Breeding Reflection
Posted 11/23/2007 9:21am by Eugene Wyatt.
November 23, 2007
The gestation period of the ewe is 5 months. The rams breed the ewes in November for them to have lambs in April.
When a ewe ovulates she seeks out the ram and stands for him. To watch a cycling ewe with a ram is to watch a sheep dance; if the ram takes three steps forward the ewe also takes three steps forward, if he moves to the right, she moves to the right and so on until her cycle is over in about 36 hours; then she ignores him and no longer dances.
If she cycles in 18 days she will dance again but that is a sad dance to see. It means the ram didn't settle her in her first cycle and maybe won't settle her in this one. We keep fingers crossed for our ovine paramours.
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sheep lover said,
378---may he rest in peace.