Carol,
That's so funny how much we all thought to name lambs w/ the same 1st
letter as their dam. I did that for awhile til Beth's lamb named Bethany
her sister named Bonnie started also having female lambs. I've been working
on growing my flock numbers for awhile now, breeding my ewes to 2 unrelated
rams, selling the ram lambs, keeping all the ewe lambs breeding them with
the opposite ram. (I switch out one of the rams every other year to keep
the gene pool strong.) Continuing to name lambs after their ewes generation
after generation got kind of monotonous after awhile. Its kind of fun to go
with themes. So now I tend to go with theme names that strike my fancy at
the time of each lambing season - like, for ewe lambs, one season I might
pick names of flowers (ie., Daisy, Rose, Lily, etc.), another season names
of goddesses (ie., Athena, Aphrodite, Calliope, etc.). For ram lambs, I
like to go with more impressive sounding names keeping in mind how
impressive those boys will look when full grown. I like naming them after
cities (like Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Tucson, etc.) or maybe after Greek
or Nordic gods (ie,. Apollo, Aries, Atlas, etc.). I've been feeling
particularly appreciative of our military heroes of late will probably
name this season's ram lambs after military positions (ie., Colonel,
Sergeant, Captain, etc.).
I don't always stick to themes though. Sometimes I just feel inspired to
name a lamb something out of the blue. One year a lamb was born that
sounded just like a kazoo each time he'd bleat (so adorable) ... so that's
his name. Kazoo! Another was such a dandy little fellow the way he
strutted around had very impressive horn growth from the start ... so
that's the name I went with for him - Dandy! Just in case I need some
inspiration though, I keep a running list of names I add to whenever I hear
a name I really like from a book, a movie or even a commercial. :D
Kathleen Wallis
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Elizabeth Radi lizr...@skybeam.com wrote:
Carol,
I do the same as you. The moms name is Lucy, her lambs will be named
starting with an L. Example, Lacy. If you have trouble coming up with
names, get a book for naming babies, they have lots of neat names listed
alphabetically and what they stand for. I do this mostly so my husband can
keep things straight, but he still can't remember the names.
I think that theme names are neat also. Think of expensive vehicles.
Lexus, Cadillac, Lamborghini,Porsche etc.
When registering dairy goats with the ADGA they have a tattoo year letter.
This years letter that must be used is D. So every kid could be named
starting with a D and you would know that that kid was born in 2013. Next
year it will be E, then F and so on.
Liz Radi
Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep
Nunn, Colorado
970-716-7218
idaralpaca.blogspot.com
--- celk...@awrittenword.com wrote:
From: Carol J. Elkins celk...@awrittenword.com
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Subject: [Blackbelly] Naming schemes for lambs
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:08:09 -0600
Hi everyone,
It's been quiet for quite awhile. Everyone must be either flooded out
or drying up in the drought!
I was just wondering what kind of naming schemes you might use when
naming lambs born in your flock. I generally name my lambs based on
maternal bloodline. For example, if the ewe is named Betty, then I
would name her lambs Beatrice, Beetlejuice, Bonanza, etc. That is
good for 26 maternal lines.
Another gal I know names all lambs born in a group by something
common, for example flowers (Rose, Petunia, Lilly). That way she
knows siblings and perhaps year of birth.
What naming schemes can YOU think of? Do you use a scheme when naming
lambs in your flock?
Carol
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