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~John Muir


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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Our Wee Flock

Beatrix is in the far back.  Aoife is in the front.  Ace (our on loan ram) is on the far right.

Meet Ace.  He is 9 months old (sheep reach sexual maturity at 5 months old).  He is smaller than Beatrix and Aoife.  We have Ace (on loan) until Mid-December.  He is mainly Tunis but part Shetland.  You can see his wool looks slightly different from Aoife and Beatrix's wool.  If breeding is successful, both Aoife and Beatrix will be pregnant before Christmas.  The future lambs would be considered pure-bred "Tunis" as they would be greater than 90% of the Tunis breed. 

Even Ace's facial features look slightly different from Aoife's (both pictured above-- with Mr. Padraig).  (Below): Can you tell who is who?
 

Poor Aoife.  She has turned into a couch and bed for Padraig and Ciaran!
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