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| Some of you know I raise Miniature Cheviot sheep in a very small way, so I want to share my glad tidings with you, my Hobby Farms friends. I breed primarily black and black dilute sheep and have been selecting for "fairy kisses", meaning flashy, white facial markings. Some Miniature Cheviot folks frown on white markings but I love my colorful sheep. Well, yesterday afternoon one of my young, home-raised ewes, Wolf Moon Baatiste, gave birth to two lovely lambs: a white ewe lamb (who now belongs to my partner in sheep) and a spotted black ram lamb! As far as I know, he is the first spotted, pedigreed Miniature Cheviot on record. Because of his body spots he isn't eligible for the main Miniature Cheviot registry but my sheep partner, Lori Olson (who owns the lambs' sire), and I have been keeping a private flockbook that may just grow into a supplementary registry for colorful little sheep! In any case, I am over the moon with Maxx (named in memory of Wolf Moon Miracle Max who died in his new home last autumn) a.ka. Wolf Moon Fin Bheara--and here he is! Sue
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| Congratulations on the birthing success! Youngsters are always just plain adorable, aren't they? Good Luck! =] -Madyson
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Oh they are just adorable! Congrats!
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| Thanks, both of you. I'm still grinning! I let mama Baatiste out of her separate pen today, so the little family joined the main flock. Hope, the white ewe lamb immediately began toddling from one ewe to another, trying to figure out which one hosts the milk bar. Ewes of this breed are very tolerant of one another's lambs, so the other ewes just gently pushed her away. She finally found her mom and had a happy reunion. I love watching flock dynamics! Sue
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