Hoove Trimming - 4/24/08

Trimmed the Ewe Momma's (5) hooves. This was the first trimming since just prior to breeding (Oct 07). Everything looked fine, just long growth.

Lamb Tagging

All 2008 lambs tagged today 3/24/2008. Tags used were #1 through #10.

Sweetheart's Ram Lambs

Sweetheart gave birth to Twin Ram Lambs 3/13/2008. First time lambing. These boys have big heads.

Weights: 8lbs 11 oz, and 9lb 14 oz.

Mother isn't real happy with these little guys - she spins around and won't let them nurse as freely as they would like. After a few hours all is well. Momma and babies are getting along fine.

Overall, the babies look healthy and alert. Sweetheart hasn't finished cleaning them up yet.

First Lambs

Today, Saturday March 8th, the first lambs were born. Two year old Molly had triplet white lambs, two ewe lambs and one ram lamb. Birth weights were 7 lb 5 oz and 6 lb 9 oz for the ewe lambs and 6 lb 4 oz for the ram lamb.



This was Molly's first lambing and she did it like a pro! She's an excellent Mother.

2008 C/D&T Vaccine

Feb 22, 2008. Gave each sheep their annual C/D&T vaccine. Purchased from Southern States, Romney.

Brand: Bar T
Dose: 2ml
Needle size: 20g x 1/2 inch (new needle for each)
Injection site: Back of left armpit. Tented the skin and administered the shot.

No issues. Sheep cooperated. Mary was a little hard to catch but once caught she was perfectly still for the shot.

Joseph Turned In

Joseph was turned in with the ewes on Sunday October 14th about 11 AM. We think he mated with Missy and Molly right away. We also trimmed the hooves of all of the ewes except Mary. Mary already had her hooves trimmed when we brought her to the farm. Everyone seems to be getting along just fine.

Mary - #10

On Sunday, Sep 16th, we traveled to Baalands in Clear Spring, MD to pick up a 6 year old ewe from Susan Schoenian. Ruth named her Mary. Susan's records indicate that Mary has had triplets for each of the past 4 years. So she is an experienced ewe and should provide some guidance to the other ewes during their first lambing season in March 2008. We plan to put Joseph in with the ewes on October 15th. She has a nice coat and a sturdy frame and we look forward to 4 -5 years of trouble free lambing with her.