The final tally on the Soay lamb gender split
It could have been worse.
The better news? All the lambs are robust and cute and cavorting around the play yard, and it doesn’t get much better than that in the shepherd’s world.Here’s hoping your lambing season was as rewarding and fun as ours was!
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2014 Saltmarsh Ranch British Soay Lamb Gender Split [attr colspan=”6″ style=”font-weight: bold;”]
Week, Total Lambs, # Ewe Lambs, # Ram Lambs, weekly % ewe lambs, cumulative % ewe lambs
1, 1, 0, 1, 0%, 0%
2, 5, 1, 4, 20%, 17%
3, 12, 5, 7, 42%, 33%
4, 16, 8, 8, 50%, 41%
5, 4, 3, 1, 75%, 45%
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For now …