PERFORMANCE

The Baalands is a performance-oriented flock, with the following production targets:

Trait
Definition
Target
Fertility: mature ewes # ewes lambing/# ewes exposed (%)
100
Fertility: ewe lambs (@ 7 mos. of age) # ewes lambing/# ewes exposed (%)
100
Length of lambing season # days between 1st and last lambs born
21
Lambing Percentage # lambs available to market/# ewes exposed
2.0
Birth Weight Average birth weights (lbs.)
8.0-8.5
Pre-Weaning ADG: ram lambs Average daily gain to weaning (avg. all ram lambs)
> 0.80
Pre-Weaning ADG: ewe lambs Average daily gain to weaning (avg. all ewe lambs)
> 0.60
Lbs. lamb weaned per ewe exposed Lbs. lamb weaned/ewe
> 120
 
TOP PRODUCERS Lbs. Lamb Weaned
> 150
HALL OF FAME Lbs. Lamb Weaned
> 200
EFFICIENCY Lbs. Lamb Weaned/Ewe body weight (%)
> 100
PROFITABILITY Income - Expenses/Number of Ewes Exposed
> $100

Poor-performing animals are culled from the flock.  
Performance records are provided on all sale animals.

2007 Lambing Season

Lambing season went very well this year. All of the ewes lambed unassisted. There were many sets of triplets. While the majority of the lambs are white, there are several black, brown, red, and spotted lambs. Here are a few pictures of the 2007 lamb crop.


#22 with triplet black lambs
#22 is raising black triplets. Last
year, she had a caesarian section.

#24 with one of her twin ewe lambs
#24, last year's highest indexing ewe,
is raising twin ewe lambs this year.



#13 with two of her triplets
Last year's second highest indexing
ewe, #13, is raising triplets again.

#513 with her twin ewe lambs
#513 is raising twin ewe lambs. She was
last year's top performing yearling.
#426 with her twin ram lambs
#426 gave birth to a monster set of ram lambs.
They are going to make good stud rams.


Last Updated 27-Apr-2007 by Susan Schoenian.