Re: More sheep
Congrats on the babies Cyndi, and sorry about # 4. Would love to see pics
when you are able to get some. Sounds like your hands are full right now!
On 2/29/08, Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com> wrote:
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> That might explain why twins and triplets are common here. We have lots of
> good pasture most years. Hardly any quads that I remember though.
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> >I know that better food induces them to ovulate more. Among western
> > range sheep, or out in Australia with their huge flocks, one lamb is the
> > norm. Where there's good pasture twins are more likely, and the way we
> > keep them with good hay and grain, you get more multiples. Most breeds
> > I've read about seem to be able to have multiples but there are a few
> > that are well-known for 4 and 5 lambs at a time. But seems like there's
> > got to be a genetic component to it; we have had Suffolks for many years
> > but until we bought these - the ewes are all related - we never had
> > triplets before.
> >
> > Cyndi
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