Born today 4/18/08 to NCC Mule Y-245 and sired by Dougal:
White Crossbred Ewe Lamb (3/4 BFL)
White Crossbred Ewe Lamb (3/4 BFL)
White Crossbred Ewe Lamb w/black spot and black hind hooves.
The dam to these ewe lambs is a NCC Mule and her fleece is more like a BFL. She is a first time mom at age 2 and rivals the Shetlands in her mothering instincts. I was very impressed. The other NCC Mule we have has fleece more similar to a NCC and has not yet lambed. A BFL ram was used on these ewes the first time because we do not yet have a Terminal Sire. We are planning on purchasing a crossbred British Suffolk this year to use on them in the fall. We brought these ewes and two black NCC ewes into the flock to use in a 3-tier breeding program for market lambs and also to use in training our Border Collies to herd. We will begin their training this summer as soon as we get our round pen up.
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Born 4/16/08 to Molly and Dougal (BFL):
White Crossbred Ram Lamb (one of our bottle babies)
Black Shetland Mule Ewe Lamb
White Crossbred Ram Lamb (one of our bottle babies)
Black Shetland Mule Ewe LambLabels: 08CrossbredLambs
Twins Born April 8th to Kimberwood Katy and Beechtree Dougal:
Black Shetland Mule ram lamb
White Shetland Mule ewe lamb
Black Shetland Mule ram lambLabels: 08CrossbredLambs
Born April 7th to Y-263 (NCC ewe) and Dougal (BFL):
Un-named black NCC Mule ewe lamb
Why do these ewes pick the muddiest places to lamb? This NCC ewe is not a purebred, she is 31/32 NCC.
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