Barb Lee
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:01:05 -0800
Jerry, You are not inadequate, you are fortunate. I am sorry if my carrying-on has made you feel bad, because I am only compelled to share my discoveries for the pleasure of sharing them. Winter rye is exceptionally high energy grass and they say that when the energy requirements are met, usually the protein falls into place. What you are enjoying with your sheep is as it should be!! All requirements generously provided by Mother Nature and a good shepherd! Believe me, if anyone feels inadequate, it is me, for not being able to share this kind of good fortune. I feel like a BAD shepherd because I have been constantly challenged. I have nearly given up many many times. Hey, I live on the side of a volcanic vent! Not prime real estate for agriculture! :o) The only reason I blabber on so much is in the hope that some mysterious "something" will click with another person and they may see in my discoveries a possible solution to their own problem. I promise I'll give it a rest. I've been making my own self crazy lately anyway. Kindest regards, Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "blueberryfarm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Selenium >I have enjoyed reading all these posts on nutrition, but they make me > feel very inadequate. Am I not treating my blackbellies well? I > simply > put them out to pasture, fertilize once in the summer and again in the > late fall when I put out my winter rye. They get granulated mineral > ad > lib and nothing else. I monitor their droppings for eggs and their > load > is light so I do not worm them and they lamb every 7 or 8 months, but > I > have not yet had any twins. I have trained them to a feed bucket and > a > vocal call, but they get a taste of the feed bucket only maybe once a > month. They are a joy to have and to watch but require very little > maintenance in my part of the country, if one is satisfied with single > births. > > Jerry > Picayune, Mississippi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barb Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Selenium > > >> Thanks Shel! >> >> This sounds like a keen interest for you too! >> >> Our sulphur levels in the feed are averaging around 0.11 mg. I am >> going >> to be adding a horse product called "Gen-A-Horse" to the sheeps' feed >> which is biotin, another sulphur bearing compound, and zinc >> methionine. >> I may have the sulphur dilemma nailed! >> >> Reading more, I guess that sulphur isn't a common supplement because >> a >> lot of drinking water contains sulphates and some byproduct type >> feeds >> are also high in sulphur, so apparently excess is more of a problem >> than >> deficiency. >> >> Barb >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Asylum Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> >> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 4:08 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Selenium >> >> >>> Barb- if I remember correctly, to supplement sulfur you should >>> ideally >>> add methionine. And the requirements were that 0.4mg was an >>> acceptable level. >>> >>> Shel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >>> Looking for last minute shopping deals? >>> Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. >>> http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list >>> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list >> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info >> > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info