Feeding copper minerals for two weeks, cattle ration brings them in heat.
Copper and Zinc is very important.
Do as well some flushing,
feeding wildoats in combination alfalfa.
The ewes breed back a day or two after lambing, as long as 3 to 5 rams are
used.
One lonely ram seems not to give them reason to get excited.
Helmut Lang
Mabel Lake Road 2041
Lumby,BC Canada VOE-2G6
250 547 6253
http://www.damaradorperinwesterncanada.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 1:55 PM
Subject: [blackbelly] Re: Lambing and Weaning
> Diane,
> I like that statement about " keeping their legs crossed"!!!!!
>
> You wrote that you lamb & wean naturally... how do yours pop out babies so
> fast?!!
> Mine have been taking about 8 months!! Mine run with the ram 24/7... and
> wean
> when they choose to.
> Maybe my ram is not pushy enough... or my moms keep their legs crossed
;-)??
>
> I know I have observed, some of our older ewes know how to keep the ram
away
> longer/better than the younger ones do. Our dominant ewe will pee here and
> pee there and pee everywhere just to keep Boots away until she feels she's
> ready - at least that's how it appears to us. We started lambing in 2003
on
> Jan. 15th and finished on March 17th ( 17 ewes). Fall lambing started
August
> 29th and finished the 1st week of October( 14 ewes). We again(2004)
started
> lambing the 20th of January and have 2 ewes that have given birth so far.
> Have several that are very close. So i guess we are going about every 5
> months or so also.
> It seems as though if they are in estraus (sp?), Boots knows it and will
> pursue them til his duty is completed!!!! Hope this is helpful. Sue
>
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