Because of a scarcity of pasture last fall, I tried something
different in my breeding schedule. I had ewes that had just given
birth, ewes that were pregnant, and ewes that were open. I turned the
ram into the entire group. The plan was that the open girls would
breed, and that the pregnant gi
What size is considered "good" freezer size?
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From: "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:39 PM
Subject: [blackbelly] breed-back dates
Not a bad thing if you have a market for
> lambs or room to g
Depends on your market, but in general, I raise my ram lambs to 90
lb. From that, buyers usually get 40 lb of meat cut and wrapped. To
get a lamb to 90 lb takes me about 8 months. Last week I butchered a
2.5-year-old ram for personal use. He weighed 130 live and I got 65
lb of meat. I haven't t
