We have officially finished lambing for 2009. We’re now at 152 days from when we took the rams out. While we technically could have lambs up until 155 days, none of the remaining ewes look pregnant, nor do they have any udders. I’ve declared us finished.
This year, we bred 56 ewes. 48 of them lambed, producing 71 lambs in total. There were 41 ram lambs and 30 ewe lambs. I will be evaluating the ewes that did not lamb, but with the AI experiment and the ram that didn’t work, it’s possible that some ewes were never in heat with a ram that performed. They may get a pass for this year. We also had four stillborn lambs. All in all, we didn’t do half bad.
Now, the real fun starts! I get to decide which lambs to keep, which to butcher, and which to pair for matings next year. It’ll all depend on the results and quality of the lambs we produced this time.