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Spring 2011 is Here! Many New Lambs born at Bellwether Farm!

As of May 20, 2011 spring lambing at Bellwether Farm is completed! Many beautiful Barbados Blackbelly lambs have been born over the past month, and are now grazing happily in Bellwether pastures. All the lambs are purebred, registerable polled Barbados Blackbelly sheep. They have been registered with the BBSAI, and will be available for pickup or delivery at 3 months old. Check the outstanding lambing stats below! For more information about our Barbados Blackbelly sheep and our sheep sales policies, see Sheep Sales. Lots of individual lamb photos are shown on the Photo Gallery page!

Spring 2011 Lambing Statistics -- Lambing Completed 05/20/11:

Note: We are still putting together the Spring 2011 Lamb List. We hope to have it completed and uploaded very soon. Meanwhile, the data from Spring 2009 appears below. Thanks for your patience! -- Mary Swindell 05/23/11

Flock Notes		Paternal	Lambs		Lambs
As of 6/21/09:		Bloodline:	Born:		Surviving:

28	ewes have lambed.	Ulysses:	7	Rams	4	Rams
54	lambs born.		7	Ewes	7	Ewes
1.93	birth rate.
		St. Lucy VSU:	13	Rams	13	Rams
48	lambs have survived.		6	Ewes	5	Ewes
1.71	surviving lamb birth rate.
		Teddy:	8	Rams	8	Rams
29	boys born.		9	Ewes	7	Ewes
25	girls born.
		Amram:	1	Ram	1	Ram
26	boys born & surviving.		3	Ewes	3	Ewes
22	girls born & surviving.

0	ewes left to lamb.

Spring 2009 Lamb List, sorted by breeding ram group, and listed by maternal ewe:

Ram:
Ulysses	CJE	67	Ram in 10/12/08. Ram out 11/14/08 (34 days).
									Birth	Markings
Ewes: (9)			2009 Lambs:						Weight	04/12/09
Flossie	CRB	39	03/12/08	BWF	294	Ram	---	Twin	4.00	Med. dark, well marked. Slightly smoky face.
			03/12/08	BWF	295	Ram	---	Twin	4.00	Med. dark, well marked. Slightly smoky face.
Uma (G,D)	BWF	94	03/15/09	BWF	305	Ram	Valiant	Single	7.00	Medium dark, well marked.
(Sires: U)
Victoria (N,F)	BWF	95	03/12/09	BWF	293	Ewe	Quail	Single	6.25	Medium, well marked.
(Sires: U,B)
Winifred (D)	BWF	96	03/12/09	BWF	296	Ewe	Rosy	Twin	3.00	Med. dark, well marked.
(Sires: U)			03/12/09	BWF	297	Ewe	Starlight	Twin	4.25	Med. dark, well marked.
Bettye June	BWF	97	03/09/09	BWF	282	Ram	Leonardo	Twin	6.00	Medium, well marked.
(L,H,E)			03/09/09	BWF	283	Ewe	Marietta	Twin	5.25	Medium, well marked.
(Sires: U,T,B)
Zsa Zsa (M,E)	BWF	102	03/11/09	BWF	290	Ewe	Oprah	Twin	6.00	Medium, well marked. Black dot on hip.
(Sires: U,T,B)			03/11/09	BWF	291	Ram	Renoir	Twin	4,75	Medium, well marked.
Elizabeth (U,N,F)	BWF	112	03/16/09	BWF	309	Ewe	Valkyrie	Twin	5.00	Med. dark, well marked.
(Sires: T,U,B)			03/16/09	BWF	310	Ewe	Willow	Twin	5.00	Med. dark, well marked.
Isabella (L,H,E)	BWF	115
(Sires: U,T,B)
Jacqueline (F)	BWF	118	03/11/09	BWF	286	Ram	Ottawa	Twin	4.50	Medium, well marked.
(Sires: U)			03/11/09	BWF	287	Ram	P	Twin	3.50	Medium, well marked.

