to admin:
I read your response to my orgiinal post request.
there were no photos or attachments. only a URL to a website that
shows photos that is not associated with this listserv. If that is OK,
then hopefully you can post my message.
I believe the gist of the message will be lost trying to de
Julia Hale said:
> There are only 2 real down sides to the breed-their small size, and their
> flighty temperament. The second can be ameliorated somewhat, but only the
> bottle babies have any chance of being docile like a Suffolk or Dorper.
>
regarding bottle-fed American Blackbellies
My
trying to milk my American blackbelly ewe with 2-day olds, and having
no luck. One lamb is very small, and we are thinking, needs
supplemental feeding. I'm new to sheep, but got to practice on a goat
with smallish udders yesterday and had plenty of luck milking her.
My Ewes udders are no bigger o
Thanks to everyone for their thoughtful responses. Yesterday I found
BamBam, they boy, had a temperature 2 degrees lower than the rest of
the lambs. Being new to shepherding, I made an appointment with the
vet this morning and brought him in. His temp was back up to normal
but he was still resting
>
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> Michael,
> Yes, ple
I decided to do a search, took me two seconds to come up with...
http://www.udderlyezllc.com/
anyone try this? (pretty expensive)
Seriously, I was looking at the problem, and thinking, I could make
something like this, since I have a hand-held vacuum pump for
automotive use, and need a way
http://www.tvsp.org/sheep_milker.html
I thought about this as well. Talk about cheap, quick, replaceable and easy.
Imagine being able to get colostrum during that crucial time, and it
actually not being a chore
talked to the local goat expert vet and she was incredulous it would even work.
regarding:
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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:26:12 -0800
From: Rick Krach
Subject: [Blackbelly] The Birth of American Blackbelly Twins
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A year-old ewe of mine, born in February last year, had l
Re: fencing:
we have all ABs, 2 intact rams (yearlings) in a next-door pasture, and
4 ewes and 3 pygmy goats.
We bought our ranch already equipped with a combo of T-post (not much)
some steel corral panel fencing and all gates, and redwood planks and
redwood posts. All is about 48" tall, with 2x4"
Had a ewe with one of her twins half the weight of the other. At 2
weeks, he's 4.5lbs and she is 8lbs.
His name is Bam Bam. here he is on his birthday, you can see the size
difference:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mwsmotorsports/February_LambS213091011AM#5302876349358364882
Noticed after a few da
So, Mark was right--in that Bam Bam was seriously constipated, and I
thanked him profusely already. Mark, you should post your very
detailed email instructions you gave to me, on this forum, they were
great!
Just wanted to share the highlights:
Bam bam was born Feb 12th and has never been energet
Message: 10
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:55:08 -0600
From: Cecil Bearden
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Underdeveloped twin, (He WAS constipated)
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Michael:
D
Regarding:
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:19:44 -0600
From: Cecil Bearden
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Underdeveloped twin, (He WAS constipated)
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
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Mic
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
The Lambs have been in a 10'x20' horse stall all their life. This
weekend I let them out for the first time ever, and you can see how
the bottle-feeding pays off:
http://web.me.com/mwsmith100/Site_2/LambsFirstOuting.html
there's a coupla movies, be sure to check them out.
BTW: they and the goats
>>>Message: 2
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:20:43 -0400
From: "Bonnie Chandler"
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Bottle-Baby as New Mother
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I have sometimes had to encourage new goat or sheep mothers to
regarding:
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I had a bottle lamb a few years back that scoured for the first 45
days of her life. I tried everything under the sun except guava but I
would have tried that too if I had known about it. Nothing worked.
I found a product online and thought what the heck I'll give it a try.
I'm new to this mailing list, but am curious why we don't mention
Coccidia or E. Coli as a possible source of scours, more often?
Especially, since, if there's an outbreak of coccidia in the lamb
flock, the indications I find on the web usually say that pretty much
all the scouring lambs likely hav
Mark, you should write a manual on how to raise lambs. And for the
rest of you, this mailing list is invaluable thanks to everyone on it
and for all your help.
Hope things are going well with your new arrivals.
