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NABSSAR lambs from SE Minnesota

This year’s lambs are ready to fledge! I have 3 ewes, 3 rams and 2 wethers available. The image below is how they respond when you come out with your phone to take photos. Very unhelpful. All are RR at codon 171 (Scrapies resistance), NABSSAR registration in progress (except wethers), and my flock is OPP free. UTD on deworming and CD&T.

Ewe Lambs

MN6805-0363 Nellie D.O.B 3/19/24 Twin – partial bottle baby

Note square stance, straight legs

MN6805-0342 Nadia D.O.B. 3/13/24 Twin

Pretty girl shown here with her attentive mom, Ivy. Mom is exceptional wool producer.

MN6805-0394 Nicolle D.O.B 4/10/24 Twin

Nicolle’s dad is Lancelot (black) giving buyer flexibility in color of her future lambs. Breed to white – likely white lambs. Breed to black 50% chance of black lamb.

Rams

MN6805-0364 Nolan D.O.B. 3/21/24 Twin

Mother, Georgia, is known for great fleece – long and abundant.

MN6805-0366 Neville D.O.B 3/21/24 Twin

Mother, Dixie, is especially known for great maternal traits – birthing, nursing, protecting.

MN6805-0385 Noah D.O.B. 3/31/24 Twin RESERVED

Mother, Nina, favored him so he grew up sort of as a single. We were fine with coddling his sister as a bottle baby and keeper for flock.

MN6805-0393 Nigel D.O.B. 4/10/24 Twin

Beautiful darker nose and legs – a tribute to his black father. This provides flexibility in lamb colors that can be expected from him. Strong with good leg positioning/shape.

Wethers

MN6805-0362 Nelson D.O.B. 3/19/24 Twin

This big teddy bear was a bottle baby. He’ll be great for keeping a ram company when separate from the girls or as a pet and lawn mower.

MN6805-0389 Nikolas D.O.B. 3/31/24 Single

Nikko was the serendipitous result of an unintended mating. His papa, Matthew, was 5/8 Finn so Nikko is 5/16. This means he’s going to be a good wool producer with Babydoll spring but more Finn length.

2022 Lamb Reservations Open

The ewes are almost all bred – awaiting confirmation and assistance with lambing dates in about a week of the final four to breed. There will be around 43 Finn x Babydolls to choose from and around 20 purebred Babydolls. Most will be available to travel to their new homes third week in May or early June.

I’ve created separate pages with a complete list of the breeding pairs and their expected offspring and guidance in reserving lambs. I’d love to help you add the joy of sheep to your farm lives in 2022!

Picture is of Brea with her threesome in spring of 2021.

Brea with red (Harmony), white (Harper), and blue (Harley) babes enjoying spring day

2019 Lambs Still Available (THESE LAMBS HAVE ALL BEEN SOLD)

Here are pictures of the 2019 Lambs still available for sale. I’ve arranged them by breed with purebred Babydolls first and Babydoll x Finnsheep crosses second. Within each breed group I have them listed by age.

Babydoll Purebreds

  • 106 Esther (white ewe, triplet from Claire & Kenny)
  • 107 Emelda (white ewe, triplet from Claire & Kenny, bottle fed)
  • 108 Eugena (white ewe, triplet from Claire & Kenny)

Babydoll x Finnsheep Crosses

  • 82 Ernest (black ram HST, 50% Finn 50% Babydoll, twin from Becka & Devon)
  • 103 Elly Mae (white ewe, 88% Finn 12% Babydoll, triplet raised as twin, from Daria & Duffy)
  • 113 Evan (white ram (carrying Brown), 88% Finn 12% Babydoll, twin from Daphne & Duffy