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Lambing Chapter 1: the Soay Lamb Kit
Anticipation, excitement, and a certain tension are in the air – a sure sign it is almost time for lambing to begin. When we start getting edgy about all we have left to do before the first lamb...
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Lambing Cards, the Ovine Hybrid of Baseball Cards and Scorecards
For generations before the internet replaced paper, boys happily frittered away countless hours on baseball cards, memorizing statistics and honing their negotiation skills. At the same time, if they...
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Working a Soay Lamb – the Lambing Kit in Action
Now comes the fun part, working with our lambs instead of endlessly talking about them! I already used up the “every picture tells a story” line, so let’s just say one of our cooperative new lambs and...
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A Bummer Soay Lamb: Lessons Learned
It was a dark and stormy morning last Thursday. I was in town and Steve was running the lambing operation solo. Delighted to find Fulmar with a big (5 lbs, 4 oz) ewe lamb in the area reserved for...
View ArticleEweTube: Working newborn Soay lambs
Soay lambs benefit from a little human intervention shortly after they arrive on the scene and have had their first, critical meal of colostrum. At a minimum, sterilizing the remains of their umbilical...
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To tag or not to tag, that is the question for Soay sheep owners
Answer? Yes. End of post? Not quite. In the world of pedigrees and registrations, identification is everything. Paperwork listing a Soay sheep’s name and parentage is a great start and required for...
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Baby ear tags for Soay lambs: where to get them and why
Those of you who follow this blog or spend time on the main part of our farm website are familiar with pictures of sheep with little green ear tags — our lambs. Curious Saltmarsh Ranch Soay lambs with...
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