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2015 Lambing

Many of our lambs will be for sale after weaning. Pictures will be updated as we are able. If there is a lamb you are interested in, contact us for more information!

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#501 Chromium

Breed: Southdown/Friesian/Shetland/Dorper/Border Leicester
Gender: Wether
Birth Weight: 9lb

Dam/Sire: Anita/Texas


Born a twin, but his brother froze before we found them. Retained.




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#502 Manganese (Mango)

Breed: Southdown
Gender: Ewe
Birth Weight: 10lb
Dam/Sire: Carolina/Texas



Mango is retained for our flock.

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#503 Iron

Breed: Southdown
Gender: Ram
Birth Weight: 10lb
Dam/Sire: 
Arizona/Texas


Retained

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#504 Cobalt/#505 Nickel

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ewe/Ram
Birth Weight: 9/9lb
Dam/Sire: Hebe/Sebastian



BOTH SOLD

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#506 Copper/#507 Zinc

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ewe/Ram
Birth Weight: 10/9lb
Dam/Sire: 
Emily/Sebastian


BOTH SOLD

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#508 Gallium/#509 Germanium (Flower)

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ewe/Ewe
Birth Weight: 13.5/8lb
Dam/Sire: 
Cami/Sebastian


Gallium is retained. Flower is SOLD.

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#510 Arsenic/#511 Selenium

Breed: 3/4 Border Leicester, 1/4 Romney
Gender: Wether/Wether
Birth Weight: 12/12lb
Dam/Sire: 
Izzy/Sebastian

BOTH SOLD

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#512 Bromine (Bea)

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ewe
Birth Weight: 10lb
Dam/Sire: 
Rebecca/Alfonso


Retained 

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#513 Krypton

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ewe/Ram
Birth Weight: 9/9lb
Dam/Sire: 
Hebe/Sebastian


Retained as a potential flock sire.

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#514 Rubidium (Ruby)/#515 Strontium (Spratt)

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ewe/Ram
Birth Weight: 11/11lb
Dam/Sire: Steve/Alfonso



BOTH SOLD

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#516 Yttrium (Ree)

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ewe
Birth Weight: 10lb
Dam/Sire: Maud/Alfonso



Ree is retained.

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#517 Zirconium (Connie)

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ewe
Birth Weight: 10.5lb
Dam/Sire: Penny/Sebastian





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#518 Niobium (Nio - white)/#519 Molybdenum (Molly - black)

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ram/Ewe
Birth Weight: 15/11b
Dam/Sire: Lucie/Sebastian



Nio is retained for at least the 2015 show season. Molly is SOLD.

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#520 Technectium (Techno)/#521 Ruthenium (Ru)

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ram/Ram
Birth Weight: 10.5/11lb
Dam/Sire: Cynthia/Sebastian


Ru is being retained for the 2015 show season, but may be available as a breeding ram in September. He has a beautiful "English Blue" fleece.

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#522 Rhodium (Rhoda)

Breed: Border Leicester
Gender: Ewe
Birth Weight: 12lb
Dam/Sire: Sally/Alfonso



SOLD

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Tuba

Breed: Shetland

Color/Pattern: Black Katmoget (spotted)
Gender: Ram
Birth Weight: 6lb
Dam/Sire: Freyja/Geode


Retained for the 2015 show season. May be available in the fall.


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Ukulele (right)/Guitar (left)

Breed: Shetland
Color/Pattern: Black Gulmoget (Ukulele)/Black Katmoget (Guitar)
Gender: Ram/Ram
Birth Weight: 5.5/7lb
Dam/Sire: Fae/Geode


We tragically lost Guitar this spring. Ukulele is SOLD.

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Celeste/Cello

Breed: Shetland
Color/Pattern: Musket Yuglet Katmoget (both)
Gender: Ewe/Ram
Birth Weight: 5/5lb
Dam/Sire: 
Bridget/Geode

Celeste is retained for now. Cello is for sale.

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Marimba

Breed: Shetland
Color/Pattern: Musket Yuglet Sokket (HST)
Gender: Ewe
Birth Weight: 3
Dam/Sire: Viola (AKA Eskimo)/Mr. Beans

FOR SALE!

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Saxophone/Djembe

Breed: Shetland
Color/Pattern: Moorit/Fawn Gulmoget Katmoget
Gender: Ram/Ram
Birth Weight: 5/5lb
Dam/Sire: Myrtle/Geode

Djembe is retained, but Saxophone (not pictured) is for sale either as a potential herdsire or a fiber wether.

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Cymbal/Mandolin 

Breed: Shetland
Color/Pattern: Gray Sponget/Gray Katmoget
Gender: Ewe/Ram
Birth Weight: 5/5lb
Dam/Sire: Eloise/Geode

Mandolin is retained. Cymbal (not pictured) is for sale as either a potential herdsire or a fiber wether.

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Dulcimer/Triangle

Breed: Shetland
Color/Pattern: Dark Gray Katmoget/Black Krunet
Gender: Ewe/Ram
Birth Weight: 5/5lb
Dam/Sire: Signe/Geode

Dulcimer (not pictured) is retained. Triangle is for sale as a potential herdsire or fiber wether.

Breeding Groups

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Texas

Anita - lambed 1/28, twin rams (lost one due to cold)
Carolina - lambed 2/2, single ewe
Arizona - lambed 2/6, single ram

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Smith Family 1212 Sebastian

Izzy - lambed 2/20, twin rams
Lucie - lambed 3/2, ram/ewe
Cami - lambed 2/18, twin ewes
Emily - lambed 2/11, ram/ewe
Hebe - lambed 2/10, ram/ewe
Cynthia - lambed 3/8, twin rams
                                                   Penny - lambed 2/26 , twin ewes (one stillborn)





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Johnson 246 Alfonso

Maud - lambed 2/25, single ewe
Sally - lambed 3/13, single ewe
Steve - lambed 2/25, ram/ewe
Rebecca - lambed 2/21, single ewe (lost Rebecca)
River - lambed 2/24, single ram


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Olive Branch Geode

Fae - lambed 3/27, twin rams
Eloise - due 6/19
Ingrid - lambed 3/14, twin rams (lost all 3)
Bridget
Signe - due 6/20
Freyja - lambed 3/15, single ram
                                                    Myrtle - due 6/18

All images are copyright 2017 Hannah Smith/Vinegar Ridge Farm and may not be used without written permission.