. Biggle sheep book. Sheep. Chapter VII. BREEDING Fat ewes do not raise lambs. The breeding season should begin about November ist for the average sheepman, which brings the lambs about April ist. In the Northern States experience has shown that April is the best month for lambs to come. Those who want lambs for the Christmas market, or earlier, should have their lambs come in February or March, which will necessitate breeding in September or October. But for this, a warm barn and a plenty of roots and clover hay are absolutely necessary, while early lambs require much extra care. The
. Biggle sheep book. Sheep. Chapter VII. BREEDING Fat ewes do not raise lambs. The breeding season should begin about November ist for the average sheepman, which brings the lambs about April ist. In the Northern States experience has shown that April is the best month for lambs to come. Those who want lambs for the Christmas market, or earlier, should have their lambs come in February or March, which will necessitate breeding in September or October. But for this, a warm barn and a plenty of roots and clover hay are absolutely necessary, while early lambs require much extra care. The extra expense of raising early lambs is seldom repaid by the increased growth ; there is nothing like green grass to make milk and grow lambs. Ewes should be bred in the fall after they are one year old, making them have lambs when two years old ; some slow-maturing ewes should not be bred until after two years old. The breeding period of ewes is every seventeen to twenty-one days. The period of gestation is calculated at one hundred and forty-five days, but five months is the average time. Have your ewes in good thriving condition, but not fat; that does not mean to keep them poor, for that would bring small, weak lambs. They should be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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