Re: [Blackbelly] Lamb Thieves

2008-01-12 Thread Cecil Bearden
Does this coincide with a sale locally? Or are they stealing them for meat? 2 ideas come to mind. Put up a big sign that the sheep are quarantined by the health department if you do not have any on farm sales. Might talk to the health dept also. Cameras hooked up to the internet so you could

Re: [Blackbelly] Lamb Thieves

2008-01-12 Thread Onalee Israel
We haven't had a problem with lamb thieves ourselves, but one of our neighbors had 5 lambs AND the dog protecting them stolen! On our drive way we have a driveway alarm that sends an alarm to the receiver in the house with motion. The brand is The Reporter (don't get a cheap one, they send

Re: [Blackbelly] Lamb Thieves

2008-01-12 Thread Onalee Israel
I should also add that the cheapest place we found to get this driveway alarm was Radio Shack; it ran about $70. Onalee ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info

Re: [Blackbelly] Lamb Thieves

2008-01-11 Thread The Wintermutes
I have lost about 15 lambs. A coyote might account for a couple of those. There is no way I can look at around 200 lambs and tell that one is missing. I believe they are being stolen late at night roughly once a month. Mark Mark, Holy cow...that's awful and it would be so easy for someone