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Okay so far. Feb 22 - 2 year old ewe had twin ewe lambs Feb 25 - 2 year old ewe had single ewe lamb Feb 26 - 9 year old ewe had single ewe lamb (she had trips the past two years) Mar 2 - 3 year old twin to each other ewes had one single ram lamb and twin ewe lambs. Single ram lamb was born...

Anyone else breeding their sheep? I have six ewes due between Feb 25 and Mar 4 & then a couple ewe lambs about a week or two later.

Check out my sheep breed selector: http://www.selectsmart.com/plus/select.php?url=sheepbreed (lists common breeds) http://www.selectsmart.com/plus/select.php?url=uncommonsheep (lists uncommon breeds)

You can butcher any sheep you want. But if you have room for four sheep, I would get a Texel or Southdown ram (for siring heavy muscled lambs) and then for your ewes I would get either a Dorset or an East Frieisan for your milk production and depending on the type of wool you want to produce, a...

@Miggea what would be the goal for your flock? The two breeds you selected are very different.

Another good website to check out is http://sheepusa.org/directory_of_breeds - has only US breeds recognized by the American Sheep Industry Association.

Have you checked the breeders association?

I disagree. I think it is highly unlikely that sheep will hybridize with goats. Also, I cannot think of a SINGLE breed of sheep whose tail goes 'up' like a goat. It is also likely the ram will kill the buck because as a buck is up their hind legs getting ready to attack, a ram will be...

I had two ewes, one wether, and two lambs in one pen that was 16x48 (photo below--they were housed under my deck, so about 16x16 of their pen was covered; the other pen right next to the ewe pen was for my ram, it was 8x32, with 8x16 being covered by my deck). They had gotten rid of the grass...

Babydoll ewes average about 110 lbs for yearlings and 140-150 lbs for mature ewes (the weights of my 3/4 Babydoll cross ewes). Personally I would rather keep two goats or two sheep together as they will be happier...sheep and goats do get along but their body language is different. I guess it's...

Just bred 2 months bred Four months bred 3-4 weeks pre-lambing 1-2 weeks left Day of lambing single 11.2 lb ewe lamb triplets - 7.8 lb ram, 6.8 lb ewe (pictured), 5.8 lb ewe (froze in snow/dead)

My flock got sheared and they were booted out to pasture. They still try to eat the hay I give to the ram, though. He's penned up in a nice little area (8x28) next to the 'feed shack.' If you go over to BackYard Herds and go to my lambing thread and my journal you can see 30+ photos. I...

Just found this thread. I have Montadale/Babydoll Southdown cross ewes and I bred them to a Texel last fall. I had a 200% lambing rate on my ewes (lambs were born in early March) and I have a ewe lamb due in about a month...a week before her first birthday, actually. I'm so excited to see...