Re: [Blackbelly] Update on Sally after vet visit

2009-03-06 Thread Cecil Bearden
Is this ewe pregnant? Could she have a dead lamb? I would suggest baking soda free choice. Maybe some dried beet pulp.. Is she producing feces like normal? This time of year the weeds are coming out faster than the grasses. She could be getting a green weed such as sheep sours (little

[Blackbelly] last call for MAR/APR transport trip

2009-03-06 Thread Ron Keener
hello everyone! I expect to be on the road MAR 16th for the MAR/APR transport trip - this is your last chance to get on board this trip - the next trip is likely to be MAY/JUN/JUL (see comments below) the route for this trip is: TX OK NM AZ CA NV UT WY NE IA MN WI IL MI IN KY TN AR TX any

[Blackbelly] teach me...

2009-03-06 Thread Gail Winnick
I'm familiar with dog genetics but what about the Barbado's. When you say extensive progeny testing, how much? 5 years? 12 male offspring?? And what if, he did consistently throw polled offspring, could he be registered after a time? I probably need to read the registration procedures, but

Re: [Blackbelly] teach me...

2009-03-06 Thread Gail Winnick
ok, sorry for not being a morning person. I see what you're saying now. I hope You're saying to breed him to a full bb ewe, then keep increasing your percentage by generation - right? Gail - Original Message - From: Gail Winnick hearts...@acd.net To:

[Blackbelly] Bam Bam's new digs

2009-03-06 Thread Michael Smith
Bam Bam only had two days of nomal bowel movements after getting the enema. Now he has diahrrea, and we are keeping a close monitor on him, giving him Probios and mixing Colustrum replacer that simply has acidophilus in it, in with his feed. At night I usually give him some sub-Q dextrose, since

[Blackbelly] Google and privacy

2009-03-06 Thread Bonnie Chandler
I just discovered that messages in the Blackbelly yahoolist come up on Google, which is not good for privacy concerns. I am a member of many yahoolists, and that seems to be the only one whose internal messages Google can access -- at least, it's the only one that showed up when I googled my

Re: [Blackbelly] Google and privacy

2009-03-06 Thread Carol Elkins
The Blackbelly Listserv is not a Yahoo group. It is a privately hosted listserv that I pay for and maintain on my domain host's server. Although I am often criticized for not hosting this group on Yahoo (which allows HTML text and this listserv does not), I believe Yahoo is unsafe and leaves

Re: [Blackbelly] Bam Bam's new digs

2009-03-06 Thread Cecil Bearden
My guess is that some over feeding got some undigested sugars into the back end of the gut and caused the clostridium bacteria to flare up. The normal fauna and flora keep everything in check. I have used pepto bismol, but it will leave a black stain after it goes through on anything it

Re: [Blackbelly] Google and privacy

2009-03-06 Thread Bonnie Chandler
Carol, Thanks for clarifying that. I had forgotten that the Blackbelly list was not a yahoolist. Bonnie - Original Message - From: Carol Elkins celk...@critterhaven.biz To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 10:03 PM Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Google