Padiham 100% British (25% chance of carrying (COC) self, 58% COC tan, carries spotting):
Cerulean 50% British (carries tan, 58% COC spotting):
Magenta 47% British (carries self & tan):
Sandpiper 50% British (carries tan & spotting):
Tilia 88% British (tan, 50% COC spotting):
Halesworth 100% British (25% COC self, 58% COC tan, carries spotting):
Waldingfield 100% British (38% COC tan, carries spotting):
Royton 100% British (tan, 50% COC spotting):
Crimson 50% British (tan, 63% COC self, carries spotting):
Kathie 75% British (carries tan):
Sienna 25% British (carries tan):
Mattishall 100% British (58% COC tan):
Reepham 100% British (carries tan, 58% COC spotting):
Quercus 50% British (carries self, carries tan, carries spotting):
Alice 63% British (carries tan, 25% COC self, 50% COC spotting):
Betula 63% British (tan, 50% COC spotting):
Hannah 48% British (carries self, 50% COC tan, carries spotting):
Susan 75% British (carries tan, spotted):
Tobias (black gray, horned, carries moorit & possibly solid):
Anya (badger, polled, carries moorit, mouflon & gray):
Greta (black gray, polled, carries moorit & possibly spotting):
Irina (black gray, horned, carries moorit & possibly spotting):
Katya (black gray, polled, carries moorit & possibly spotting):
Willow (mouflon, polled):
Chiaro (black spotted, polled):
Brigitta (white spotted, horned):
Ginger (moorit, horned, carries black & spotting):
Millie (badger, horned):
Ursula (black gray, polled, may carry moorit or spotting):
We've introduced our rams to their ladies earlier in October 2010. Here's what we've done and what
we're expecting and hoping for for results. Don't quote me on the chances for inheritance of traits since
these were figured quickly in my head.
Padi has 25% AI genetics from Gaerllwyd Mustard which is also where his 25% chance
of carrying self comes from.
We are completely sold out of Soays for 2010, but if you're
interested in 2011 lambs, please contact us to place a deposit.
We have put together breeding groups with Quercus and our new
100% British rams Royton and Padiham.
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This mating will produce 75% British offspring. We're hoping to prove tan in Padi
and spotting in Cerulean. Cerulean has a good chance of producing twins this season.
This mating will produce 73% British offspring. We're hoping to prove tan and
crossing our fingers to prove self in Padi. Magenta produced twins last season, and
we're hoping for the same this season.
This mating will produce 75% British offspring. We're hoping to prove tan in Padi.
Sandpiper has produced twins the last two seasons, and we're expecting the same
this season since she is in phenomenal condition.
This mating will produce 94% British offspring. We're hoping to prove tan in Padi.
Tilia is an average-sized ewe lamb that we think has a better than 50% chance of
getting bred this season.
This mating will produce 100% British offspring. Halesworth & Padi share the same AI
grandfather which is also where she gets her chance of carrying self. The odds of
producing a self colored lamb are 1 in 64, the odds of producing a tan lamb are
about 1 in 13, which makes the odds of producing a chocolate about 1 in 832 if she
lambs in the spring (it's good to have dreams, no?). Halesworth is above average in
size, and we expect that she will get bred this season.
This mating will produce 100% British offspring. Waldingfield is above average in size
as a ewe lamb, and we expect that she will get bred this season.
This mating will produce 75% British offspring. We're hoping to prove spotting in
Royton and will produce tan. Crimson has a good chance of producing twins this season.
This mating will produce 88% British offspring. We're hoping to produce tan. Kathie has
twinned consistently, but as she gets older she's not rebounding from lambing as well,
so we'll take what we get - Kathie will be retiring here at HTH when we decide that she's
no longer fit to be bred.
This mating will produce 63% British offspring. We're hoping to produce tan. Sienna has
produced our largest single lambs the last two seasons, so we're hoping she'll produce
twins in her third lambing.
