Marta wasn't sure what to make of Sarai's new attire, at first:
Beautiful Bramble:
Lovely Annabelle:
Those are the four adult ewes at Boulderneigh now. Annabelle carries one poll gene; I'm hoping the others carry at least one poll gene as well. I am tentatively planning to breed Cadbury to Annabelle, and Bunker to the other three. Here's hoping I don't get all white lambs next year!
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The top blanket is different is it a new style or one you made? Mine do well in the Rocky suits but the hay collects at their necks. Good luck with next years lambs I hope you get a nice mix of colors. Bramble is looking beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI know you have probably explained it before, but why do sheep wear coats, and how long do they wear them? Isn't is HOT for them? I know of someone who lost a sheep in the heat one year.
ReplyDeletewhat size coat is that on Sarai just so i have an idea? I have 30 new rocky mountain suits to put on specific ewes. Curious to see what size she took!
ReplyDeleteLovely sheep. Shame I can't send Tolly over to you, he has thrown a few polled this year. I love Marta :o)
ReplyDeleteYes, Shula, that is a different brand of sheep suit that I bought used from someone. I don't know the brand or the size; it came with too-tight elastic around the neck, sides, and tail, which I snipped.
ReplyDeleteGarrett, I think Saria and Marta would both fit in a Rocky size C right now; I only have one of those and I'll put it on Marta once she's sheared. The size D looked too big when I held it up to Sarai. They are petite little things!
Mary Ann, I put coats on my sheep to keep the vegetative matter out of the bulk of their fleeces; the coats also protect them from sunbleaching. We don't get extremely hot or humid weather here and my sheep always have access to shade, so overheating is not a problem. In fact, I think my black sheep stay cooler in a light-colored coat than they would uncoated because of the difference in "solar gain." But I'm not sure it would be a problem anywhere, since the coats "breathe" and wool acts like an insulator.
I would love to have Tolly for a breeding season or two, Jenny! I might get SPOTS, along with yummy fleece and polled genetics!