[Blackbelly] Must be spring
Our girls are celebrating spring and a long rainy winters end here in northern California. They have bursts of head butting and jumping straight up in the air doing 180 turns a the same time!. They are 1 year old now so we are doing CDT vaccinations and hoof trimming (Just one of our four sheep a week, theres only so much clown rodeo I can take) Still silent though. I wouldn't mind a random baa now and then, and no matter how many times we tell them, our neighbors still refer to them as goats... Overall we are really happy with our hillside maintenance crew (other than blondie pawing under a chicken wire fence and girdling a small apricot tree: that had me thinking lamb chops for a while) Peter Kathy Wallace ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Must be spring
Peter and Kathy, I really enjoy your updates. Glad spring is finally appearing your way. We go back and forth...spring...then snow...then 22 degs, then 67 degs... Be careful what you wish for...silent blackbellies are a blessing...if you really need to hear one non-stop...I'll lend Frosty to you. I have to sneak out the back door...or else! AAaa!! I think she speaks for the rest of them. Then the horses and chickens chime in!! Geeze...and believe me, no one is hungry here! G Heck, everyonece in a while...I call them goats, too. But that's when I'm mad at them! Blackbellies will eat trees, so we wrapped mesh wire around the ones that we love. Beth in sunny central OR PS Our ewe, Priscilla, had triplets Sat night and while all 3 got colostrum from Mom, one of them got chilled overnight...so he lives in a plastic bin box in the livingroom at night and out with his family during the day. He needed bottle-fed watered-down nutra-drench and lamb milk replacer. So far, so good! The others are doing really well. Twins are much preferred...the tiny triplet usually gets pushed out then gets cold and weak. ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[Blackbelly] Sierra Luna Blackbellies
Hi all, I wanted to see of this would work. This is a link to my Facebook sheep album. There is a new pic of the triplets and some random old pics, too. Also, Sierra Luna Duncan is pictured several times, a 15 month old very nice breeding ram prospect that I'm selling. He's quite conformationally correct, beautifully marked and so far, very respectful. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2029952id=1279227610l=2c9b6dbde8 Beth ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Sierra Luna Blackbellies
You take exceptional photos, Beth. Your making them available on a Facebook page will give your breed good exposure. The more times you can include the breed name American Blackbelly in each photo's caption, the better the search engines will be at finding them. Carol At 03:17 PM 3/23/2010, you wrote: I wanted to see of this would work. This is a link to my Facebook sheep album. Carol Elkins Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep (no shear, no dock, no fuss) Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Sierra Luna Blackbellies
Carol, Thank you so much! My sheep and all the animals, actually, are so photogenic. I try to carry my small camera with me all the time. Willow's single ram, Wyatt, is a character...always into something...he's a great subject. Thanks for the tip, also. Beth ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
