[blackbelly] taste and butchering

2006-10-07 Thread Rick Krach
as the 100% blackbelly. The other part was Dorper/St. Croix, and I thought I'd been told that that mix would taste pretty much the same! These mixed breed lambs were slightly bigger, however, but if they don't taste the same, I might as well quit raising them. Rick Krach Auburn, California

Re: [blackbelly] taste and butchering

2006-10-08 Thread Rick Krach
of its misery. Carol Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 ___ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info

Re: [blackbelly] taste

2006-10-08 Thread Rick Krach
African Dwarf Wiltshire Horn Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 ___ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info

Re: [blackbelly] butchering/taste

2006-10-09 Thread Rick Krach
it make to much just depend on what you pefer. Have a good time eatting them they are all good. Ray Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 ___ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit

[blackbelly] water

2007-01-18 Thread Rick Krach
CA, I'm curious. Do any of you have any ingenious ways of getting water to your animals? I've had to carry it for a week now. Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 From: Stephanie Parrish [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Starved sheep found on Craig County farm

Re: [blackbelly] blackbelly Digest, Vol 3, Issue 10

2007-01-20 Thread Rick Krach
you buy them or make them yourselves? Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 _ Type your favorite song.  Get a customized station.  Try MSN Radio powered by Pandora. http://radio.msn.com/?icid=T002MSN03A07001

[Blackbelly] raw meat

2007-12-20 Thread Rick Krach
and pick their noses! Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 Tha analogy he used is How many 15 year old coyotes have you seen? Cecil in OKla _ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. http

Re: [Blackbelly] sheep for sale

2008-02-04 Thread Rick Krach
Barb, what will that more commercially viable sheep be? And will you continue to keep any blackbellies? Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 The only reason I am selling Dan is because I have made the decision to upgrade my flock to a more commercially viable type of sheep. Dan

[Blackbelly] one udder

2008-06-18 Thread Rick Krach
away and fall off? I am so surprised that I almost want to keep her to see if she can still produce and nurse lambs next year, but maybe that is not the most logical, practical thing to do? Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488

Re: [Blackbelly] mastitis

2008-06-19 Thread Rick Krach
were younger and feeding well with their own moms. Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 Message: 5 Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:08:10 -0500 From: The Wintermutes Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] one udder To: , 'Blackbelly List' Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

[Blackbelly] The Birth of American Blackbelly Twins

2009-02-22 Thread Rick Krach
took only 1 minute. The long time may have just been due to her trying to get away from me and my camera! Here is the web site: http://homepage.mac.com/rickkrach/lambs/ Rick Krach Auburn California (530) 355-5144 _ It’s

[Blackbelly] home for lambs

2009-02-26 Thread Rick Krach
of these lambs if anyone knows anybody close me looking for lambs or even lambs to bottle feed. Rick Krach Auburn California (530) 355-5144 _ Windows Live™: Discover 10 secrets about the new Windows Live. http://windowslive.com

[Blackbelly] registration

2009-03-05 Thread Rick Krach
Carol, would it really be possible to register a 50% BB ram (American or Barbados). I was surprised to read your comment yesterday. How many years and how many generations would it take to get the horns completely out of the gene pool? Rick Krach Auburn California (530) 355-5144

[Blackbelly] FW: guts

2009-03-07 Thread Rick Krach
trouble -- as the posts have drawn attention to in recent weeks. Rick Krach Auburn California _ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail®. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore

[Blackbelly] tanning

2009-04-02 Thread Rick Krach
Cathy, I always get my hides done at Buck's County Fur in PA. Do you have yours done there, too? If not, where, and what is the cost? Rick Krach Auburn California (530) 355-5144 Beth, I responded directly to Carrie. I have a few and another out for tanning now that she may like

[Blackbelly] wool

2009-04-04 Thread Rick Krach
Barbara, don't you think it would be better to just butcher your ram? It's important to the improvement of the breed to discard as many of these woolly ones as fast as possible. Rick Krach Auburn California (530) 355-5144 Thanks Cecil, We caught our ram this morning and it took

Re: [Blackbelly] Carla Amonson

2009-05-20 Thread Rick Krach
Carla, you're right about your website not working yet. I'm anxious to see the mouflon crossed sheep you have because I prefer the wide horns, also. Here's a picture of my ram: http://homepage.mac.com/rickkrach/sheep/ Rick Krach Auburn California 1. new to the list (Carla

Re: [Blackbelly] neutering rams

2009-05-29 Thread Rick Krach
it are few. Rick Krach Auburn California Hi y'all -- This is my first question/posting though I read all the posts and have learned a lot from them. My question is: How and when is it best to neuter young ram lambs? One of my ewes blessed us with twin ram lambs recently and we want to neuter

