Well, Ava had a little ram lamb that did not make it. It was still-born with a missing lower jaw. I know that is a strange thing to write but these things happen on a farm. After research, I have learned that sheep and goats inherently have jaw and throat problems. This is a trait of which I have to be very aware and make sure there is no interbreeding.
So this spring the young ewes had five lambs between them, four rams and a ewe lamb. That means that I have one ewe lamb I can register as a full Katahdin this year, Bernadette. The other ewe lambs will be kept as part of a commercial flock. I will keep Bella, Bebe, Bette, Lily and BobbySue. They were all from a twin or triplet set and carry the gene for multiple births.
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