Breeding
Ram-to-Ewe Ratio: How Many Ewes Can One Ram Breed?
A mature ram typically covers 35 to 50 ewes and a ram lamb 15 to 25, but synchronised flocks, terrain, joining length and ram experience change the numbers.
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Lambing & gestation guides
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Breeding
Ram Marking Harness Guide: Crayon Colours, Re-Marks & Lambing Dates
How to fit a ram marking harness, choose crayon grades and colours, time colour changes, read re-marks, and turn raddle marks into expected lambing dates.
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Breeding
How Long Should a Ram Stay With Ewes? 17, 34 or 45 Days Explained
Most flocks leave rams in for two heat cycles, about 34 to 35 days. How 17, 34 and 45-day joinings change conception, lambing spread, re-marks and ram removal.
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Breeding
Ewe Heat Cycle: Signs of Estrus, Cycle Length & Ovulation Timing
Ewes come into heat about every 17 days in the breeding season and stay in heat around 30 hours. How to spot it, when she ovulates and how to detect returns.
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Breeding
Sheep Breeding Season: When Do Ewes Cycle and When Should Rams Go In?
Sheep are short-day breeders that cycle from late summer into winter. Breeding season months by hemisphere and breed, and how to time the ram for lambing.
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Breeding
How Long Are Sheep Pregnant? The 147-Day Gestation Answer
Sheep gestation averages 147 days, with a normal range of 142-152. Here is what drives the variation, and how to turn a breeding date into a reliable lambing window.
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Nutrition
Flushing Ewes Before Breeding: Timing, Feed & Who Benefits
Flushing lifts ewe nutrition around ram introduction to raise ovulation rate. When to start, what to feed, which ewes respond and when it is a waste.
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Breeding
Sheep Gestation by Breed: A Practical Reference Table
Suffolk 146, Merino 150, Dorper 145. Breed changes gestation length by up to a week. Here is a breed-by-breed table and what it means for your lambing plan.
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Breeding
Ram Management and Tupping: Ratios, Raddles and Cycle Timing
Half your lamb crop comes from the ram. Here is how to prepare him, how many ewes he can cover, and how raddle marking turns tupping into a set of usable dates.
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Lambing
The Lambing Season Preparation Checklist: 8-Week Countdown
A lambing countdown from eight weeks out to day one: the pens, kit, medicines and staffing you need, what to buy, what to build, and when to have it ready.
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Flock Health
Body Condition Scoring Ewes: The 1-5 Scale That Runs the Year
Body condition scoring takes seconds per ewe and tells you more than a weighbridge. How to score by hand and what to target at tupping, mid and late gestation.
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Breeding
Sheep Pregnancy Scanning: The Day 45-90 Ultrasound Window
Ultrasound scanning confirms pregnancy and counts fetuses. Why days 45-90 is the sweet spot, what accuracy to expect, and how to use the results.
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