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Breeding Ewes One of the great benefits of having a small flock is that we have the ability to really get to know every one of our ewes. They are a hardy bunch selected for traits such as easy lambing, prolificacy, parasite resistance, conformation and more. Barring emergencies and special circumstances, all of our ewes lamb on pasture and rely on forage and browse for their primary nutrition. They are rotated through pasture during growing months and subsist on locally grown hay through the winter. Their diets are supplemented with organic kelp, Selenium & Vitamin E , and mineral salts year round. We now have all 5 available patterns represented in our flock: white, solid, gray, mouflan and badgerface. |
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Each Spring as the ewes give birth, we keep a log in our Lambing Journal, where the first comments and photos of the lambs are posted… We recommend following along as the lambs arrive if you are considering purchasing one or have reserved a lamb in advance. Wondering who is bred to whom? To learn more about the rams our girls are bred to please check out our Rams. To view breeding groups, the goals and projected strengths of each cross, please visit our Breeding Groups page.
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Ledgewood Farm Breeding Ewes: The Purebreds Listed by family groupings. |
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Some of our moms on pasture with their newborns |
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“Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious” LWF 602X Polled moorit mouflon ewe, single, Carries solid, maybe spotting. Finally a mouflon for the ewe flock! Out of the Zippity x Ace Cross. We call her “SuperCal” for short. Nice long body. Lambing record: (n/a) AI background: 47% AI, Peli, Flekkur, Heli, Hnykill, Hunn, Heli, Noi
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“Greytle” EJX 118S Pedigree Polled black gray ewe, twin. A very sweet temperament and a wonderful, careful momma from a very prolific line. A great, friendly, calm temperament. She has proved that she is nice and milky, too, and stands patiently to be milked. Long and sturdy frame and her fleece is nice and thick– very beautiful, and one of the best in my flock. I’ve always been partial to the grays… But her coloring is just to die for! Her lambs are always flashy.
Lambing Record: 166%(1,2,2,2) AI background: 25% AI: 1/4 Dalur
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“Romeo” (son)
“Shadowfax” (grandson) |
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“Andromeda” LWF 406U Pedigree Polled spotted moorit ewe, single to ewe lamb mother. A beautiful granddaughter of the exquisite Langidalur. Champion lines on her mother, Nebula’s side. She is looking very chesty, long and stocky. Grew out very well despite the small size of her dam (a yearling triplet). Broad shoulders, best chest width of the lambs in her year, and a gorgeous, soft, dense fleece… A flock standout.
Lambing record: (0+,1) AI background: 57% AI; Langidalur, Arfi, Buri, Faldur
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Nebula (mom) Little Dipper (1/2 sister) |
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“Little Dipper” LWF 601X Pedigree coming soon Polled, moorit gray ewe. Carries solid and possibly spotting. Out of the Nebula x Ace cross… Another flock standout from Nebula. Love this line. Lambing record: (nb) AI background: 44% AI: Arfi, Buri, Faldur, Flekkur, Heli, Hnykill, Hunn, Noi |
Nebula (mom) Andromenda (1/2 sister) |
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“Ladybird” TCE 390T Pedigree Polled black ewe, triplet, carries moorit and spotting. Full sister to ‘07 Supreme Grand Champion Ewe at MFF. Granddaughter of Francesca STS 64B, an exceptionally prolific ewe with a lifetime lambing rate of 210%. She even threw a set of quadruplets! Ladybird has a very calm and laid back personality. Her fleece has a lovely handle. Tog is on the short side.
Lambing record: 200% (2,2,2,2) AI background: 50% AI: Heli, Flekkur, Hnykill
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“Daytona” BLW 806R Pedigree Polled, Solid black spotted ewe, twin. Carries moorit. One of my all time personal favorites, “Tony” is a quiet and curious ewe. A granddaughter of Jager Farm’s “Claire” she shows nice overall body length and soft, lustrous fleece. She is an easy lambing and attentive mother from prolific lines. Built long and low. A dependable ewe and calm mother, she always raises fat and happy lambs! Very smart and relaxed, and flock boss, too.
Lambing record: 150%: (1,2,2,1,2) AI background: 50% AI: Heli, Skjanni, Flekkur
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“Foxtrot” LWF X Polled solid moorit ewe, twin. Carries spotting. |
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“Calliope” MVI 907W Pedigree Polled black gray ewe, twin. Carries moorit and maybe spotting. Daughter of AI Ram Mori and half sister to our ‘07 Ram, Felix (they share the same mother.) Very prolific, fleecey line & Calliope is nice and wide, too. Her son this year is a beauty and will stay on as a breeder.
Lambing Record: (1) AI Background: 75% AI: Mori, Heli, Flekkur
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Blackwing (son) |
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“Firefly” DL-651W Pedigree Polled moorit gray badgerface ewe, single. Carries spotting. A nice, big, heavy lamb from a super fleeced, heavy milking line. Firefly has a gorgeous fleece, nice front and rear. Out of “Pansy” and “Ferdinand” at Dancing Lamb. Really nice! LOVE the fleece.
Lambing Record: (1) AI Background: 12.5%AI: Dalur
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Flower -unregistered, purebred Icelandic
An old girl, pictured with her huge dorset x single ram. |
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Phoebe –unregistered, purebred Icelandic.
With one of her dorset x twin lambs. Next year, Phoebe and Flower will be bred to our new Friesian x Tunis (mostly friesian) ram
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