Katahdin Ewe Lambs Early: Blizzard Baby In Osage County

Reader Contribution by Hank Will and Editor-In-Chief
Published on February 11, 2011
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Earlier this week Missy, one of our “named and tame” black Katahdin ewes, lambed early, right in the middle of what I hope is our last blizzard. Our sheep production model aims to have the ewes bred for April lambing because by then the pasture grass is coming on strong and we believe that good grass makes awesome milk. And awesome milk makes strong, rapidly growing lambs. Suffice it to say, things don’t always work out the way you plan. </p>
<p>Quoting a good friend, we had a fencing malfunction last year — so our big ram George (a great grandson to Wendell Berry’s ram) managed to connect with at least one of the ewes. I have to say that George is very respectful of fences good and bad, but this particular ewe has a mind of her own and a knack for finding holes to slip through. The grass is, after all, greener on the other side. So, I have no doubt that Missy slipped through the fence into George’s paddock because I caught her on the way back out. I figured there was the chance of some February lambs and that figuring was born out on an incredibly cold and snowy day.</p>
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