We got a set of natural colored ewe lambs and a set of white ewe lambs and a set of white ram lambs. We still have one natural colored BFL yearling ewe left to lamb in April, so the fun isn't quite over yet. :-) Also have one 3 yr old natural colored BFL ewe that looks like she's open, but I'll wait until summer to see if she lambs late.
I'm very pleased with Ward Harwell's performance as the BFL flock sire this year. I hope all the lambs inherit his fine fluffy fleece.
We've had some nasty weather lately. The wind was awful on Tuesday and my pole barn's slider is frozen in place (see it in the photo above). I decided to block it with some small squares before the snow hit. Stan, bless his heart, tried to bring the bales over in back of the van and it just sunk down into the soaked ground - darn! The bales really helped to block the wind and a lot of the snow, but Wednesday morning snow covered the hay feeder and even the big round bales I have stored 20' inside the building.
Great looking group of lambs and ewes. Not so great that your van is stuck and you got more of the dreaded white stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly! The van is still stuck and the snow is not melting. It's been pretty cold this week. But even the youngest BFL lambs are doing fine with night temps at just 3 degrees above zero. Lambing in March has been a learning experience for me.
ReplyDeletewow, that snow looks awful - I am so ready for spring but guess I'll be thankful that we're just having rain today with an occasional snow flake mixed in. I wanted to let you know I ended up ordering 15 Partridge Chanteclers and 10 Jersey Giants. I'm hoping to find out this weekend when my shipping date will be. I cleaned the chicken coop last weekend, scrubbed down the walls and was able to get the wall behind the roost painted this week. I'm hoping to get the rest painted before the chicks arrive. Chickens have certainly gotten to be expensive.
ReplyDeleteOh cool Judy, Partridge Chanteclers! I bet those will be pretty. I've never had Jersey Giants before, I hope you like them. I should go and see how much chicks are going for these days since people have been asking me to hatch some out. Your chicks are lucky to have such a nice clean place to live! I wish I could clean out my chicken barn, it's a REAL soggy mess because I let the geese in there over the winter.
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