It was a crisp December day and we took advantage of the nice weather while it lasts. We picked up a truckload of some nice alfalfa hay this morning and stopped for lunch on the way home.
We ran the clun ewes into the barn, wormed them, and trimmed their feet. Then we caught the clun ewe lamb (X42) who has grown beautifully and put her in with the older ewes. I am really thrilled with how she is put up and can't believe how mature she looks for 8+ months old... this is the first time we have ever considered breeding a ewe lamb.
Our decision to breed her this year was based on her maturity, the fact that many clun breeders routinely breed their ewe lambs, and the demand we have seen in the past year for clun lambs. I think that she will do just fine, but we'll definately be close by to watch for any issues. Here is another picture of her with some of the other ewes so you can see her compared to some mature clun ewes.
You probably also noticed that we decided not to wait until Sunday to put the clun ram lamb (X63) in with the ewes... that is him in the far right of the shot above.
He wasted no time in getting to know his girls...
Definately doing the right things...
Definately showing interest...
Apparently the ewes and this young buck were waiting for the day when we would FINALLY put them together. This little guy is definately not shy and these ladies were not playing hard to get. The countdown to our 2011 Clun lambing season has begun!
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