BROOD EWES:
Any experienced shepherd will tell you that selection criteria for ewes must include a ewe family history of fertility leading to multiple births, unassisted lambing, milking ability, and lamb birth weight and weaning weight. In selecting my ewes, those maternal instincts were foremost in my decision making process. Additionally, I selected ewes that exhibited excellent Suffolk phenotypic characteristics and compatible temperament.
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These ewes exhibit ample body capacity that supports multiple births.
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Temperament: Oregon’s weather during lambing time (January-March) often requires ewes and lambs to be contained in the barn. The temperment of Ewenique Ewes allows them to coexist in closely confined quarters without concern for lamb injuries.
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Milking ability: Brood ewes possess the ability to provide ample milk to raise their lambs.
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The average birth weight during the year 2001 was 14.5 pounds with no lambs less than 13 pounds. Average weaning weight at 12 weeks of age 131 pounds for rams and 119 pounds for ewes. This is why our lambs have a jump on the competition.
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Ewes 11 and 12 years old still lamb out and produce new additions to the flock. All ewe lambs born by February 20th are bred as lambs.