My ewes getting closer and closer to lambing. I was told when I bought Davina that she wouldn't lamb until Mid-April. I think she's closer than her former owners thought. She has got a big bag already, and she's as fat as I'll get out. I hope to get a grey ewe out of her, since the sire of this lamb is a grey. Davina has AMAZING crimp to her fleece, and I'm hoping she'll pass it to her offspring. Alberta is right behind Davina. She is just as fat, if not bigger than Davina. I counted the days, and she is due and of this month, beginning of April. Her bag isn't as big as Davina's, but its getting there. Bar is pretty big too. All of them look big except for Rose. I believe Rose is bred, but I think she may have a single. You never can tell. I know sheep and goats are different, but I had a nanny last year throw triplets and she didn't look like she was carring even one! We thought the nanny wasn't bred at all.
All of my sheep have such different personalitys! Rose, the greedy one of the flock, starts bleeting at you as soon as you enter the barn, begging for feed. If you walk over to her and extend a hand with no feed in it, she will nudge it with her nose. Bar is a silent observer. She has a sassy disposition that draws you in. She looks at you with those dark eyes of hers, watching what you do. She has calmed down considerably since I got her. When I got her, she was a wild woman. If you were to enter her pen, she would run all around it, until she finally hid behind Rose. Now I can walk right past her with out her even flinching. But if you want to catch her, well, she plays hard to get. Davina, the oldest ewe of the bunch, has a been there, done that personality. She is very layed back. I was told that she was shown before I got her. Alberta... whats to say about her? Every time you look at her you want to grin. She has spunk. She is like her mom (Bar) is so many ways. Alberta is a very proud sheep. She holds her head higher than any of the others. She carries herself in a cocky manner. Tank, the ram of the herd, is a gentle sort (unlike is name describes), and is very well behaved for a ram.
Here is a picture of Bar and Rose I took about 3 weeks ago. I currently have my ewe near the barn, so I can watch them closely since they are so close to lambing.
All of my sheep have such different personalitys! Rose, the greedy one of the flock, starts bleeting at you as soon as you enter the barn, begging for feed. If you walk over to her and extend a hand with no feed in it, she will nudge it with her nose. Bar is a silent observer. She has a sassy disposition that draws you in. She looks at you with those dark eyes of hers, watching what you do. She has calmed down considerably since I got her. When I got her, she was a wild woman. If you were to enter her pen, she would run all around it, until she finally hid behind Rose. Now I can walk right past her with out her even flinching. But if you want to catch her, well, she plays hard to get. Davina, the oldest ewe of the bunch, has a been there, done that personality. She is very layed back. I was told that she was shown before I got her. Alberta... whats to say about her? Every time you look at her you want to grin. She has spunk. She is like her mom (Bar) is so many ways. Alberta is a very proud sheep. She holds her head higher than any of the others. She carries herself in a cocky manner. Tank, the ram of the herd, is a gentle sort (unlike is name describes), and is very well behaved for a ram.
Here is a picture of Bar and Rose I took about 3 weeks ago. I currently have my ewe near the barn, so I can watch them closely since they are so close to lambing.
That's it for today!
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