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<blockquote data-quote="Farmwife" data-source="post: 339892" data-attributes="member: 8617"><p>The wet usually only is a problem for the lambs. My girls are pretty good in this weather and do have a shelter. We were up to 30 but are now down to 5 and a ram. Sad number compared to where you are at. I am in cattle country and they don't like sheep. I had pasture issues and as soon as I ironed it all out it was too late, I sold out most of my seed stock. </p><p> </p><p>My ram and best ewe are Montadales, a recent American breed. Cross of Cheviot and Columbia (columbia is a cross of Lincoln and Rambouilet, I think). They were bred for wool and meat, big tall bodied monsters. Had a another of these ewes but she got stuck in a fence, went into stress shock and never came out of it. Just bad luck.</p><p> </p><p>The rest are a Dorset finn cross they are a commercial size as they call it here. Translates to smaller old style sheep. Most people here breed for ridiculous sizes. </p><p> </p><p>I rather like the Dorset but they have been crossed so many times that the breed is virtually ruined in the US. </p><p> </p><p>The ewe was sick due to my own mistakes. They needed more mineral and extra grain over winter. We are in a selenium deficient area, they are on hay and I am sure the poor quality feed effected her parasite load. She was bred so you have to be careful with the wormers. I am so busy with baby that I wasn't up to speed as I usually am. difficult child feeds them now that it's bitter cold out. When I would spend time with them everyday I knew them like I know my own kids. I could even tell apart their "voices". I miss those days. difficult child doesn't have that eye with them.</p><p> </p><p>She did go down and couldn't get up so it may have been an injury too. Hard to say.</p><p> </p><p>Sorry to ramble. I can talk sheep all day. It's something I love that has really broken my heart. I planned to have hundreds, now may be giving up. After I finally learned enough I just got demolished by the rest of life. Just so hard to start over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmwife, post: 339892, member: 8617"] The wet usually only is a problem for the lambs. My girls are pretty good in this weather and do have a shelter. We were up to 30 but are now down to 5 and a ram. Sad number compared to where you are at. I am in cattle country and they don't like sheep. I had pasture issues and as soon as I ironed it all out it was too late, I sold out most of my seed stock. My ram and best ewe are Montadales, a recent American breed. Cross of Cheviot and Columbia (columbia is a cross of Lincoln and Rambouilet, I think). They were bred for wool and meat, big tall bodied monsters. Had a another of these ewes but she got stuck in a fence, went into stress shock and never came out of it. Just bad luck. The rest are a Dorset finn cross they are a commercial size as they call it here. Translates to smaller old style sheep. Most people here breed for ridiculous sizes. I rather like the Dorset but they have been crossed so many times that the breed is virtually ruined in the US. The ewe was sick due to my own mistakes. They needed more mineral and extra grain over winter. We are in a selenium deficient area, they are on hay and I am sure the poor quality feed effected her parasite load. She was bred so you have to be careful with the wormers. I am so busy with baby that I wasn't up to speed as I usually am. difficult child feeds them now that it's bitter cold out. When I would spend time with them everyday I knew them like I know my own kids. I could even tell apart their "voices". I miss those days. difficult child doesn't have that eye with them. She did go down and couldn't get up so it may have been an injury too. Hard to say. Sorry to ramble. I can talk sheep all day. It's something I love that has really broken my heart. I planned to have hundreds, now may be giving up. After I finally learned enough I just got demolished by the rest of life. Just so hard to start over. [/QUOTE]
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