Last night, I followed your advice about all the cravings the lambs
were having that I
Had Bam Bam up to 102 temp, and at 5 lbs (5 weeks old) he could do
13oz a day. Diarrhea was gone, He was making pellets no problem.
now:
1] no appetite for 3 days now. temp and energy going down.
force-feeding yields maybe 5oz a day.
2] constantly burping and chewing--but what? He's eaten no alf
>>>Message: 6
Could you share with us exactly what and how much solid food you are
feeding Bam- Bam daily? Also how much time on fresh grass you have him
on would be helpful.
Dayna Denmark
Half Ass Acres
Bam Bam has been on formula of 1/2 Sava Lamb and 1/2 pasteurized
goat's milk from the
three days of enemas with a good 10-15cc oil in each one and finally,
Bam Bam became unplugged and had several blotches of runny poop last
night and this morning.
That is troublesome when you consider, he'd really not had milk for
1.5 days in any capacity, and no food yesterday at all (just tubed
we pregnant, so wish me luck.
Michael Smith, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
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Michael:
I have 85 ewes due to start lambing April 5. I can only offer a few
words of advice for your next lambing. Leave the lamb on MAMA as long
as possible. If she kicks the lamb off for a good reason (no milk) then
let her raise them and supplement with a bottle. Humans canno
>>
What can I do to settle him? Should he have more sheep companions? Is
this something that will pass?
>>
time will help. When we first got our two bottle-fed weathered Pygmy
goats, it was their first time away from home and they screamed like
crazy for about a week before they settled down som
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 17:39:25 -0500
> From: "Nancy & Tom Richardson"
> Subject: [Blackbelly] sick lamb
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> Hello, I know my jacobs are different but I have a questi
meet Ziggy, the late-arriving ram-lamb. This arrival date means his
mother was bred here on my ranch, rather than by one of her relatives
on the ranch we got his mother from.
http://picasaweb.google.com/mwsmotorsports/Ziggy_Ram_Lamb54091006PM#
10 lbs. Same size as my largest ewe lamb from Februar
Curtis. I'd make sure they have some shadeThey can overheat and
end up panting and seeking shade, but otherwise, do fine.
_Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies (in Northern California, where
it's hot and dry, most of the time)
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I have two intact American Blackbelly rams, Marley and Verne, who are
great buddies, both a bit older than yearling. One day Verne's eyes
look fine, the next, one is cloudy, has a puffy eyelid and obviously
in pain.
Vet comes, dyes the eye, we see deep scratches from one side to the
other on his s
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>
Does anyone know if sheep in this circumstance will choose a new "leader"
or should I think about replacing the lost flock member? Thoughts on how
an outsider would be accepted/rejected by an existing small flock?
Thanks for any input,
Georgette A
Placerville, CA
I have
I use a combo of Mark Wintermutes' "Cold turkey" and his weight
requirements (8 weeks and at least 25 lbs) and tapering, but I taper
by cutting out say, the afternoon meal first, then the nightly, and
then the morning meal. I don't dilute, but their last bottle will go
down from 16 oz to 8 oz in th
tion by parasites) and give
nutrients to the ground the sheep cannot provide-- to then have better
grass-- which then makes for more well-fed sheep, and healthier soil.
-Michael Smith, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
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In our area, we
would have to have the chickens in a coop at all times due to the number
of owls that feed on the chickens. Our chickens lasted 2 days each time
we tried..
Cecil in OKla
yeah, that is a good one to ponder, and great feedback--thanks. We
have a hu
Here's my latest effort at building up my currently, 10-member flock.
The main gist, is the fact I am breeding my bottle-baby ewes, which
are fairly tame, as opposed to their mothers, who are almost as wild
as deer. These potential mothers are trained to come to barn at night,
etc, and I am eager
I'm going to plant one of my fenced pens with alfalfa. In northern
California, it should grow like mad thru the winter and be 18" tall by
spring. I have a sickle mower and can harvest it, but was wondering
what the group's experience with grazing sheep on live alfalfa, under
controlled conditions.
