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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
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Some of our moms on pasture with their newborns |
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“ZippityDooDa” LWF 400U Pedigree Polled solid black ewe, single. Carries moorit, maybe spotting. Out of the Penelope x Felix cross, Zippity is long, broad and stocky. Nice and wide– she appears to have inherited her mother’s excellent rumen. Although her mother has a weak lambing record, Zip’s sire is a natural triplet out of an ewe with a lambing record of 220% (at age 5), so Zippity shows promise of overcoming her mother’s main shortcoming. Zip’s dam is top of the line and I’m ecstatic to have kept this gorgeous girl –the friendliest lamb of her year!
Lambing Record: (0+) AI background: 54% AI; Peli, Arfi, Dalur, Flekkur, Heli
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“Bindi” LWF 03T Pedigree Polled, spotted moorit ewe, twin. Although Bindi has one of the slighter builds in our flock, keeping her around is an easy decision based on her other outstanding qualities. She is sired by a Reserve Champion Icelandic Ram and out of sweet old Galangale, has a delightful personality, good parasite resistance, good size and easily one of the best fleeces in the flock. She didn’t cycle as a lamb, but did an excellent job with her twins in ‘09. Maternal traits of this line are excellent. Her lambs tend to have g o r g e o u s fleeces, too! A large portion of the flock got into a stand of burdock last fall, unfortunately Bindi was among them and is pictured at left with burdock in her fleece.
Lambing record: 100% (0,2) AI background: 9%, a tiny smattering of Faldur
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“Moonspot” BLW 140T Pedigree Polled white ewe, twin. Carries solid and spotting. Black, maybe moorit. A granddaughter of Jager’s “Red”, known for prolificacy (Red even threw a set of quads!) Moonie brings the meaty Thokki influence to the flock, and has the calmest, most friendly personality of all the ewes. She has a nice fleece, too!
Lambing record: 150% (1,2) AI background: 25% AI: Thokki
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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 (although she is a bit lighter in build than I like) 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) AI background: 25% AI: 1/4 Dalur
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“Nebula” HWF 707T Pedigree Polled, solid black ewe, triplet. Carries moorit and spotting. Sired by full twin to Jager Farm’s Grand Champion Ram “Preston”, this triplet beauty is an exciting addition, brought in as a bred ewe winter ‘07. Overall she is nicely muscled and particularly good in the rear, wide and strong. Nice legs. Out of a great fleece line, too, she boasts a lovely thel-dense fleece. Despite being the smallest ewe , Neb raised the largest lamb in the flock her yearling year.
Lambing record: 100%: (1,1) AI background: 44% AI: Arfi, Buri, Faldur
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“Annie” 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+) AI background: 57% AI; Langidalur, Arfi, Buri, Faldur
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“Jasmine” LWF 403U Pedigree Polled white ewe, single to ewe lamb mother. Carries solid, black, maybe moorit and spotting. A very hefty girl! Sturdy and Stocky from a milky, parasite resistant line and a very unique blend of AI sires. Best fleece out of her year’s lamb crop in terms of luster and fineness, although I wish she had a bit more thel. My only complaint on this one is her flighty temperament.
Lambing record: 100% (1) AI Background: 78% AI; Ormur, Langidalur, Rektor, Molur, Hunn
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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) 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) AI background: 50% AI: Heli, Skjanni, Flekkur
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“April” LWF 401U Pedigree Polled black ewe, twin. Carries spotting, maybe moorit. Out of Daytona and Felix (and so a half sister to Zippity). This girl is a strong prospect for excellent prolificacy. She also has a sweet and quiet temperament and lovely fleece. An improvement over her dam’s conformation, too, stockier with greater width. I’m psyched to have this girl staying to help establish the excellent qualities of both her parents in the flock.
Lambing record: (0+) AI Background:54% AI: Arfi, Skjanni Dalur, Flekkur, Heli
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“Geneva” LWF 402U Pedigree Polled moorit ewe, twin. Carries spotting. Out of Felix and Daytona, twin to April, above, and also half sister of Zippity. I can’t seem to make up my mind which of these girls to sell and which to keep… So, for the time being, they both stay!
Lambing record: (0+) AI Background:54% AI: Arfi, Skjanni Dalur, Flekkur, Heli
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“Chacha” MVI 826U Pedigree Homozygous white, or carries gray or solid. A big, heavy and powerful yearling out of a triplet ewe. Her fleece is dense with thel. She is shy and flighty, but her build is great and her CHEST is particularly outstanding. Nice and broad in the rear, too... Has that sought after U-shaped crotch we all like to see!
Lambing record: (nb) AI Background: 38%AI Horvi, Skjanni, Arfi
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“Calliope” MVI 907W Pedigree Polled black gray ewe, twin. Carries moorit and maybe spotting. Daughter of AI Ram Mori (and so a half sister of Blaze). Also half sister to our ‘07 Ram, Felix (they share the same mother.) Very prolific, fleecey line & Calliope is nice and wide, too
Lambing Record: (n/a) AI Background: 75% AI: Mori, Heli, Flekkur
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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: (n/a) AI Background: 12.5%AI: Dalur
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