Re: [Blackbelly] pictures

2009-12-09 Thread Rick Krach
Thanks, Michael.  I really love to see pictures like that of other people's ranches!You had frost, we had snow and I got 700 hundred of pictures of it. When I get them limited down to a decent size I'll put that posting here, too. Rick Krach Auburn, CA 95602 So, if anyone else has

[Blackbelly] Giving Birth

2012-02-21 Thread Rick Krach
A few years ago I shared pictures of a ewe giving birth.  I got it on film again this week, enjoy:    http://gallery.me.com/rickkrach#102097 Rick Krach Auburn, CA 95602    ___ This message is from

Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 8, Issue 19

2012-02-24 Thread Rick Krach
could learn how to decrease the size of those hundred MB videos that I take with my phone so that I could put them on Facebook or email them!   I have tried again to remove them:   http://gallery.me.com/rickkrach#102097 Rick Krach Auburn, CA 95602

Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 8, Issue 52

2012-06-19 Thread Rick Krach
To bad you're not in California. Here Fish and Game or the county trapper will come IMMEDIATELY!!!  They'll eliminate the lion or whatever it is. Rick Krach  in Auburn, CA  Today's Topics: 1. Mountain Lion (Elaine Wilson) 2. Re: Mountain Lion (Mary Swindell) 3. Re: Mountain

Re: [Blackbelly] breeding age limit

2012-06-21 Thread Rick Krach
to get rid of her and she can live out her life as is.  I'll assume max age couldn't be much more than 14, either. Rick Krach  in Auburn, CA     ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit

Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29

2013-07-01 Thread Rick Krach
In my humble opinion sheep are farm animals and not pets; therefore, I never give them names. If names are required for registration, then simple numbers like: 13A1,13 for the year, A for the ewe, and 1 for number in the liter. Rick Krach  in Auburn, CA  Today's Topics: 1. Naming schemes

Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 55

2013-10-20 Thread Rick Krach
Ellen, I neither plan on nor expect two lambing per year.  My ram is with 5 ewes 24/7, year round and they always produce in Jan. or Feb.  On only very rare occasions will one ewe birth again in November. Rick Krach in Auburn, CA  Today's Topics: 1. Re: Breeding young RAMS (Ellen

[Blackbelly] breeder map

2013-12-23 Thread Rick Krach
Anyone know why this page no longer works? : Blackbelly Listserv Breeder Map People who subscribe to the free email list are invited to post their contact information on this easy-to-use map of the United State (links to Canadian and other International breeders are also provided). Rick Krach

Re: [Blackbelly] breeder map

2013-12-25 Thread Rick Krach
Carol, today it's working fine for me also. Thanks for checking. Not sure why some things just don't connect sometimes. Yesterday the only message I got was cannot  connect to this page. Rick Krach in Auburn, CA

Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 10, Issue 1

2014-01-07 Thread Rick Krach
Two questions, Michael: do you really have to keep so many rams together?  It seems like sure, eventual death for the weakest of them.  Secondly, they all have beautiful, double-curled horns. I don't see that very often so wonder if you find them to be more valuable? Rick Krach in Auburn, CA

[Blackbelly] Birth of a lamb in 11 minutes:

2014-02-14 Thread Rick Krach
/72157640940100064/ Rick Krach in Auburn, CA ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info

Re: [Blackbelly] lamb birth video

2014-02-17 Thread Rick Krach
. The ewe who gave birth in these photos, she is a painted desert sheep right, she's not pure blackbelly? On Feb 13, 2014, at 11:45 PM, Rick Krach wrote: Here is the set of pictures I took yesterday morning as this white blackbelly lamb was born. If you look at each picture

Re: [Blackbelly] taste of lamb

2014-04-07 Thread Rick Krach
Carol, this is the first time I've heard of a 3-year age put on good-tasting meat. Is that for real cuz I've never tried lamb over 13 months. Secondly, would this only apply to your Barbados Blackbellies or possibly the American Blackbellies, too? And finally, what does the meat taste like

[Blackbelly] Carol, plants, solar

2014-06-30 Thread Rick Krach
to eat? I have put a set of solar panels inside the pasture about 4' off the ground and so far they've not bothered them. I know if I had goats they'd be jumping all over them! But for the sheep, so far, they simply enjoy the added place of shade. Rick Krach in Auburn, CA 1. Results of my

[Blackbelly] barn siding/building material

2014-08-23 Thread Rick Krach
(1ram) and each year's lambs live in this barn during cold and rainy times.  Rick Krach in Auburn, CA  ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info

[Blackbelly] Barn siding/building material

2014-08-25 Thread Rick Krach
as they wore out.  Now the steel panels are smashed, too. Rick Krach in Auburn, CA -- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:24:17 -0700 From: Rick Krach rickkr...@hotmail.com To: blackbelly Blackbelly List blackbelly

