, "Mark Wintermute" <winterm...@earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Michael, >> >> I have seen lambs delivered nearly a week early to over a week late from >> actual date of service. Basically the lambs are born when mother nature >> says they are ready (in a perfect world). We are lambing right now and it >> started with several ewes apparently conceiving the same day they were put >> with the rams. There is a silent estrus brought on by sudden exposure to >> rams (google ram effect) and the ewe can conceive within the first 48 hours. >> Then around 5 days later they will have full estrus which the rams are more >> reliable with (one week from first exposure to the ewes). Then you start >> the normal 17 day estrus cycle of the ewes. >> >> So if the wrong rams were not with the ewes but for a brief time and they go >> over a week on the possible gestation date you are probably getting lambs >> off your desired sire. >> >> Good luck! >> >> Mark >> >> >> As per my comedy of errors story below: >> >> April 30th was 150 days, and one of the ewes, Beatrice was starting to bag >> up around day 145 or 148 or so. Still no lambs. The other, Jules is >> probably pregnant, but no where near as huge as Beatrice. Jules may not lamb >> for another couple of weeks. Beatrice appears to be ready to drop at any >> time. At least twins, I suspect. >> >> is 150 days pretty accurate for ABs? The two rogue rams got to the ewes 150 >> days before April 30th. I am hoping the girls might not have been in full >> estrus and that when the two rogue rams got to them, nothing happened. Since >> April 30 has came and gone, the more days we get into May, the less chance >> the sire is one of the rogue rams. >> >> On the same day back in December, the ewes were then with the ram I DID want >> as sire for the next 30 days or so, I am hoping he is the sire, and maybe >> got Beatrice pregnant a few days later. >> >> -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list >> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
