Virginia Sheep Producers Association – 366 Litton Reaves Hall – Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA 24061
virginiasheepproducers@gmail.com
Phone: 540.231.9159
Fax: 540.231.3713
Gestation in sheep varies from 142 to 152 days with the average being 147 days. Just like people, individual pregnancies can vary, gestation periods of 138 to 159 days are not unheard of. Ewes carrying multiple lambs tend to have shorter gestations while male lambs (and heavy birth weight lambs) are usually carried for longer than female lambs. The form above calculates the lambing date based on a 147 day gestation period.
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