Anything larger than a 22 would be fine. A .375 magnum, .40, or 9mm or
10mm would work. We do it just below the ear.
Eileen Breedlove
Lebanon, OR
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:04:32 -0700
From: Rick Krach rickkr...@hotmail.com
To: blackbelly
Get youjrself a .357 Marlin lever action rifle. You can use 38 caliber
ammo in it. It will have a good knockdown power at close range and will
not travel a long way if you miss...( 100 yd bullet drop). I use one
for coyotes in what is now becoming suburbs.
Cecil in OKla
On 3/28/2015
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
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)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:50:04 -0600
From: Carol Elkins
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
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,
