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I still have 2 weeks to go -aarrgghh - we sheared the mommies last night and they look fat and funny. I have been bugging Lori about colors. I gave up on...
Toni Kellers
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Apr 2, 2008
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My experience... white X white = white white X black = white or black black X black = usually black Good luck! Marlo Schuh http://desertwindranch.com ... From:...
Marlo Schuh
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Apr 2, 2008
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Toni, I think the answer is "Yes". Enjoy the suspense! -rebecca _____ From: minicheviotsheepconnection@yahoogroups.com ...
Rebecca
glenwood4leaf
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Apr 2, 2008
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Congrats Marlo! Lori ... and black and noisy boys! 1 ewe down...38 to go!...
mistyglyn1
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Apr 2, 2008
2:55 am
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That's us for the most part too Marlo but my white ram Wooliam came from two blacks and had a black twin. ... last ... crazy, but ... on...
mistyglyn1
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Apr 2, 2008
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Hence the "usually and or". I have had white ewes with a set of twins one of each(only with a black ram), and black ewes with one of each(with a black or...
Marlo Schuh
cheyenne011
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Apr 2, 2008
3:49 pm
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Here's one...Morrigan(bl) X Ramstein(bl) = white ewe lamb @ 9:30 am. Yea...after 5 males born in the last day and a half, finally a girl! Marlo Schuh ...
Marlo Schuh
cheyenne011
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Apr 2, 2008
4:54 pm
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Yay!!! Give Morrigan a hug for me and tell her "good job"! I hope this isn't going to be another "boy" year. Lori ... am. Yea...after 5 males born in the last...
mistyglyn1
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Apr 2, 2008
9:35 pm
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Oooooh, I bet that is one NICE lamb! Sue...
Sue Weaver
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Apr 2, 2008
10:18 pm
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Actually, Marlo HAS Wooliam's black twin (Ewelanda). It'll be interesting to see what she produces for Marlo (she always had black lambs for me). Sue...
Sue Weaver
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Apr 2, 2008
10:20 pm
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Well, we bred black to black for four years (and most of these black sheep had two black parents) and still got three white lambs during that period! There...
Sue Weaver
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Apr 2, 2008
10:42 pm
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I am glad Oran is appreciated - Lori and I worked hard to make that switch, and Brian is greatly appreciated here! Oran's father was Duke, son of Petite (who...
Toni Kellers
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Apr 4, 2008
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Well, Raven, my beautiful black daughter of Abram and Baasha just gave me another black ram lamb by Oran. I was hoping for a white ewe lamb for Lori or a black...
Sue Weaver
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Apr 6, 2008
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Maybe you'll get a black ewe lamb and a white ewe lamb. :-) _____ From: minicheviotsheepconnection@yahoogroups.com ...
Rebecca
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Apr 6, 2008
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I don't think that you have enough ewes to draw any conclusions. It's mostly just odd. Age and nutrition seem to be the two big factors affecting ovulation...
Rebecca
glenwood4leaf
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Apr 6, 2008
2:27 am
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What's Brian's breeding? I think I have a picture of him with Aiden as lambs. Are they twins? -rebecca _____ From: minicheviotsheepconnection@yahoogroups.com...
Rebecca
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Apr 6, 2008
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*I think you are right, it is probably the hay. I don't have my sheep yet, but in 15 years of raising Nigerian Dwarf goats it's become pretty obvious that...
Terri Brown
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Apr 6, 2008
12:59 pm
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I went to Bomgaars yesterday. We don't go often because it if further than the TSC. They had 50lb blocks of alfalfa. It was about a 2 foot cube, so it was...
Rebecca
glenwood4leaf
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Apr 6, 2008
1:26 pm
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Was it U.S. Alfalfa brand? That's what the sheep eat. It's coarsely chopped alfalfa squashed into a 40 or 50 lb. cube, then packaged in plastic wrap. Once...
Sue Weaver
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Apr 6, 2008
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Very interesting! The problem with our local hay is that producers tend to cut it and then leave it in the blistering sun so long that it gets dusty. And, of...
Sue Weaver
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Apr 6, 2008
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Yes Aiden and Brian are twins. They are out of Morrigan and by Abram, who both belong to Marlo now. ... Aiden as ... Toni ... Both ... was ... finding ... ...
mistyglyn1
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Apr 6, 2008
7:21 pm
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And this year Morrigan had a petite white ewe lamb by Ramstein. She sure loves her lamb... Marlo Schuh http://desertwindranch.com ... From: mistyglyn1 To:...
Marlo Schuh
cheyenne011
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Apr 6, 2008
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She's a good mother. What's the lamb's name Marlo? Lori ... She sure loves her lamb... ... Of ... that ... who ... lamb). ... tell. ... It ... Cheviots ... of...
mistyglyn1
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Apr 6, 2008
9:15 pm
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Hi Sue! I apologize in advance if my memory is faulty -- but I *seem* to remember a thread in which you mentioned you like to have the ewes slim down a bit...
M Grim
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Apr 6, 2008
10:43 pm
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No official name yet. Morrigan won't let her play with the boys, yet. Hopefully she will relax soon... Marlo Schuh http://desertwindranch.com ... From:...
Marlo Schuh
cheyenne011
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Apr 6, 2008
10:49 pm
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Ursula qualifies for the truly obese catagory. She is a compulsive eater like her human mom. ... remember a thread in which you mentioned you like to have the...
mistyglyn1
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Apr 6, 2008
10:50 pm
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LOL she knows the boys are BAAAADDDD. ... yet. Hopefully she will relax soon... ... make ... ram ... ewe. ... sheep ... 6 ... have ... will ... run ... it ......
mistyglyn1
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Apr 6, 2008
10:51 pm
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I guess so. Have been busy the last 24 hours...have had a black ewe lamb by Ramstein out of a black ewe, twin white lambs by Abram out of one of my last...
Marlo Schuh
cheyenne011
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Apr 8, 2008
7:10 pm
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Yayyy! You are having a good year Marlo! Lori ... Ramstein out of a black ewe, twin white lambs by Abram out of one of my last foundation ewes--1 ram & 1 ewe,...
mistyglyn1
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Apr 8, 2008
10:48 pm
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Hi all - Not to bring down the happy mood of babies galore, but I have a quick question for you. I just got a call from the breeder I got my ewe from. The...
findwater
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