Although I only breed my ewes once a year, I break the girls into two
separate breeding groups. This allows me to use a different ram with
each group. I breed Group 1 in November (to lamb in April) and Group
2 in May (to lamb in October). I keep the rams separate from the ewes
except for the
I'm curious what is everyone's breeding schedule? Do you only breed once a
year or do you try and get more lambing's from your ewes? (Lets assume your
ewes condition is good) Just curious the pro's and con's to both ways.
Thanks,
Tiana
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We had been leaving the ram in with the gals year around, make sure
everyone was in good condition. Wanting to build the flock up. Ends up
at 100 head we were pushing our pasture too much, we had to rotate too
quickly and picked up some worms.
We also had some real bad winter weather this
Because we don't favor lambing in the winter, we typically let the rams out
with their chosen ewes on October 28th and see our lambing start on March 28th.
On Apr 7, 2014, at 12:16 PM, Tiana Franklin tian...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm curious what is everyone's breeding schedule? Do you only breed
lambs
at one year of age but we have lost to many moms and babies when the ewe is
young. The late spring lambing allows the ewes to raise their lambs on
pasture (provided it rains). We are aiming for twins and triplets once a
year.
Mark Wintermute
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From: Mark Wintermute winterm...@earthlink.net
To: blackbelly blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Mon, Apr 7, 2014 6:37 pm
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Hi Tiana,
We breed for late April and May lambings. The girls
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Mark, that's also how I plan to do mine. I have 5 lambs so far from 3
mothers. I have 3 yet to go, but none will be bred back until the fall for
April/May lambs. Once a year and I don't plan to breed the lamb ewes until
they are about a year and a half
Hi Mike,
We use separate breeding pens for each grouping of ewes and corresponding
ram. My wife has created a massive program (not a PC platform) that seeks
out the ewes that are the most unrelated to each ram used. This also leads
to the lowest Wright's Coefficient of inbreeding for the
So, I have 4 acres with many many separate pastures with gates and
enclosures. I spent the morning first separating out the two ewes,
pasture by pasture (I don't have a chute system yet). I wanted to pair
these girls with Harpo an inexperienced but beautiful ram. They went
into a pasture right
Hi Mike,
I can't help with the chute question but I suggest for accidental
breeding, use Lutalyse, which causes the ewe to expel the fertilized
egg. Use 3cc of Lutalyse at least 11 days after breeding. Less than 8
days doesn't work.
I had a similar breakout when I first started in sheep and
Sounds like you had quite an adventure. I am discovering that catch pens and
funneling chutes are extremely helpful :-)
Jann
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On Dec 4, 2013, at 3:36 PM, Michael Smith mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com wrote:
So, I have 4 acres with many many separate pastures with gates and
I have a small corral, about 15' x 15', where I feed the rams, this is also
where the water trough is. Even in the summer when they're on pasture I dump
some grain in the feeder about once a week. All I have to do is dump a little
grain in the feeder and they all come running. Once they're in
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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
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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
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
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
My ewes will lamb every 8 months but I don't let that happen as I feel it is
hard on them, despite good feed and minerals (including selenium as it is
low in my hay as per analysis). I have 2 rams and they each go with their
ewes in July, then in August (depending on pastures) they all get turned
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
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
Thank you, Mary and Nancy. I guess common sense says 14 is too old to produce,
any longer. My girl is happy and behaving normally. And like I said, this is
the first year she's not given me lambs. Last year she was the last one to
lamb. Because I only have 5 ewes altogether, I have no need
if lambing in late spring to summer.
Have fun!!
Rhonda
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From: Dave Andrus andruscompan...@netecin.net
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Breeding twice in a year
My primary question is...If you want
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From: Double J Farms doublejfa...@wildblue.net
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:56 PM
Subject: [Blackbelly] Breeding schedule
How long are most folks leaving the ram in with the ewes to make sure that
they have all (all
Hello,
What is your opinion on breeding sheep that share one parent. In
starting my little herd, I could get a ram that was siered by the same
ram as the ewes.
Next question, the ram and ewes are lambs. I kind of want to wait a bit
to get everyone going to give me more time to learn :-) Any
Waxing philosophical here, and not being contentious or argumentative.
The ability to produce more than one litter of lambs per year is one of
the priceless genetic gifts our blackbellies come equipped with. It is
necessary in some production models such as accelerated lambing and is
part of
Dear List,
I would very much like to correspond privately with breeders of American
Blackbelly sheep who are actively engaged in a program of upgrading
their flocks, keeping detailed records and occasionally offering select
breeding stock for sale. I will probably be looking for that special
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