In a message dated 9/2/05 10:16:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Someone needs to email Susan Shoenian and let her know the photo she's
using at http://www.sheep101.info/breedsA-B.html#Barbado to portray an
American Blackbelly is of an animal that could not be
In a message dated 8/31/05 4:46:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
To you out there who have Blackbelly looking sheep who have a
spot of white on them.
Thank you, Sue. Does that include a white spot on the head?
All my offspring were clearly ABS lambs, except the one
In a message dated 8/29/05 1:52:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You can download the breed standards for both the American Blackbelly
(rams
have horns) and the Barbados Blackbelly (rams are polled) on the BBSAI Web
site at http://www.blackbellysheep.org/standards.htm
I tried going natural this year to see what the ewes would do naturally. The
ewes have started cutting the feedings back recently; these lambs were born
at the end of Feb. and one mid- April. Those babies are nearly as big as their
moms! Lifting the ewes hindquarters up while they suckle.
My
In a message dated 8/14/05 10:03:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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I read a report of some research done at Texas AM ( I think) about using
Vinegar to control weeds. It had some success on a lot of weedy plants.
It
also would be OK to use for organic farms...
I did a quick search and found no alerts for livestock.
My german shepherd wants to lick the stuff as fast as dh sprays. Had to
confine him to stop him. Haven't used any this year. Sheep and weedeaters
doing
a pretty good job. Diana
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Has anybody ever attempted milking their blackbelly ewes? ie. milk for human
consumption, like making cheese.
Curious,
Diana
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In a message dated 7/25/05 4:40:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I guess you are saying he is not going to come out of it and will always
try
to ram us?
That's the nature of a ram. Normal ram behavior. Some are more rammy than
others. If the human fear factor is
In a message dated 7/24/05 6:54:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why did you choose blackbellies instead of one of the other hair breeds?
Pasture/weed control, Home-grown meat(personal health concerns), Ease of
care(no docking, shearing, lighter weight/manageable for
No vet care available. Livestock vets in some regions are no longer
available because of the increasing liability for vets. I'm the doc, another
factor
that should be mentioned.
Clarifying.
A hardy ABS is less likely to need the vet with some responsible management
by the shepherd/ess.
Nutritional scours
This is from feeding excessive milk. They rarely become dehydrated and
usually maintain a pretty good appetite. One of the leading factors is a long
interval between large feedings.
http://www.goatwisdom.com/ch1baby_care/diarrhea_neonatal.html
Your medicine chest should
OR,
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/23403.htm
Milk replacers with poor quality, heat-denatured proteins or with excessive
amounts of soybean or fish protein or carbohydrates of nonmilk origin have a
higher risk of producing diarrhea.
:-)
Diana
In a message dated 6/11/05 5:00:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Every time I turn around they are
back in the barn! VBG!
ROFLOL.
Girl you just crack me up. I just love your way with words. (believe me, I
need as much laughter as I can get)
Our sheep behave the
In a message dated 5/28/05 6:00:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There's documentation enough that the pure, genetically polled Barbados
Blackbelly brought parasite resistance with it.
Although, even in Barbados they seem to be routinely worming the current
generation
Hey all,
Been down in bed for awhile.
Our Spring lambs produced 3 ewe lambs and one ram lamb. One set of twins,
the rest were singles. The last ewe lamb had a white patch on her forehead,
blackbelly markings on face and legs, but belly is brown not black except up at
the front.
All the
In a message dated 3/21/05 9:32:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One poor soul is completly blind at this point, turning in
circles:( The doc says that I have viral pathogen speading like
wild fire thru the herd. He said that it is similar to what cattle have
(I
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