ONE MONTH OUT NOW! | 4 Sheep Pregnancy Signs for Homesteaders

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As time has gone I've learned to recognize the signs to expect for pregnant sheep. And my ewes are exhibiting ALL of them.
1) Increased size (especially obvious when they are walking away from you or laying down)
2) Their udders form (my ewes don't have full bags yet, but I can tell that they are beginning to form udders, which is a good sign considering how far out they are)
3) They just act strange (my ewes are a bit more skittish around me as their pregnancies have progressed)
4) The female parts on the backside turn pink, widen, and become floppy (my ewes started exhibiting this about two weeks ago)
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We grew up in beautiful southern California, 15 minutes away from the beach. As amazing as that was, we both dreamed of a life closer to land and animals. After getting married and moving to Utah, our family slowly grew. We had become a family of four living in a townhome with a small backyard filled with potted plants.
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@patriciajohnsonson8639 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. This was helpful.

@williampappan3929 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video PJ. Excited to see the babies when they get here.

@homesteadingwithPJ 4 жыл бұрын

Us too!

@petainvestigator4407 3 жыл бұрын

@@homesteadingwithPJ your reply is 9 months old so........... Are the babies there yet? 🤔

@zonaeastham8423 4 жыл бұрын

Great info on the signs. Also I was thinking on getting 2 pregnant ewes I already have 1 ewe lambs. To start small. Thank you so much saw video of the twins as well. I am new but getting great info on your KZfaq channel.

@homesteadingwithPJ 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you along Zona! Sounds like you're doing things very similar to me. This is my first experience with this kind of thing, but so far so good.

@angiefarrell5217 Жыл бұрын

I have sheep so I need to watch this

@SheratonParkFarms 4 жыл бұрын

We have about 5 ewes expecting in the next 4-5 weeks. Great tips and I can always pick out some if the things you mentioned. Have had one lamb born already but that mom surprised us and gave birth quicker than expected. Total surprise. New subscriber and looking forward to following along!

@homesteadingwithPJ 4 жыл бұрын

How early did the early lamb come? Did everything work out?

@SheratonParkFarms 4 жыл бұрын

@@homesteadingwithPJ it did. The ewe had pregnant toxemia and we caught her in time to nurse her back to health and for her to give birth. She ended up having twins but one didn't' make it. Have you had to deal with toxemia before?

@homesteadingwithPJ 4 жыл бұрын

@@SheratonParkFarms Luckily no, these two ewes are my first mothers in my flock. Is it mostly diet related? Obviously if they are carrying twins or triplets that increases the likelihood.

@erictenorio 3 жыл бұрын

Watching from Philippines.

@fionajane56 3 жыл бұрын

Our first time ewes seem to take longer to "bag" up than our mature ewes. This was very good.

@homesteadingwithPJ 3 жыл бұрын

That's REALLY good to know! Because it seemed like it was longer for my ewes last year (all of which were first time moms).

@Alihamza-yq1wu Жыл бұрын

I have also a sheep with one male kid

@jessicajustice7170 3 жыл бұрын

Mine are starting to hang out in their shelter much more...hoping it's a good sign. :)

@homesteadingwithPJ 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you're getting close.

@jessicajustice7170 3 жыл бұрын

@@homesteadingwithPJ first one is projected for around May 5th we used a young ram and I think it took him a while to service everyone.

@bartfenech8495 2 жыл бұрын

Subscribed bud. And thank you for your advice so far. Question - do you get predators there? We get a lot of foxes so I put the ewe and her lamb in cage 3x4 meter. When is a lamb big enough to ward off predators? Love your content champion, thanks again.

@homesteadingwithPJ 2 жыл бұрын

Foxes aren't a big threat, at least they haven't been to my flock.

@bartfenech8495 2 жыл бұрын

@@homesteadingwithPJ thank you for your reply. Kind regards

@goldenboygq9 Жыл бұрын

How soon do you start counting once you expose them to the ram?? Trying to see when I should expect babies.

@homesteadingwithPJ Жыл бұрын

I find that a ram should have 6 weeks with ewes. AndI find that usually 5 months after I remove the ram is when I can expect sheep. They usually don't breed immediately. At least, mine don't. I've heard the really big operations will move rams really far away from the ewes all year, and then put in a weather (casterated ram) to get the ewes to all "cycle up" at the same time. Then throw in the stud rams.

@angiefarrell5217 Жыл бұрын

Hay understand

@HushE2AskolE 2 жыл бұрын

We running at most highy mountain with same herd sheep

@HushE2AskolE 2 жыл бұрын

👍 Karakorum mountain range pastures

@anigrazatlab2983 3 жыл бұрын

I have a sheep but I’m not exactly sure what breed she is .. and I’m confused as to if she’s pregnant or not .. what can I do ?

@homesteadingwithPJ 3 жыл бұрын

Watch the private areas. That's the best way to tell.

@jadahanson1695 2 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to figure out if Mt ewe is pregnant but she's also extremely fat so when she lays down she looks pregnant but she has for 2 years so how to I tell the difference between a very fat ewe and a pregnant one

@homesteadingwithPJ 2 жыл бұрын

It's next to impossible to know for sure until the last month of pregnancy.

@erictenorio 3 жыл бұрын

Hello po new friend here .

@homesteadingwithPJ 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for stopping by.

@cjshadrick4607 2 жыл бұрын

I lost a door set you was so three or four babies in her because she got toxemia apparently it runs rampant in female sheeps when they're pregnant that's something you might want to get them shots for I know I'm going to

@cjshadrick4607 2 жыл бұрын

That's a Dorset.

@tshephangmakgau9389 3 жыл бұрын

Did you cut their tail?

@homesteadingwithPJ 3 жыл бұрын

I bought these with docked tails. Since this is a registered flock, I try to sell as many as I can for breeding stock. And they are often overlooked if they still have their tail.

@khae74 3 жыл бұрын

You should try filming the sheep and show us what you talking about, not what you using to talk

@homesteadingwithPJ 3 жыл бұрын

Yup I learned this lesson early. This video was in my first few months of being on KZfaq. I'm still not perfect, but we focus much more on animals and not me now.