Ewe Lambs for Sale

Update 5/14/07: A few of the lambs are reserved, so I've noted that in their listing.

Since I plan to move later this summer, most of this year's ewe lambs are for sale. Prices are lower than usuall and to make things simple, I'm just going to go with the same price for each one.. I'm going to list them here and add more photos as I get them. Ewe lambs are $200 each, including NASSA registration. A $50 deposit is required to reserve a lamb.

I'm listing them under the heading of the ram they were sired by.. I thought it might help organize the list a little and give some information on the sires.

____ The first three are sired by Minwawe Tornado, moorit smirslet ram with double coated fleece and from dark moorit genetics. He is one of my smallest rams and threw bold spotting last year :

• Moorit blettet ewe.. Total sweetheart with the most precious face. Very short tail. Dam: LocksField RoseBriar
  
• Moorit blettet/krunet ewe by LocksField Kaya Pepper. Has very cool, distinctive markings. Very friendly.
  
• Moorit ewe by LocksField Kaya Pepper..At least as friendly as her sister above. They run over to see me together.

Rosebriar's ewe (left)...........................Kaya's girls (right)

_____ Next are 6 ewe lambs sired by SheltrgPines Jerome, moorit yuglet flecket ram with a very tight, crimpy fleece. He is a dark moorit without fading at 2 years old. His bloodlines are almost 40% UK. These lambs have not only his heavy spotting genetics and UK, but my favorite domestic lines too. Most of them have tighter, crimpy fleeces.

• Moorit ewe by LocksField Braeton. Looks a lot like sire. Likes attention. Dam is also available.
  
• Moorit bielset? ewe by LocksField Braeton. She’s like a little sprite with a halo around her head. A little shy, but likes attention. Dam is also available.
  
• Moorit ewe by LocksField Taryn. Dark moorit. Petite little sweetie. Dam is also available.
  
• Moorit ewe by LocksField Taryn. Lighter shade than sister. Friendly. Dam available. RESERVED (nw)

• Musket ewe by LocksField Edelweiss. Solidly built lamb. Probably intermediate fleece. Friendly.
  
• Musket ewe by LocksField Cachey. Still a little shy, even though brother is friendly. RESERVED (nw)

Edelweiss' ewe (left photo)................. Cachey's ewe (right photo).

____ Lastly, the two girls below are sired by LocksField Rosario, a moorit blettet ram with a fine intermediate fleece. He is a spot carrier with fantastic conformation and a tiny tail.

• Black ewe by LocksField Dawsen. Friendly. Likes to play with Salem's girl- they pretend to be twins :-) RESERVED (nw)
  
• Black ewe by LocksField Salem. Has white patches on her ears.
  Friendly from the start- rests her head on my arm. She’s got personality!

Salem's ewe is in the left................. Right photo is Dawsen's girl.

Ewes with lambs available

Updated 5/14. Braeton and Fable can go to new homes with their lambs at any time. Taryn must stay here until weaning one of her lambs.


LocksField Braeton #S18264
Braeton is a 3 year old moorit blettet with outstanding conformation. Her rear legs are wide and straight, and her tail is a small perfect shetland type. Her parents are a couple favorites here; her sire is LocksField Crimson Archer, my favorite ram due to his calm disposition and her dam is LocksField RoseBriar, who is not only one of my best conformed ewes, she's also a sweetheart. Braeton has twin moorit ewes by SheltrgPines Jerome. They appear to have shorter fleeces like their sire and should carry his very flashy spotted markings. One has white markings around her neck and head and the other has a lightly speckled face. They are friendly. See photos below. Price for Braeton and her twin ewes is $600.

LocksField Taryn #S12568
Taryn was one of the ewes I thought I would not sell, but as the flock grows, I have to part with some that I don't want to. Her sire was the wonderful Fletcher Sundance and her dam was Fletcher Bethany. Taryn has twinned every year for me and throws some of the most darling faces. This year she has twin moorit ewes by SheltrgPines Jerome. The one pictured below on the left looks just like her mom and is a lighter color. The other, pictured on the right, is darker and looks a little more like their sire. They are very friendly, especially the lighter ewe- she tries climbing all over me and loves to be held! She's now reserved, but her twin is also very sweet. The price for Taryn and her darker ewe is $400.

