Welcome to the list. Katahdin sheep are not that different to Blackbellies.
You'll fit in just fine.
Thanks :) I'm quite happy with the Katahdins they are easy going and
have been a good first breed for us.
My 15 years of experience has been that every lambing is the same but
different.
Natasha,
Here is my experience with pregnant ewes.
There is only one instance in which I can consistently predict a lambing. If
I see a lone ewe that is separated from the group
by 100 yds or so, she will lamb that night. That's it. No other sign is
reliable with my ewes. Some bag some of the
Hi again,
This is what one person told me about feeding grain. If you feed
grain between 10 am and 2 pm you are more likely to have your lambs in
the afternoon. If you grain them in the evening you are sure to have
lambing at night. Is this just an old wives tale or is there
anything to this?
I feed dried distillers grains pelleted. During lambing season I feed
late in the evening. My ewes Usually have lambs between 5 and 9 am the
next morning. This works for cattle, and seems to work for sheep. As
I said earlier, every lambing is the same only different!!!
Welcome to the
At least 90% of my ewes lamb in the early morning hours, just before or not
long after daybreak.
I don't feed a lot though, hay in the winter plus once a ewe lambs I lure
her and her lambs into a separate paddock
and feed them a small amount of protein sheep feed each day. I just started