This mating will produce 100% British offspring. We're hoping to prove tan in
Keddington. Keddington is above average in size as a ewe lamb, and we expect that she
will get bred this season.
This mating will produce 100% British offspring. We're hoping to prove tan in
Mattishall. Mattishall is above average in size, and we expect that she will get bred
this season.
This mating will produce 100% British offspring. We're hoping to produce tan.
Reepham is above average in size, and we expect that she will get bred this season.
This mating will produce 56% British offspring. We're hoping to prove self and spotting in
Alice and produce tan. Alice is an unbred yearling that we expect will get bred this season.
This mating will produce 56% British offspring. We're hoping to produce tan and prove
spotting in Betula. Betula displays what we can only describe as reduced patterning. She
is a dark tan with medium tan patterning. She is a very large ewe lamb that we expect
will get bred this season.
This mating will produce 49% British offspring. We're not expecting Hannah to get bred
since she's a rather tiny girl. She is strong and well built, but has been slow growing. In the
off chance that she does get bred we're hoping to produce self and prove tan in Hannah.
This mating will produce 56% British offspring. We're hoping to produce a spotted tan.
Ostrya is average in size as a ewe lamb, and we give her a 50/50 chance of getting bred
this season.
This mating will produce 63% British offspring. We're hoping to produce a spotted
tan. Susan gave us Ostrya as a ewe lamb, and we expect that she will produce
another single this season.
Quercus is triple het and what we have termed "black mouflon." He was born jet
black with limited patterning on his belly, under his tail, and just a touch on the end
of his chin. He's beautiful with a shy but gentle temperament.
Tobi comes from Common Threads Farm and is the most mellow and friendly sheep
we have ever met. He has an excellent horn set and very good conformation. We
expect that Tobi will be a long-termer here at HTH since we likely will never be able
to part with him.
Anya is a lovely badger ewe from CTF with an obviously kind heart. She had a rough
start in life when she separated from her flock and nearly died. Due to this she is on
the small side for a yearling (looking more like a large lamb), but she is well built and
we expect that she will do just fine as a mother.
Greta comes from Salmonberry Farm. She is a large ewe lamb with an exceptional
personality.
Irina (named because of her resemblance to Melissa) also comes from Salmonberry
Farm and is our only unregistered Icelandic. She is a small ewe lamb that was a tiny
triplet born at just under 3 pounds. However, for her small frame she is very stocky
and a definitely a little spitfire.
Katya is a large ewe lamb that comes from Salmonberry Farm. She is a wonderful,
gentle soul and we're excited to meet her and Tobi's lambs.
Willow is our only mouflon and she comes from CTF. She is average in size as a lamb
and has a lovely fleece and curious temperament.
After plenty of searching for the right ram with an exceptional personality, we were
lucky to come across Icy Acres and find this exceptional ram. Chiaro is a monstrously
large lamb with a frame as large as our biggest adult ewe at only 7 months old and
he continues to grow rapidly. We expect him to add size to our flock and perpetuate
his great personality!
An adult ewe from CTF, Brigitta is a massive ewe that hasn't bred since her first
season when she produced a large single. She appears to be cycling normally and
Chiaro took an early shining to her. We're crossing our fingers that she lambs for us
in the Spring.
Gingie is another adult ewe from CTF and is a universal favorite ewe here at HTH. She
has a stand-out personality that keeps her from standing out unless one takes notice
of the girl that stands quietly and patiently and hopefully at a respectful distance
while the others storm the grain bucket. An all around great Icelandic!
A yearling ewe originally from the now-dispersed Dwyer flock, Millie is a classic
Icelandic beauty. She is short legged, long and exceptionally broad and well muscled.
What she may carry is a mystery, but she and Chiaro will likely produce fast-growing
meat wagons.
Our largest ewe lamb, Ursula comes from Salmonberry Farm. She has a great fleece
and very good conformation.