LocksField Fable #S12567
Fable was one on the first ewes born here in 2001 and she has consistently lambed twins every year.. One of her adult sons is one of the best rams for all around conformation I've had. Fable is a daughter of my original ram Fletcher Sundance and first ewe Fletcher Limmerick. I have at least two other offspring of both parents, so Fable is available. She has nice conformation with straight rear legs and a tail of good shape, though medium length. She has twin boys this year by Minwawe Tornado: one black, one moorit. They are very friendly and are now wethered. The price for Fable and her twin wethers is $300.

Final Lamb Arrivals

On Thursday Salem delivered the final lambs for the year here at Locksley Fields. I had been anxious for Salem to lamb all spring since last year Salem had lambs with tangled legs. It was a terrible way to end the season- with my first internally assisted delivery in all the years I’d been raising shetlands. Things went badly, partly due to my not realizing I was trying to pull two lambs simultaneously. They didn’t make it. The fact that Salem would lamb last this year as well seemed cruel , but fortunately she didn’t need my help and gave birth all by herself. She has the sweetest black ewe lamb and a handsome moorit ram with a star on his forehead.
It was definitely a ewe year, with twice as many girls as boys. The total was 21 lambs: 14 ewes and 7 rams. However, there will be 20 lambs raised here. Long story short, I had a ewe reject a lamb at 3 days old. Perhaps I petted him after handling Salem’s lambs on Thursday and transferred an odd smell to him? She did know she had two, because once he was removed, she got upset. However, after returning the little guy, she pushed him away. I questioned whether I could adequately take care of a bottle baby this year due to the time involved (and my lack of it lately!), so, as guilty as I felt, I think I made the right decision. He has gone home with Allena and family (of Three Ring Ranch) in hopes that their ewe whose newborn lambs died would adopt him. We hope that things will work out for everyone!

<--- Is this why my shoelaces are always untied?
First three photos are all Salem's lambs.

Photo below: Dawsen’s girl was intent on putting her head through the fence and trying to chew the ears of her next door neighbors who were trying to rest.. One of Myst’s girls decided that "two can play this game" and began mouthing back- which is what you see here.

Busy night lambing and.....Wow!!

Alright, I'll show you what the "wow" is all about first, and then tell the story:-) These are Myst's new spotted moorit girls!

Monday was a busy day for lambing. As I put Dawsen and her lambs into a pen, I noticed that Myst was the only ewe in the barn and by evening, it was clear that Myst was planning on giving birth. Knowing how long it sometimes takes these girls to go through the first stage of the birth process (despite what the books say, shetlands start giving us hints that they're uncomfortable in this stage!), so I went into the house and got some work done. Half past midnight I went out to the barn, turned the lights on, glanced at moms and babies, and zoomed in on Myst. I didn't even notice the obvious at first and really think I did a double take because I wasn't expecting a different ewe to be giving birth! Cachey already had water bags hanging out and was attempting to dig an enormous hole in the bedding. I really should be used to this by now, but I get anxious when I see them straining and no progress. After a trip inside to check the lambing book and some more waiting, Cachey had both lambs: one ram with giant hornbuds and one ewe, both muskets! I like the musket color and usually I don't get many of them- although this year they seem to be popping up. In the meantime, Myst had left the barn. By the time I finished with Cachey and her lambs it was 2 AM. I made the decision to sleep for an hour and check on Myst at 3, to give her more time and space in case my presence was causing a delay. When I came back to the barn at 3 AM, I saw that patience had paid off... Myst had already given birth to these two amazing girls! A moorit yuglet flecket- one of the flashiest lambs I've had- and a cute moorit yuglet sokket. Got to sleep at 4 AM... This is one tired shepherdess.

More lamb photos

It's a duet performed by the spotty moorit boys... Aren't they cool? These are Hopper's rams and it's not too hard to see that apart from color and markings they don't look much alike! Hawthorne, the guy on the left is more typical looking for my flock.. I think his brother with the tight crimpy fleece looks more like a U.K. lamb!

This is Braeton with her twin moorit girls by Jerome. The one on the right has a nice white lion's mane :-) Need some nice moorit girls carrying spots?

I had planned to also get photos of Taryn's cute little girls, but Hopper's boys kept posing for me and I ran out of pictures.













Below is one of Kaya's girls.. She has such a sweet face and loves attention. She's available too!

Dawsen's lambs

Dawsen had these twin black lambs waiting for me when I got home today. One ram and one ewe. They are sired by Rosario.

More lambs are expected this week.. Just 3 ewes left to lamb!