The grasses that grow wild here include some very tall oats. It can
get to 5-6' tall by late summer.
the alfalfa I plan to plant is this:
http://www.hearneseed.com/product-info.php?Alfalfa__Ameristand_403T__domancy_4_-pid164.html
I was intrigued by the fact it is bred for high traffic, so I thou
Peter, my 3 bottle-fed ewes do the same thing with our Aussie that
they came to know through the fence.
I sent this out before,
http://web.me.com/mwsmith100/Sheila/with_lambs.html#grid
but they do the same thing with our dog, tail wagging and all.
(similar to what ewes do in heat). It's one of
I've had a pygmy goat with a broken rear leg. I did all the re-wraps
and dressing. Did run into a scraped ulcer, under the wraps, twice.
The only thing I was going to mention with the broken leg is
1] if she's not using the splint, definitely check to see if there's a
problem with the application
Silence of the lambs: our girls (8 month old AM Blackbellys) are almost
absolutely silent. I think I've only heard one bleat in the time we've had
them. Is this normal? (Not complaining, we have neighbors with some kind of
wool sheep and they are constantly bleating at this or that)
How long do la
>>My Soay are the same, but they make an additional noise that I have not heard
>>in the Barbs. They make a gutteral crooning sound to their babies that is
>>really sweet I find-like they are purring to them when they are concerned but
>>not overly stressed. Maybe someone else can comment if t
I forgot to mention the rams, which have a completely different sound
and two of my three intact rams are a bit noisy. Again: the noisy ones
are bottle-fed.
Marley has a super low voice and sounds like he's belching when he
bleats for attention or a snack or a scratch on the head. His sound is
mor
http://web.me.com/mwsmith100/2009_bottle_lambs/Lucy_and_Ziggy.html
Just sharing a few pictures of my three intact rams, with Ziggy, who
was born in May, coming along nicely.
Also, some hilarious movie footage of our little pygmy/alpine goat in
heat (not being bred, just the sounds she makes). Thi
>>
Very nice pictures! Especially the three boys with different horn lengths
_Almost_ makes me want a ram here...
A couple of times the goat sounds like shes talking!
Peter & Kathy Wallace
Thanks, Peter. I am excited to watch them grow up and always look
forward to Winter, when their coats
Rick, you're right about no one getting hurt, for sure.
Your system would work well for me if I wanted lambs every year, and
if I was raising them for meat, I totally agree. In that case I would
only need one sire. I'm doing this more for the pasture grazing I
need, and to raise a flock of a certa
Interesting subject, especially using Mouflons to get horns in ABBs
(which I have heard before). No one out here in California appears to
have Mouflons. I'd love to buy some, if I could find them local.
Here in California, the breeders I've been getting ABBs from tend to
talk about "Painted Desert
>>So, if anyone else has more pictures of their places, add them to the list,
>>too. ?Thanks,
Rick Krach
Auburn, CA 95602
>>
Rich, I we had a nice-looking frost yesterday and still some Autumn
colors, so here's the small posting.
http://web.me.com/mwsmith100/2009_bottle_lambs/Autumn_2009.html
>>>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:20:26 -0600
From: "Nancy & Tom Richardson"
We have line bred for about 5 years to get the horn traits that we want. We
started with Wingnut bred him to his daughters once. Then took a son
"Junior" and bred him to those first of his dads which were basically his
sister
regarding:
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:11:36 -0700
From: "Dave Andrus"
Garland,
1)Are you saying that all rams are not aggressive and some can be kept with
the flock all year round. I was told that it is always a good idea to keep a
ram segregated from the flock (except for breeding
>>>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:26:56 -0700
From: "Dave Andrus"
Thanks to everyone for all the helpful input!!!
I can already see things I have done wrong in trying to treat my ram like a
dog instead of a ram. A mistake I will not make again and great tips for a
successful future with my little fri
regarding:
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:19:51 -0700
From: Robert Jung
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Caring for a new flock
If you've never given them shots before it's not as hard as it might
seem. Our vet talked us through it on the phone. The
and something for scours/diarrhea, especially if you get stuck
with a bottle-baby.
