Alendil's surprise

This morning, Tim and I awoke to a surprise from Alendil.  She was due to birth anytime after tomorrow, but decided that this chilly 30 degree morning was perfect for lambing.  Tim hadn't realized that she had lambed until he was almost finished with the morning chores in the sheep pen.  He then spied Alendil in the llama pen with a lamb.

The surprising thing was that the baby is black.  Since she was bred to a brown based sheep, this helps us to identify the gene that she is hiding under her white and also lets us know what gene her mom is hiding. I'd since discovered that her mom had a brown gene, and now we know that she's got a black gene as well.

Luckily, another girl, which means we're now at 10 lambs with an even split of boys to girls.

Wordless Wednesday on the Farm

Available Ram Lambs

We have 5 ram lambs that are available for sale. The links lead to the parents pedigrees.

"Whitey" (CB0056) - White Ram

Born April 14th from Contented Alendil (Maybelle Sabrina by Underhill Bach) by Contented Asbjorn
Color Genetics: Awt/Aa Bb/B? S?/S? M?/M?

Loki (CB0058) - Moorit Ram

Born April 17th from Islandfleece Viveka by Contented Asbjorn
Color Genetics: Aa/Aa Bb/Bb S?/S? M?/M?

Thor (CB0059) - Moorit Ram

Born April 17th from Islandfleece Viveka by Contented Asbjorn
Color Genetics: Aa/Aa Bb/Bb S?/S? M?/M?

CB0062 - Moorit Ram

Born April 26th from Islandfleece Freya by Windswept Goshawk
Color Genetics: Aa/Aa Bb/Bb S?/S? M?/M?

CB0063 - Black Ram

Born April 26th from Islandfleece Freya by Windswept Goshawk
Color Genetics: Aa/Aa BB/Bb S?/S? M?/M?

The Great Delivery

Okay all, sorry for the delay, but my camera has crapped out on me and since I haven't had a chance to get a new one, I'll have to rely on pictures that were sent to me when I was searching for that right ... thing.

With regard to my hints, you could have assumed a number of different things ... no?

The item in question could have been a guard llama.

They come in brown and white.

The item in question could have been a herding dog.

They also come in brown and white.

How about if it was a cow?

They also come in brown and white.
Maybe another sheep?
Yes! Drum roll, please.

Now introducing Windswept Goshawk. The newest addition to our breeding stock.
Okay, so you were right. Lets not try to be too smug about it!

Stay tuned. Breeding groups are up next. Can't November 11th come fast enough? No,, I can wait, still haven't decided who's going with whom.