Re: [Blackbelly] hoof trimming tutorial
Hi Kathleen, I'm also in a dry area, but without rocks. I have to trim once or twice a year since my BB's don't have anything to wear down their feet. I use both a sheep hoof trimmer(The Premier Trimmer, from Premier1), and I also have horse hoof nippers on hand. I use the horse nippers if their toes are a bit out of control, and for the dew claw if that needs a trim. The rest of the hoof should be easily cut with regular trimmers. Keep both the trimmer and nippers nice and sharp and things will be much easier. Although I have not had too many problems with hard feet, to help soften them up, flood their water source so that they have to stand in water to drink. After a few days they should be softer. -Steve ninemilesheep.com On 3/28/2015 4:17 PM, Kathleen Wallis wrote: Hi, Carol, I found this article video very helpful. I live in typically dry Southern California, my sheep pens are on a boulder-filled hilly area. In the 6 yrs. I've been raising American Blackbelly sheep, I've never had to trim any of my sheeps' hooves. I've attributed it to the hard, rocky ground they are on every day that must sand them down. Inside their shed, the dirt is much softer but they rarely go in there. (I do fill it with straw during lambing in case the ewes want to go in there, but they usually don't.) However after returning to SoCal after 1 1/2 yrs. in Virginia (we temporarily moved there for my husband's job but weren't sure how long we'd stay so I left my sheep here to be cared for by our foreman), I noticed an elderly ewe had noticeably overgrown hooves. I asked my vet to show me how to trim them. He said this breeds' hooves are typically very hard difficult to cut through, so he did it with a horse's hoof trimmer. The Shear Magic Hoof Trimmers suggested in this article look alot easier to handle so I'm tempted to buy them give them a try. My question to you is, have you found AB's hooves to be harder than most sheeps' hooves, or is this maybe just a SoCal phenomenon? Thanx, Kathleen Wallis Eagle Rock Farm On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Carol Elkins celk...@critterhaven.biz wrote: Erik, the video plays fine for me, so I'm not sure what the problem might be on your end. You can view the video directly at YouTube.com here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ffU_cBjlsk? When you have trouble viewing an embedded video, right-click the link and select Copy Embed Code. Paste it temporarily in a Word doc. It will look something like this: iframe width=640 height=360 src=https://www.youtube.com/ embed/6ffU_cBjlsk?feature=player_embedded frameborder=0 allowfullscreen/iframe Within that nonsense there is a URL to YouTube.com that contains the video ID. Copy and paste the URL in your browser to go directly to the video in YouTube. Hope that helps. Carol At 04:26 PM 3/27/2015, you wrote: Hi, Carol, Excellent hoof trimming article. Thank you very much for forwarding. For some reason, I can't get the video link at the bottom of the photo article to come up. If others are having a similar problem, might there be a separate link to it that could be sent our? ___ 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 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] hoof trimming tutorial
Hi, Carol, I found this article video very helpful. I live in typically dry Southern California, my sheep pens are on a boulder-filled hilly area. In the 6 yrs. I've been raising American Blackbelly sheep, I've never had to trim any of my sheeps' hooves. I've attributed it to the hard, rocky ground they are on every day that must sand them down. Inside their shed, the dirt is much softer but they rarely go in there. (I do fill it with straw during lambing in case the ewes want to go in there, but they usually don't.) However after returning to SoCal after 1 1/2 yrs. in Virginia (we temporarily moved there for my husband's job but weren't sure how long we'd stay so I left my sheep here to be cared for by our foreman), I noticed an elderly ewe had noticeably overgrown hooves. I asked my vet to show me how to trim them. He said this breeds' hooves are typically very hard difficult to cut through, so he did it with a horse's hoof trimmer. The Shear Magic Hoof Trimmers suggested in this article look alot easier to handle so I'm tempted to buy them give them a try. My question to you is, have you found AB's hooves to be harder than most sheeps' hooves, or is this maybe just a SoCal phenomenon? Thanx, Kathleen Wallis Eagle Rock Farm On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Carol Elkins celk...@critterhaven.biz wrote: Erik, the video plays fine for me, so I'm not sure what the problem might be on your end. You can view the video directly at YouTube.com here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ffU_cBjlsk? When you have trouble viewing an embedded video, right-click the link and select Copy Embed Code. Paste it temporarily in a Word doc. It will look something like this: iframe width=640 height=360 src=https://www.youtube.com/ embed/6ffU_cBjlsk?feature=player_embedded frameborder=0 allowfullscreen/iframe Within that nonsense there is a URL to YouTube.com that contains the video ID. Copy and paste the URL in your browser to go directly to the video in YouTube. Hope that helps. Carol At 04:26 PM 3/27/2015, you wrote: Hi, Carol, Excellent hoof trimming article. Thank you very much for forwarding. For some reason, I can't get the video link at the bottom of the photo article to come up. If others are having a similar problem, might there be a separate link to it that could be sent our? ___ 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] hoof trimming tutorial
Yes Rick, there is a video. If you can't see it, try using a different browser. These days it takes three different browsers to display content because of coding issues and plug-ins that you might have installed on one browser and not another. Carol At 09:14 PM 3/27/2015, you wrote: Carol, was there a video here? I couldn't see it.ð© Rick Krach in Auburn, CA ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[Blackbelly] hoof trimming tutorial
My buddy Joe over at raisingsheep.net has created a really good tutorial on how to trim sheep hooves. Have a look at http://www.raisingsheep.net/how-to-trim-sheep-hooves.html I've asked him to ditch the drop-shadows in the steps that explain the procedure, but other than that minor annoyance, his photos and explanations are great. Anyone who is still timid about trimming their sheep's hooves will find it a great tool. And don't forget to watch the video. There is nothing like seeing someone else do it close up to give you confidence that you can do it yourself. Carol 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