1] I am starting to like Corrid for possible coccidia, most people use
Albon. Corrid is crazy expensive. See if you can get the vet to pour
you a smaller bottle of it to try.
2] some sort of pro-biotic replacem
I've seen quite a few different patterns with black, when shopping for
lambs to start my flock:
Look at the little guy in the top right.
http://picasaweb.google.com/mwsmotorsports/New_Barbados10308857PM#5253879184549225234
this breeder had a couple different patterns going. they all looked
cow
Crystal. Some amusing pictures of me pondering the same thing a few
months ago. Turned out to be a big non-event. They basically just
chase the newer, smaller ram, and try to mount him.
http://picasaweb.google.com/mwsmotorsports/Ziggy_With_Big_rams829091018PM#
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
Just got such a nice pose out of our three "boys" I thought I would
share. They live together and only get to spend time with the girls
when I breed them. They spend half their time sizing each other up and
mounting each other, but they really like each other's company.
http://web.me.com/mwsmith1
Dave Andrus said:
I only have four ewes, three have had twins and the last should Lamb.
today or tomorrow. This is my rookie year lambing and I attribute most
of the success to folks on the forum and a very helpful local
neighbor.
Thanks Carolina for your diligence and all on-the-job forum fo
>Message: 1
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:59:54 -0700
From: "Dave Andrus"
To:
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] shepherds Staff
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I am looking for a shepherd's staff that is a good quality, long lasting and
>>
From: Julian Hale
Yes, Pro-biotics would be a good idea, also try kaolin-pectin to stop
up her system a bit, and make sure she gets electrolytes. It seems
like she's too young to have worms, but I always worry about coccidia
in lambs/kids. Sulfadimethoxine(just about every feed store carries
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:47:49 -0700
> From: Julian Hale
>
> Sorry for the late reply, I "lost" this message in all the hustle and bustle
> lately.
>
> This is the problem with Corid, it inhibits thiamin uptake in the rumen, and
> leads to a B1 deficiency. I've read that Rumen
plus, how would it eat, defecate, urinate? or heal with a
straight leg, since a lamb with a splint can run like a bullet, so it
would "have" to be carried at all times, if the leg was not splinted
and the shepherd carried it pretty much always...
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies
On Sun,
The first of three yearling bottle-ewes who had lambs just this morning.
http://web.me.com/mwsmith100/spring_2010/Pebbles.html
I was lucky enough to stick my head in before work, and see them, so I
took a bit of extra time and clipped their cords, disinfected the
cords and basically checked them
we witnessed a ram's birth last night and it was about 10:30.
He is still a bit wet and unclean this morning at 8am--but mostly dry.
She's still
bonding , but will NOT hold still for him to eat and it's 10 hours
since birth. She keeps side-stepping like she's being invaded, but
will talk to him an
ing the baby when you
> aren't around? You may have to start bottle feeding, and need a source of
> colostrum, but leave baby with mom and she may start nursing.
> Liz Radi
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OK thanks for the response, Liz. She just started holding still for
him and he's definitely feeding, eve with me standing 4 feet away.
pictures, soon.
_Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Michael Smith wrote:
> placenta was passed. it was a big, single
Thanks everyone, all appears to be well now. This is my first time
being able to witness the entire birthing process so I was a bit of a
nervous wreck this morning. Sorry for the alarm.
here's the nice pictures from this morning:
http://web.me.com/mwsmith100/spring_2010/Ruby.html
here's the med
Yesterday morning, I checked Angie and she was showing a sign she
might be close to having contractions, her vulva was pink, instead of
her usual grey. But I was not sure, since it was a step earlier than
with Ruby, whom I was sure was going to lamb, because her mucous came
out.
Well, I came home
here is the link to the pictures, the heading in the web page explains
everything, but I'll copy and paste it here:
http://web.me.com/mwsmith100/problem/Photos.html
12 days after giving birth and I find this mass stuck to Pebbles’
tail, with a wet string of it leading to the area by her anus an
thanks to everyone who responded. Pebbles the ewe, is bright, happy,
hungry and lets me know when. and since I had no foul smell or
obvious pus, (and she's having good stool) I concur, this appears to
be normal after-birth. Thanks again
_Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
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blatant cuteness for those who are a sucker for it.
