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They are smallish Katahdins, born in April/May.

And no, I'm not sure, the last time I weighed one was a couple of  
months ago to get a weight dosage on a medicine right, it's entirely  
possible they are bigger. I can eyeball weight on a pony pretty well  
but these sheep, I am still learning.
We can see how close I am when they get on the scale at Hemp's, I guess.

Thank you kindly, Lynda.


On Aug 19, 2008, at 3:01 AM, Lynda wrote:

> You get about 50% or less on sheep.  Are you sure they're only 100  
> pounds?
> What breed are they?  Youngest's February lambs weigh about 140-150  
> pounds.
> I can give you the exact weights on Wednesday but 100 pounds sounds  
> light.
> These two weighted in at 102 and 108 pounds May 19th at 4 months.  The
> wether
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <paxamicus AT earthlink.net>
>
>
> > I am sending two of my lambs to a USDA butcher so that they can be
> > donated to D.C Central Kitchen.
> >
> > I've never sent any of my lambs off and I've never weighed the ones I
> > had at home.
> >
> > Can you tell me how two 100 lb castrated rams  might dress out?