Lamb List/ Stats

Pures born in May:

PS23 Craigrothie, F1 Skeld:
SabbathFarm Fontyen-white ram (had a mummy twin) keeper for now
SheepyHollow Sienna-white ewe keeper, black ewe may be for sale
PS23 Eastwind-white ewe-for sale

PS23 Hector, F1 Jings:
PS23 Goldenrod-white ewe keeper, sheala or grey ewe keeper
PS23 Flourance-white ram

PS23 Humphry, F2 Jings:
PS23 Gardenia-moorit gulmoget ram
PS23 Easterlilly-musket ram, grey ewe may be for sale

PS23 Huckleberry, F1 Ram(Black): 
SabbathFarm Swan-musket ewe keeper, fawn katmoget ram-died
PS23 Ferndale-black ram

Sommerange Gilroy:
PS23 Hyacinth-black ewe may be for sale
PS23 Dingdong-black krunet ewe keeper, moorit HST (spotted) ram for sale
PS23 Glitter- fawn katmoget ram
UnderTheSon Aran-moorit ewe keeper, black ewe keeper
PS23 Grettle- grey (katmoget?) yuglet flecket ram
PS23 Gloria-grey ewe keeper
PS23 Funzie-black ewe keeper
PS23 Edelweiss-grey ewe may be for sale, grey katmoget ram for sale


Unknown sire (born in March, some rams got in by the ewes):
SabbathFarm Silvia- grey ram, black ram
PS23 Forsythia-black ram
UnderTheSon Jelly Drop- 2 black rams (one died)
PS23 Daysong-moorit ram, fawn katmoget ram
PS23 Heather-black ewe- for sale as pet/unregistered ewe


Goats:

STAG Danburry AAGBA Registered white:
Eden AAGBA- white doe, red buck both are keepers
Jade AAGBA- 2 white bucks (one was stillborn) for sale
Terra AAGBA-white doe may keep
Ivy AAGBA- 3 white does, 1 may be for sale
PS23 Germany-red doe for sale
PS23 Geneva-white doe for sale
Colorfield Pearl- white doe, red doe
Colorfield China-white doe for sale, 2 red bucks for sale
PS23 France-white doe
Treasure AAGBA-open

PS23 Gordon CAGBA Registered:
PS23 England-2 black does keepers, 1 white buck-died


Crossbreds:

All ewe lambs for sale unless marked. (All rams are wethers now.) All are growing well and have nice fleeces. Some fleeces are long and wavy like a longwool and others are fine and crimpy from the Corriedale. If you are interested in a particulate fleece type I can let you know who has what fleece. The F1 crosses will mature around 120# and are good mothers. The F2 crosses will be between 120-140#. They also are good mothers, hybrid vigor will be a bit less, but they could handle being bred to a larger ram than the F1 crosses.

All were put in with the Coopworth and the Corriedale rams. Most can be told apart due to fleece type and body shape.

Purbred Shetlands to the corossing sires:
PS23 Gladys-gret katmoget ram, grey katmoget ewe
PS23 Finch-white ram, white ewe
UnderTheSon Hopi-black ram, white ewe
PS23 Gem-white ram, white ewe
PS23 Emrald-grey katmoget ewe Keeper for now
PS23 Essex white ewe, black ewe (tame), black ram
PS23 Early Spring white ram, white ewe
PS23 Evening Primrose-white ram
PS23 Fairlie-white ewe, white ram
PS23 Amber white ewe NFS, white ram
PS23 Dove-grey katmoget ram, white ewe
PS23 Elm-med. grey ram,silver ewe
UnderTheSon Claremori-white ewe, white ewe
PS23 Ely Cathedral-white ewe, white ewe
PS23 Fiona-white ram, white ewe
PS23 Ginger-grey ram, black ewe
PS23Gentian- black ram, white ewe NFS
PS23 Gwendolyn- black ram, black ram
Windwsept Lime- white ram
PS23 Gloss-white ram, white ewe NFS
PS23 Gloxinia-white ewe, black ewe

Commercial ewes to the crossing sires:
Gemini (Coopworth X Shetland)-black ewe Keeper for now
Gertrude ( Coopworth X Shetland )-white ewe, white ram
Gabriella ( Coopworth X Shetland )-(stillborn lamb), white ewe
Gavotte ( Coopworth X Shetland )-(2 died), white ewe
Gisella ( Coopworth X Shetland ) - white ewe
Genideth ( Coopworth X Shetland )-white ram, white ram
Gypsy ( Coopworth X Shetland )-white ewe, white ewe
Glamour (Shetland X Merino)- white ram, white ram
Fuzz (Shetland X Corriedale/1/8Dorset)-white ram, white ewe
Febee (Shetland X Merino)-white ewe, white ewe
Hanan (yearling Shetland X Merino) white ram
Fronzie ( Shetland X Merino )-black ram, grey ewe
Ginny (Corriedale X BFL/Shetland)-white ram, white ewe
Eco (BFLXShetland)- white ewe, grey katmoget ewe may be for sale
Fudge (BFL X Shetland)-white ram, white ewe

Interesting statistics:

180% overall lambing rate

*172% goats (190% without the open doe)
* 188% early group of ewes
   in that group:
    *Shetlands 190%
    * Shetlands bred to pure rams 160% (accident)
    * Commercial ewes 192% death loss
* 153% Shetlands bred to pure rams for May lambs

The lambing rate in the May group is really low, I think due to being bred and then shortly after breeding being fed poor quality hay. I am planning on lambing a group in May next year, but will make sure to feed them really well.  (If sheep get poor quality feed shortly after breeding they can reabsorb or abort a lamb.) I think I will breed to start in the beginning of May instead of mid May next year as well.

So far the pasture born lambs are growing well. Not one pasture lamber needed any help. I only needed to did navels. There were no mix ups or lost lambs either.