[Blackbelly] TravelWithRonK PremierLimo is 'on the road'!
hello everyone! **Biosecurity concerns **Valuable animals to move **Animals needing special handling **Short timeframe transport needed TravelWithRonK's PremierLimo service is your answer! Using either of my tow vehicles and either my 14x5 trailer or my 20x6 double deck trailer TravelWithRonK can provide that specialized transport that you desire for one animal or a large load - starting from my Texas base I will go to your pick up site, pick up the animal(s), transport them in minimal time to your drop off site, and then return to my base to see pictures of the TravelWithRonK 'bus' and 'limo' options go to: http://www.JackMauldin.com/ - go to the 'Our Articles' section and click on 'Transporting' (thanks Jack!) - while on Jack's site be sure to see the gorgeous animals on the 'Enoblements' page - those are the 'best of the best' of the Boer breed! the very first ever PremierLimo transport trip was completed June 3rd - 9400 miles were driven at an average of 54.5 mph - the 'limo' concept lived up to my vision for the service: west TX to east GA - 2 day delivery west NC to southwest OR - 5 day delivery west AZ to east KY - 4 day delivery A comment about PremierLimo fees - when you compare a bus ride fee to a taxicab fee there is a significant difference - the same applies to PremierLimo fees - bus service depends upon a large number of riders contributing a smaller amount each toward the total cost of transport service - limo service depends upon one or a very limited number of riders paying the total transport fee - the same applies to PremierLimo - PremierLimo fees will be considerably more than bus fees but when your circumstances warrant the expense then PremierLimo will provide the service I always need pick up city/state, drop off city/state, and a brief description of the animals in each email - I do not monitor the groups closely so please reply to my home email address rkee...@realtime. net -- questions? Ask about TravelWithRonK PremierLimo service Ron and Corgi co-pilots Tina and Jeremy (AKC) operating from a base near Austin TX private email at rkee...@realtime.net web site at http://TravelWithRonK.com group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TravelWithRonK TravelWithRonK is dedicated to coast to coast transport of small quantities of small livestock with 3000 animals transported in 10 years of service all animals crossing a state line must have vet inspection papers before they can legally be transported ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Solar lawnmower update
Peter, in San Martin, near San Jose, we too have late-shedding sheep. A few have just started, and look exactly like you say, and others are completely shed, now. I start my mornings by coming out and releasing the younger/smaller animals from their pens and usually pay a little attention to them, if they need it. In the evenings, I almost always go out and just hang with them for 15-20 minutes or so, and I'm not senile, so I can relate to you! I like to watch them eat-- and scratch the goats, who are very social, and this one ewe, Ruby and her son Groucho, who are fairly social for being AB sheep. I like to wait until they go back to their routines before leaving, so they are not so tuned in on me, and always expecting a snack. As for gazing patterns, I think you''ll find they have 3 or 4 sessions of eat/rest a day, at least, mine usually are vigorously tearing it up before being called in at around 9pm, even. Also, my sheep cannot keep up and I have 15 animals for about 2.5 acres. Out of 3 pastures they graze, there's two pastures that still have stands of 2.5' tall grass on them, that are relatively untouched. I regularly let them into one of them, and they can barely make a dent in it. I am going to have to harvest it as hay, since I need to cut back the grass for fire prevention. This year has been a very wet year on the west coast and I have never seen this amount of ground cover in my 3 years here. So, there will be leaner years where you'll be feeding them supplemental hay by September. -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Peter C. Wallace p...@mesanet.com wrote: Weeds seem to be outrunning the sheep (4 sheep/1 acre) at the moment, They only eat a couple of hours a day and the rest is siesta time. Guess we will have to wait a whole year to see how the balance of plant production/sheep consumption works out. I am happy to see that they eat the (very thorny) artichoke thistles (they've developed a technique to align the thorns in their mouths so they dont get pricked) Wondering when our ~1.5 year old Am Blackbelly sheep will lose their wool they've lost it around their necks and part of their backs and so look fairly ridiculous (it hasn't been very warm yet in the Bay Area so I still have hope) Dont know if its senility setting in or what but I've found I like to go down our weedy hillside in the mornings before work with my cup of tea and sit with the sheep, they are very sociable and always come and graze within a few feet of me. Not with the in-your-face friendlyness of a dog but a kind of gentle togetherness. Peter Wallace ___ 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
[Blackbelly] treats for taming
I have found that my popularity with my sheep has increased significantly now that I occasionally carry a handful of dog kibble. Several of the sheep now mob me, begging for treats. I dispense the kibble piece by piece into upturned, open mouths. Not all of my sheep are willing to swap their inherent distrust of humans for such a tasty reward, but several have. It makes my evening zen time more pleasurable for me, and for them. I DO NOT recommend doing this if you feed guardian dogs in the same pen with the sheep. The poor dogs would never get a chance at their food. 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] treats for taming
Mine love Animal crackers . . .. all I have to do is shake the bag and they all come running! So easy to get them to go where you want when they're mobbing you for a cookie! Although, not always easy to GET where you want when you're surrounded! LOL! -Original Message- From: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info] On Behalf Of Carol Elkins Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 1:16 PM To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] treats for taming I have found that my popularity with my sheep has increased significantly now that I occasionally carry a handful of dog kibble. Several of the sheep now mob me, begging for treats. I dispense the kibble piece by piece into upturned, open mouths. Not all of my sheep are willing to swap their inherent distrust of humans for such a tasty reward, but several have. It makes my evening zen time more pleasurable for me, and for them. I DO NOT recommend doing this if you feed guardian dogs in the same pen with the sheep. The poor dogs would never get a chance at their food. 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 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] treats for taming
Since I know Carol knows this :), I just want to make everyone aware to be careful when using dog food. Some (depends on the brand) are high in copper. We all know that a little isn't bad, but I have seen this cause problems before. As with anything, a little is usually okay, a lot is bad. We use corn or DDG (dried distillery grains). Sharon -Original Message- From: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info] On Behalf Of Carol Elkins Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 12:16 PM To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] treats for taming I have found that my popularity with my sheep has increased significantly now that I occasionally carry a handful of dog kibble. Several of the sheep now mob me, begging for treats. I dispense the kibble piece by piece into upturned, open mouths. Not all of my sheep are willing to swap their inherent distrust of humans for such a tasty reward, but several have. It makes my evening zen time more pleasurable for me, and for them. I DO NOT recommend doing this if you feed guardian dogs in the same pen with the sheep. The poor dogs would never get a chance at their food. 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 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