[Blackbelly] barn material

2014-09-16 Thread Rick Krach
also, at least for the center supports.  Thanks, Rick Krach in Auburn, CA  ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info

Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 11, Issue 20

2015-03-29 Thread Rick Krach
Carol, was there a video here? I couldn't see it. Rick Krach in Auburn, CA Today's Topics: 1. hoof trimming tutorial (Carol Elkins) -- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:50:04 -0600 From: Carol Elkins

Re: [Blackbelly] dispatching gun

2015-04-01 Thread Rick Krach
. Rick Krach in Auburn, CA 1. Re: dispatching gun (Steve) On 3/30/2015 11:23 AM, Stephan A Wildeus wrote: Here is a link to the AVMA guidelines on euthanasia in animals: https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Documents/euthanasia.pdf The description on sheep and goats starts on page 55

[Blackbelly] lamb birth

2015-02-24 Thread Rick Krach
I love your pictures, Tiana. Here are some I took at my place this morning: http://youtu.be/HXqOVSP9sDw Rick Krachin Auburn, CA Today's Topics: 1. Chinese Lunar New Year Parade (Tiana Franklin) -- Message:

Re: [Blackbelly] Tiana's post

2015-02-26 Thread Rick Krach
singles this year, a rarity! Rick Krach in Auburn, CA Message: 2 Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:42:50 -0800 From: Tiana Franklin To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] lamb birth Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks for sharing. I just

[Blackbelly] dispatching gun

2015-03-27 Thread Rick Krach
Members, I have used 22 long rifle bullets to kill my lambs for many years, but they're a little small and I have to carefully hit the animal right behind the ear.   Therefore, I'm looking for a larger caliber rifle.  What do you use? Rick Krach in Auburn, CA

[Blackbelly] Koi food

2015-08-12 Thread Rick Krach
the package does say, Not for human consumption.  Thanks, Rick Krach in Auburn, CA  ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info

Re: [Blackbelly] Koi food

2015-08-23 Thread Rick Krach
, Rick Krach in Auburn, CA Message: 2 Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:54:52 -0700 From: Elizabeth Radi To: Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Koi food Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Rick, I personally would not feed Koi food to my sheep. Folks got into allot

Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 11, Issue 44

2015-08-23 Thread Rick Krach
acid, Not for Human Consumption. Meets FDA requirements regarding restrictions on mammalian protein sources. Thanks, Rick Krach in Auburn, CA From: Elizabeth Radi To: Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Koi food Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Rick, I personally would

Re: [Blackbelly] fencing

2015-07-16 Thread Rick Krach
Carol, any kind of electric fence can only work inside of steel fencing, so as to keep animals in specific places. Any panicking sheep will go through  electric fences in a second!  None of the serious sheep raisers I know will use electric only. Rick Krach in Auburn, CA  Message: 1 Date

[Blackbelly] quick halters

2015-11-07 Thread Rick Krach
use unless the sheep has horns there is nothing "around the back of the sheep's head." I know there are simple tricks to making a quick, rope halter, so if someone can describe one to me, thanks. Rick

[Blackbelly] fighting rams

2016-06-22 Thread Rick Krach
! Rick Krach in Auburn, CA > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 14:06:06 -0700 > From: Michael Smith > To: blackbelly > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] need photo of horned rams fighting > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > no lambs th

[Blackbelly] The Blackbelly FB page

2017-01-09 Thread Rick Krach
normal. Her bloated body is gone, she is much thinner. Could this have just been too much stress for her trying to feed three lambs considering her small stature. I find it a little weird that worming medication could help her in only one day? Rick Krach -- via iPhone

Re: [Blackbelly] Times change and it is time to close the Listserv

2017-09-21 Thread Rick Krach
Thank you Carol, you were a wonderful inspiration! In my mind your name will always be synonymous with Barbados Blackbelly Sheep! Rick Krach -- via iPhone On Sep 20, 2017, at 4:19 PM, Carol Elkins <celk...@critterhaven.biz<mailto:celk...@critterhaven.biz>> wrote: Dear List

[blackbelly] salt

2005-04-29 Thread Rick Krach
far. So, one more positive for the breed. Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info

[blackbelly] trimming hooves

2005-05-19 Thread Rick Krach
might consider paving part of their area for the sheep to run on! Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 I know of breeders here in the area, they didn't  trim a hooves of a BB in six years, similar to Suffolk sheep. It would be interesting to find breeders who have genetics

[blackbelly] bugs

2005-06-13 Thread Rick Krach
it came from and if it's ruining the feed? Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info

[blackbelly] bugs

2005-06-13 Thread Rick Krach
it came from and if it's ruining the feed? Rick Krach Auburn, California (530) 889-1488 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info