There are a lot of lambs left to be born yet! I am pretty sure a couple of the ewes are not pregnant and we are going to be past the first 21 day ovulation cycle this week. We are going to need a second ram so this event does not drag out. We would like everyone to be born in a three week window. That is not going to happen this cycle again.
- Date of update- Feb 12, 2023
- # of Lambs born – 21
- # of ewes who have delivered babies – 13
- # of ewes still pregnant – 31 in area, I don’t think they are all pregnant
- # of single lamb births – 6
- # of twin lamb births – 6
- # of triplet lamb births – 1
- # tagged male (weathers-neutered) lambs-8
- # tagged female lambs-5
- # of bummer lambs – 2
- # of lambs who died in first two weeks – 1
- Total # of lambs on farm -18
- % birthing rate- 162%
- % production rate -138%
- % survival rate at birth – 100%
- % survival rate at 2 weeks (bummers count as death as they need help and leave the farm) – 86%
We had another bummer, the ewe got distracted and forgot about one of her twins. Annmarie fed the baby and we left it for two hours with the ewe and it was still cold and laying down. She brought it into the house and warmed it up by the stove. She got it more alert and fed up. Tisha came and took the bummer away a few hours later.
I had on chicken die so there are only 11 layers left. Spring is coming, I have 2-3 chickens die every spring when the wild ducks come in to the back creek. I just replaced the light bulb again in the coop. I have been changing it every month due to the tweetie birds bouncing around inside the coop and breaking the light filament. I got LED lights this time.
Stewart Creek Somethings 