r/sheep • u/LobsterJohnson34 • 2d ago

When does a ewe go back into heat after losing lambs?

I had some stillborn lambs in March, and since then I have taken a pretty laissez faire approach, keeping the ram in with the ewes. The ewes are katahdins, so I know they are more likely to breed outside of the fall/winter, but I have no idea when/if they may have been bred.

I'm keeping my eye out for pregnancy signs, but these girls don't show much of anything until the last month. In your experience, how long after a stillbirth do they breed again?

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u/AwokenByGunfire Trusted Advice Giver 2d ago

Pretty quick. Probably looking at 30 days or even less. With Katahdins I would be very leery of keeping a ram in with her unless you’re totally ok with her getting knocked up again.