F2 Heights Orion Keeper Lambs and Fall Breeding Plans

 This is Peep's son by Neville.  Please excuse the burdocks...the boys were bad and got into everyone they could find...like they were looking for them!  I am keeping this lamb and the one below that is Carmel's son.  Neither will be used this fall but given the year to mature.  I really like both these ram lambs and they both have black and white HST twins that are still for sale.

 The plan is that Neville will get the largest breeding group with 10 ewes (2 sold).  Two other ram lambs will get a breeding group: a katmoget son of Zeus' and Sprinkles' and the fawn gully of Olympia's and Champ's.  They will get two ewes a piece (all B) to avoid BB lambs when possible.  Neville will get two B ewes but both are also patterned and carry moorit Bb.  All ewe lambs like the ewe lamb below will be given the year to mature as well.

 This is a fleece shot of one of the F2 ewe lambs.  Two black F2 ewe lambs are still available as well as a dark moorit ewe lamb and 2 katomoget ram lambs of Zeus'.

Fall is in the air...

The nights are cooling off, back to school ads have started, and here in NY you know summer is almost over when the NY State Fair, that is the 10 days preceding...ending on Labour Day, promos are on the radio non stop.  So now is the time to think about our breeding groups and you yours.  If you are still in search for a good ram we still have some available...

 Father and son pictured above:  Swiftriver Neville F1 is sold but his handsome F2 HST sons are still for sale.  Peep's above and Carmel's below.  Excuse the bare paddock...they really do have pasture with electronet but they had come in for the evening.

 The polled boys...one is staying here and the other is sold.  SOOOOO soft and crazy crimpy when you part their fleece!

 No question about this ram lambs horned genetics.  Dessie and Zeus' son is very handsome and correct.  Fleece length will be longer intermediate, has luster, and nice crimp coming in at the skin.  very soft handle as well other than the burdocks he and all the rams were able to find!  AND GREAT HORNS!

 Can Too Sky will be in a breeding group this fall.  Color opinions?  Moiget mom, registered as moorit.  Most likely will be in Neville's breeding group....I think I will give him all the adult ewes this fall before he leaves.

 I also still have some really beautiful ewe lambs for sale in moorit and black, three different sires.  All could carry spots even though they are not loudly spotted themselves. 

 So our days escaping to the lake might be over:

 Time to begin harvesting the fruits of our labour:

 The pigs are getting big:

 Chickens laying about 2 eggs a day, just enough for us.  I don't think I could bring myself to buy grocery store eggs.

 Finn maturing into a wonderful dog!  Lucy still adjusting but out from under the couch now that there is only one pup to try to avoid.  Hey not the garden! 

Garden fall crops have been planted...need to get in and do some more weeding and find something to do with all that squash!  Everything else coming in slowly but surely.  The recent rainfall has really perked everything up out there, including the lawn and pastures.  Time to knit some hats which means I need to get going and spin the yarn I want to use.  Hope everyone is enjoying their summer.  I have enjoyed it but I really do love the fall most of all!

F2's rams waiting for their tags...

Brought the lambs in for the vet to visit to give them their shots...they will get tags tomorrow.

 Peep's.  Color input anyone?  Little b but modified or not?

 Peep's other twin ram...horns are looking good.  For sale.

 Pearl's below (sold but sister and mom for sale).

 Then we come to Carmel's ram lamb.  Would you call him a white yuglet katmoget, grey, or black flecket katmoget? 

Looked around for his black and white HST twin for a photo opp and didn't that stinker get his horn caught in the panel and tear the horn shealth off.  Remember the slow growing wiggly horns I mentioned earlier on...does breaking easy indicate a possible half poll?  To add insult to injury...literally...Carmel injured her eye in the pasture, on what I have no idea!  If it is not one thing it is another on a farm.