I know I am.
Quicktime format this time.
http://web.me.com/mwsmith100/spring_2010/Cute_lamb_movies.html
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
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Jules, has your vet not recommended splinting, by now?
I would be interested in hearing from the more experienced shepherds,
here. I would think this falls somewhat under the category of an
injury. Their bones are still developing and growing so fast, it seems
like a splint might help head things
yup, fed my mother ewes a small flake of alfalfa at night, between the
three of them... all winter, until they lambed, and now am feeding
them alfalfa pellets at night. During the day, they get field grass.
_MWS
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Nancy & Tom Richardson
wrote:
> alfalafa / orchard i
My 5 ram lambs, thriving and doing well. This is a few weeks ago. They
are all at or past 20 lbs now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH6yLOOt_S8
And a cute side-note with my dog Sheila who lives with the rams. Was
trying to shoot video of them, but she kept distracting me with this
task she was t
It's drying up here in Northern California. Starting to get 80-90*
days and the grass is almost all brown. There are a few green blades
and a few green weeds, but mostly brown, dried plant matter.
Which makes me wonder why one of my older ewes, who has no access to
alfalfa pellets, is having fairl
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,
Peter, you made the below comment, and I finally took the time to post
some pics I took last week, which show the same amount of peeling
coats, for Northern California.
http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/sheep/12558854_cvPzu#901314437_2Vu65
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
On Thu, Jun 10, 20
Added some pics from a month ago up front.
http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/sheep/12558854_cvPzu#902143601_4zFcq
Our Lily, looking mighty nappy in those pictures as well. Plus, some
good examples of Groucho's nice horn growth in just one month.
_MWS
On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Peter C.
Hi Krystal. I too can attest to being a newbie and working my way
towards having more tame animals I can barn easily and that are not
dangerous to me.
I have a too-spolied bottle-fed intact ram that is very friendly, but
also dangerous. No matter how many times I toss him on his back, he
will enga
The 4-month-old intact ram lambs get moved into the big-boy's pen,
while their wethered siblings remain with the ewes.
This process is kinda heart-breaking for a couple of days, since the
ewes can bellow for a few days until they are hoarse.
The movies are QuickTime Movies.
http://mwsmith.smugmu
If you can get the ewe to hang in a VERY small pen with the babies, I
bet, within a few hours, she will start feeding them.
http://web.me.com/mwsmith100/spring_2010/Angie.html
But watch to see if she's being violent, and kicking them.
_Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010
From: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info
> [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info]on Behalf Of
> Michael Smith
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 8:47 PM
> To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
> Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Help: Need info on bottle feeding
>
>
>
Tom, also those teets are small, and you may want to try this, for
milking, if you have a larger syringe around.
http://www.tvsp.org/sheep_milker.html
don't forget to bump upwards on the bag a few times to get it to let
down, before you try this.
_MWS
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Carol Elkin
Great to hear, Tom.
Can you confirm with a lightweight scale? were those babies really in
the 1 lb weight range? Any pictures you can post?
I've only had two rounds of lambs myself and would be curious to see
this. My lightest lamb ever was maybe 4.5 lbs.
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
will try to post pictures today or tomorrow
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> -Original Message-----
> From: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info
> [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info]on Behalf Of
> Michael Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:59 AM
> To
Tom, my wife and I were following closely as well. Sorry to hear that.
We had a similar situation with a pair of twins last year, where one
was born 8 lbs and the other 4 lbs. The 4 lb one did not make it,
after a bit more than a month of triage. This list was great and
supplied invaluable informat
This year we bred three ewes and had 5 ram lambs and no ewe lambs.
Our old salt neighbor lady, who used to raise sheep, commented that
maybe a drought is coming and the animals can sense it, so they had
boys (not planning on a lot of reproduction, is the reason)
I know certain species can adjust
I had one a few weeks ago. Running clear and green mucous. Pretty
thick stuff. She had it for a good two weeks. In her case, I thought
it might be because I had just started feeding her peanuts in the
shell, and she might have gotten some mold, or been allergic to them.