									4.89	Average Weight

Ram:
St. Lucy	JEH	4515	Ram in 10/12/08. Ram out 11/14/08 (34 days).
									Birth	Markings
Ewes: (8)			2009 Lambs:						Weight	04/12/09
Perturb	JEH	1517	03/24/09	BWF	326	Ram	Huron	Triplet	6.00	Med. light, well marked. Tiny white tip on tail.
			03/24/09	BWF	327	Ram	Iowa	Triplet	7.25	Medium, well marked. Tiny white tip on tail.
			03/24/09	BWF	328	Ewe	Evangeline	Triplet	6.00	Medium, well marked. Tiny white tip on tail.
Francesca (P)	JEH	2004	03/15/09	BWF	306	Ram	Waco	Triplet	6.25	Med. dark, 1" white tip on tail.
			03/15/09	BWF	307	Ram	Xebec	Triplet	6.25	Med. dark, perfect tail.
			03/15/09	BWF	308	Ram	Yuri	Triplet	6.25	Med. dark, 1/2" white tip on tail.
Roxy (N)	JEH	2006	02/01/09	BWF	279	Ram	Joseph	Single	8.75	Med. dark, well marked.
Gertrude (P)	JEH	2007	03/21/09	BWF	317	Ram	Buffalo	Twin	8.25	Med. dark, tiny white tip on tail.
			03/21/09	BWF	318	Ewe	Bethany	Twin	7.25	Dark, well marked.
Hannah (N)	JEH	2012	03/11/09	BWF	288	Ram	Quill	Twin	7.25	Med. dark, well marked.
			03/11/09	BWF	289	Ewe	Nellie	Twin	6.25	Med. dark, well marked.
Nuisance	JEH	9564	03/14/09	BWF	302	Ewe	Urika	Triplet	6.25	Med. dark, well marked.
			03/14/09	BWF	303	Ram	Thunder	Triplet	6.00	Medium, well marked. Tiny white hairs on tail.
			03/14/09	BWF	304	Ram	Buster	Triplet	3.50	Medium, well marked. Tiny white hairs on tail.
Katrina (P)	BWF	122	03/20/09	BWF	311	Ram	Zeus	Twin	7.25	Med. dark, well marked.
(Sires: S)			03/20/09	BWF	312	Ewe	X	Twin	5.25	Med. dark, well marked.
Louise (P)	BWF	123	03/22/09	BWF	321	Ram	Dakota	Triplet	7.50	Dark, well marked. 1/2" white tip on tail.
(Sires: S)			03/22/09	BWF	322	Ram	Elias	Triplet	6.50	Med. dark, well marked. 1/2" white tip on tail.
			03/22/09	BWF	323	Ewe	Delta Dawn	Triplet	5.75	Dark, well marked. Tiny white hairs on tip of tail.
									6.51	Average Weight

Ram:
Teddy	CRB	40	Ram in 10/12/08. Ram out 11/14/08 (34 days).
									Birth	Markings
Ewes: (10)			2009 Lambs:						Weight	04/12/09
Dora	CRB	37	03/13/09	BWF	300	Ram	Santa Fe	Twin	5.00	Med. dark, well marked.
			03/13/09	BWF	301	Ewe	Tara	Twin	4.50	Medium, well marked.
Effie	CRB	38	03/13/09	BWF	298	Ewe	----	Twin	----
			03/13/09	BWF	299	Ewe	----	Twin	----
Noelle (F)	BWF	55	03/20/09	BWF	315	Ewe	Abeline	Twin	4.50	Medium, well marked.
(Sires: B)			03/20/09	BWF	316	Ram	Arizona	Twin	5.75	Medium, well marked.
Ginny (D)	BWF	57	03/22/09	BWF	319	Ram	Columbus	Twin	5.00	Med. light, well marked.
(Sires: B)			03/22/09	BWF	320	Ewe	Clara	Twin	3.25	Med. light, well marked.
Heidi (E)	BWF	59	03/10/09	BWF	284	Ram	Manitou	Twin	7.50	Medium, well marked.
(Sires: B)			03/10/09	BWF	285	Ram	Neoga	Twin	5.75	Medium, well marked.
Lilah (H,E)	BWF	71	03/20/09	BWF	313	Ewe	Yahzi	Twin	6.00	Medium, well marked (a little darker).
(Sires: T,B)			034/20/09	BWF	314	Ewe	Zuni	Twin	6.00	Medium, well marked (a little lighter).
Millie (E)	BWF	77
(Sires: T)
Ossie (D)	BWF	81	03/11/09	BWF	292	Ewe	Pocahantas	Single	6.25	Medium, well marked
(Sires: T)
Ruth (H,E)	BWF	90	03/23/09	BWF	324	Ram	Fresno	Twin	6.25	Medium, well marked. Slightly smoky face.
			03/23/09	BWF	325	Ram	Gandhi	Twin	5.50	Medium, well marked. Slightly smoky face.
Tallulah (E)	BWF	92	02/01/09	BWF	280	Ewe	Lily	Twin	4.75	Medium, well marked.
(Sires: T)			02/01/09	BWF	281	Ram	Kenneth	Twin	4.25	Medium, well marked.
									5.35	Average Weight

Ram:
Amram	KHF	15	Ram in 06/01/08. Ram out 10/12/08 (132 days).
									Birth	Markings
Ewes: (3)			2009 Lambs:						Weight	04/12/09
Dolly (N)	BWF	216	11/14/08	BWF	276	Ewe	Irene	Single	6.50	Med. light, well marked.
(Sires: S)
Emily (N)	BWF	217	11/06/08	BWF	275	Ram	Ian	Single	7.75	Med. dark, well marked.
(Sires: S)
Faith (L, P)	BWF	219	12/13/08	BWF	277	Ewe	Julia	Twin	4.75	Medium, well marked.
(Sires: S)			12/13/08	BWF	278	Ewe	Kay	Twin	5.25	Medium, well marked (lighter face).
									6.06	Average Weight

Click here for a printable version of the Spring 2010 Lamb List - tells which lambs are sold, and which are available for sale.

Compare with the past three years' lists: Spring 2009 Lamb List, Spring 2008 Lamb List and Spring 2007 Lamb List

11/30/11