tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post5514490200736311542..comments2023-10-10T03:15:53.754-07:00Comments on Boston Lake Farm: All at Once - correctedSabrina Wille Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204840198185030162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-71533129442334578482011-04-22T08:50:02.322-07:002011-04-22T08:50:02.322-07:00What is wrong with me?..... I didn't congratul...What is wrong with me?..... I didn't congratulate you on the new babies. Very nice Sabrina, I love the markings on the last one's face, such a beauty.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966566655228721549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-52230066550642435242011-04-22T08:24:14.952-07:002011-04-22T08:24:14.952-07:00My coarsest fleeced ewe gave me three promising la...My coarsest fleeced ewe gave me three promising lambs this year, this fall we will see if my hands and eye are getting better at determining what is fine fleece. <br />Don't be too discouraged you guys, we all have a long way to go.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966566655228721549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-8422740333732038672011-04-22T06:02:14.841-07:002011-04-22T06:02:14.841-07:00Congratulations on all the lambs Sabrina! It's...Congratulations on all the lambs Sabrina! It's a good thing I went for Ash while he was available since you didn't get a polled white ram lamb.<br />About the fine fleeces, I've seen firsthand how my coarsest ewe (Bramble Jemma) produced our finest fleeced lamb in 2006.Becky Utechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809607308191360481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-59599739887212036932011-04-21T21:12:50.848-07:002011-04-21T21:12:50.848-07:00Oh, that is too bad, Michelle.
Ash (sire of th...Oh, that is too bad, Michelle. <br /> <br />Ash (sire of the ewe lambs) had a nice micron report last year. I'm hoping it is still encouraging this year. My hands tell me he is finer than both the dams of the ewe lambs. So I think I have a good chance at moving forward in the fleece category too.<br /><br />We'll see. I see other folk's numbers and I'm not even close to those fine fleeces yet. But I don't want to scrap everything I've got and start over either. So I'm hoping to improve just a tiny bit each season. Takes forever.<br /><br />Good luck to you as you make those choices. They can be hard.Sabrina Wille Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204840198185030162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-2281103656790567202011-04-21T20:59:14.819-07:002011-04-21T20:59:14.819-07:00No, nothing on my blog about the lambs for various...No, nothing on my blog about the lambs for various reasons. Both my little girls have a good chance of carrying polled, and both have nice enough conformations. But I REALLY want to move forward (finer) in the fleece department, and I don't think they will give me that critical component.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-30958198311297334812011-04-21T20:51:18.813-07:002011-04-21T20:51:18.813-07:00Here is how tired I am...it took me until just now...Here is how tired I am...it took me until just now to realize I have been thinking it wrong since Monday...<br /><br />Leil gave me a ram lamb (Tucker) from LRO Ash. Good greif, what is wrong with me?<br /><br />I'll correct the blog post.<br /><br />I'm sorry you don't know about your ewe lambs. Is the info on your blog? Truth is, I'll probably keep these girls unless they are so unworthy as to get sent to the freezer. I really want some polled genetics out of Sian. And Vianne's little girl is the first AnnaBelle granddaughter I've had. I've been trying so hard to get more solid polled genes out of that line too. So all these ewe lambs are most likely a step forward for me.Sabrina Wille Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204840198185030162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-67490721051527232232011-04-21T20:38:55.124-07:002011-04-21T20:38:55.124-07:00Five at once would feel like an awful lot to me as...Five at once would feel like an awful lot to me as well! How odd to get all rams from one sire and all ewes from the other. I'll hope for you that the last two ewes reverse that trend. Sounds like you will have a lot to choose from at any rate; after getting a more experienced shepherd's hands-on evaluation today, I'm not sure either of my ewe lambs are keepers.... :-(Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.com