In any case, I stopped feedi
how did you "Knock her out"?
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
> Last night my vet friend & I "knocked out" my ewe with the coated face and
> found the problem. We suspected anything from a tumor to nasal bots. What
> we found was bermud
I give them Alfalfa pellets and occasionally, for a treat, oat whole grain.
I get them both at Tractor Supply in California.
_MWS
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Tom Quinn wrote:
> Before I get to the question ewe 2 just had a nice healthy little ewe lamb.
> That helps counter the 2 that we lo
Kristi,
de-worming them is a good idea anyway, but these sheep tend to be
skinny with (somewhat) bloated bellies after eating. Especially on dry
stuff, as opposed to wet grass (at least where I live in California).
Do you barn them at night, so they don't have access to a lot of food?
If so, check
Carol. I watched this movie using streaming on my iPad. Fantastic!
Thanks for the suggestion. Had to show some of the good parts to my
wife.
Beautiful scenery. The movie's pace forces you to slow down and do
things on their time. Very effective. My favorite scenes were the one
where the herder is
yeah, some of mine in San Martin, CA. are already starting to sprout a
little wool for winter. Kinda funny, since the Bison down the street
have not finished shedding their thick wool from LAST winter.
Unusually cool summer here, with only a handful of days above 100*F
and the same amount in the 90
Have not seen many posts. Thought I would share some pix of The Boys a
few weeks ago.
http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/RamsSept2010/13988192_MQs45#1028603433_Jp6cf
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Thanks, Carol. I love looking at other people's animals as well, so
please let us know if there's any updated pictures.
_MWS
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Carol Elkins wrote:
> Michael, absolutely stunning rams. I really enjoy your photos. Thanks for
> posting.
>
> Carol
>
> At 12:41 PM 9/30/2
Peter, thanks! I could dress them in tuxedo collars and a bow-tie, if
you like ;-)
_MWS
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Oct 2010, Carol Elkins wrote:
>
>> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:43:12 -0600
>> From: Carol Elkins
>> Reply-To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellys
you know, the one thing my rams don't get, which some other local rams
do, is a huge mane on their shoulders and sides of the neck, like this
guy, who is in Hollister (a bit south, a bit less sun and more ocean
breeze).
not sure if it's the weather, or breeding or age, or what? None of
them are 3
Yeowsa, thanks for those pix, Beth.
Bradley is amazing in that picture by himself, and Badger, Andy and
Mickey are also impressive. So, I know it's definitely not an age
thing. Thanks for that.
_Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 3:24 PM, GARLAND STAMPER wrote:
> Hi Mich
Bill and Ginger, really sorry to hear about Dolly. I was following along, but
frustrated, since I am new to sheep and have had no adult sicknesses or
mortalities, yet, to draw experience from.
Michael Smith
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On Nov 20, 2010, at 9:23 AM, Bill & Ginger Haynes
wrote:
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soon enough.
Sometimes more than others.
I also find one of my girls does this 100% of the time with our dog. She just
loves the dog and does not need to be in heat to do the droopy dopey face and
wagging tail thing. Funny thing is, the dog is a girl, as well.
Michael Smith
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th100/Sheila/with_lambs.html#grid
all the 2009 lambs used to really flock around her, now it's only Ruby
and Ziggy who do.
_MWS
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 7:34 AM, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Nov 2010, Michael Smith wrote:
>>
>
>> I also find one of my girls does this 1
same for me, I work at Apple Inc. in California. I work in the design
and engineering center for iPods and iPads and iPhones and such. The
young city-slickers (of which I was one only 5 years ago) are
fascinated by sheep and goat stories and send me links about fainting
goats, dancing Barbado shee
you mean like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgSP4QveeRA
this is a new cat we adopted. the sheep follow him and wag their
tails. The cat is better at herding than our dog. Although, he does it
by getting them to follow him.
my sheep are also attracted to our Aussie dog like this as well.
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