Re: [Blackbelly] Breeding young RAMS
Performance testing runs about $60. Sent from my mobile device. On Oct 22, 2013, at 7:31 AM, Elizabeth Radi lizr...@skybeam.com wrote: Tiana, Your veterinarian can check this out for you. Liz Radi Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep Nunn, Colorado 970-716-7218 idaralpaca.blogspot.com --- tian...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tiana Franklin tian...@gmail.com To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info,Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Breeding young RAMS Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 10:34:29 -0700 I will give you my story and see if it helps. I have 3 ewes of unknown age and purchased a ram lamb last December that was 3 months old. He has been with the girls ever since and I still have not had a lamb. I saw him breed two girls in March when he was 6 month old but the girls didn't get pregnant. Now I have a marking harness on him since the beginning of October and he has bred two of the three. He is now over a year old and I would think he should get the job done. I'm really hoping that he is not shooting blanks... On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.comwrote: From what I read ABBs can possibly lamb out every 7 mouths. We had 3 ewes lamb out in Sept. when we bought them and lamb out again in April. So we know it is possible, How consistently have your ABBs done this? Our ewes are in good shape and all lambed out this spring, We are still wondering about this young ram because as I said before we have not had any lambs this fall. Arnold On Monday, October 14, 2013 1:35 PM, Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.com wrote: I got rid of my old ram last winter. I have a young ram that was a year old this spring. The first I saw him breed was in August. By the looks of our spring lambs I thought he had breed some last fall. We have no lambs yet this fall. Am looking for feedback in this aria. Thanks, Arnold ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info -- Tiana Franklin ___ 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 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Breeding young RAMS
Tiana, Your veterinarian can check this out for you. Liz Radi Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep Nunn, Colorado 970-716-7218 idaralpaca.blogspot.com --- tian...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tiana Franklin tian...@gmail.com To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info, Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Breeding young RAMS Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 10:34:29 -0700 I will give you my story and see if it helps. I have 3 ewes of unknown age and purchased a ram lamb last December that was 3 months old. He has been with the girls ever since and I still have not had a lamb. I saw him breed two girls in March when he was 6 month old but the girls didn't get pregnant. Now I have a marking harness on him since the beginning of October and he has bred two of the three. He is now over a year old and I would think he should get the job done. I'm really hoping that he is not shooting blanks... On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.comwrote: From what I read ABBs can possibly lamb out every 7 mouths. We had 3 ewes lamb out in Sept. when we bought them and lamb out again in April. So we know it is possible, How consistently have your ABBs done this? Our ewes are in good shape and all lambed out this spring, We are still wondering about this young ram because as I said before we have not had any lambs this fall. Arnold On Monday, October 14, 2013 1:35 PM, Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.com wrote: I got rid of my old ram last winter. I have a young ram that was a year old this spring. The first I saw him breed was in August. By the looks of our spring lambs I thought he had breed some last fall. We have no lambs yet this fall. Am looking for feedback in this aria. Thanks, Arnold ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info -- Tiana Franklin ___ 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
Re: [Blackbelly] Breeding young RAMS
Our ewes almost always will lamb twice a year if we leave the ram in with them. We feel that keeping high quality minerals readily available along with good pasture make the difference. We live in Ohio. MIke On 10/18/2013 11:52 PM, Ellen Brouillette wrote: From what I read ABBs can possibly lamb out every 7 mouths. We had 3 ewes lamb out in Sept. when we bought them and lamb out again in April. So we know it is possible, How consistently have your ABBs done this? Our ewes are in good shape and all lambed out this spring, We are still wondering about this young ram because as I said before we have not had any lambs this fall. Arnold On Monday, October 14, 2013 1:35 PM, Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.com wrote: I got rid of my old ram last winter. I have a young ram that was a year old this spring. The first I saw him breed was in August. By the looks of our spring lambs I thought he had breed some last fall. We have no lambs yet this fall. Am looking for feedback in this aria. Thanks, Arnold ___ 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
Re: [Blackbelly] Breeding young RAMS
I will give you my story and see if it helps. I have 3 ewes of unknown age and purchased a ram lamb last December that was 3 months old. He has been with the girls ever since and I still have not had a lamb. I saw him breed two girls in March when he was 6 month old but the girls didn't get pregnant. Now I have a marking harness on him since the beginning of October and he has bred two of the three. He is now over a year old and I would think he should get the job done. I'm really hoping that he is not shooting blanks... On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.comwrote: From what I read ABBs can possibly lamb out every 7 mouths. We had 3 ewes lamb out in Sept. when we bought them and lamb out again in April. So we know it is possible, How consistently have your ABBs done this? Our ewes are in good shape and all lambed out this spring, We are still wondering about this young ram because as I said before we have not had any lambs this fall. Arnold On Monday, October 14, 2013 1:35 PM, Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.com wrote: I got rid of my old ram last winter. I have a young ram that was a year old this spring. The first I saw him breed was in August. By the looks of our spring lambs I thought he had breed some last fall. We have no lambs yet this fall. Am looking for feedback in this aria. Thanks, Arnold ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info -- Tiana Franklin ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Breeding young RAMS
From what I read ABBs can possibly lamb out every 7 mouths. We had 3 ewes lamb out in Sept. when we bought them and lamb out again in April. So we know it is possible, How consistently have your ABBs done this? Our ewes are in good shape and all lambed out this spring, We are still wondering about this young ram because as I said before we have not had any lambs this fall. Arnold On Monday, October 14, 2013 1:35 PM, Ellen Brouillette ellenlyn...@yahoo.com wrote: I got rid of my old ram last winter. I have a young ram that was a year old this spring. The first I saw him breed was in August. By the looks of our spring lambs I thought he had breed some last fall. We have no lambs yet this fall. Am looking for feedback in this aria. Thanks, Arnold ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[Blackbelly] Breeding young RAMS
I got rid of my old ram last winter. I have a young ram that was a year old this spring. The first I saw him breed was in August. By the looks of our spring lambs I thought he had breed some last fall. We have no lambs yet this fall. Am looking for feedback in this aria. Thanks, Arnold ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
