Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 13, Issue 7
Dear Carol: I'm sure I join the rest of the list membership in sincerely thanking you for having both begun as well as having tirelessly and productively having maintained this most beneficial list for all blackbelly sheep lovers. Your encouragement and good information helped many of us get a good start with this magnificent animal, as well as provided us all with an excellent shared medium for discussion and mutual assistance. While the list will no longer be up, I'm sure our associations made on the list will continue. Thanks very much, again, Carol. Sincerely, Erik Christy, Oregon > On Sep 20, 2017, at 5:43 PM, blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > wrote: > > Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to >blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit > > http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > You can reach the person managing the list at >blackbelly-ow...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Times change and it is time to close the Listserv (Carol Elkins) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:19:49 -0600 > From: Carol Elkins <celk...@critterhaven.biz> > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Subject: [Blackbelly] Times change and it is time to close the >Listserv > Message-ID: > > <mailman.2.1505954604.30044.blackbelly-blackbellysheep.i...@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Dear Listserv members, > > The Blackbelly Listserv was first created in 2001, and it has served > a vital role in helping stabilize both the Barbados Blackbelly and > American Blackbelly sheep breeds. It has provided a meeting place for > a friendly community of breeders to discuss problems, answer > questions, and generally provide support to each other. > > Messages have decreased considerably during the last two years, > largely due to newer social media tools such as Facebook that can > better serve member needs. This is as it should be---after all, this > Listserv was born because in 2001 the only resource available to > breeders was a clunky bulletin board. > > It is time to move on, so I will be shutting the Blackbelly Listserv > down on October 1, 2017. You will always be able to search the > group's archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info/ > > It has been a privilege working with the oldtimers who have > contributed their time by responding to list messages and the newbies > who were courageous enough to ask questions. It has been a joy > working with such a great group of friendly and helpful people. We > have never had a serious disagreement; no one has ever been flamed or > gotten out of line. What a great group of people you are! > > So my heartfelt thank you to each of the 265 current members in this > list. I wish you continued success with your blackbelly sheep. There > is no more beautiful sheep in this world than a blackbelly > sheep--regardless of which blackbelly breed it is. > > Carol Elkins > List owner > > > > -- > > Subject: Digest Footer > > ___ > This daily digest is from the Blackbelly mailing list. > Visit this list's home page at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info/ > > > -- > > End of Blackbelly Digest, Vol 13, Issue 7 > * > ___ 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 33
Hi, Carol, A very timely ( at least, for me) and helpful reference, Carol. Thanks very much. Erik On Jul 8, 2015, at 3:04 PM, blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info wrote: Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info You can reach the person managing the list at blackbelly-ow...@lists.blackbellysheep.info When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest... Today's Topics: 1. comparison of fencing costs (Carol Elkins) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:10:49 -0600 From: Carol Elkins celk...@critterhaven.biz To: blackbelly_consort...@yahoogroups.com, blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] comparison of fencing costs Message-ID: 20150708151043.d36dc48...@diego.dreamhost.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed My friend Joe over at RaisingSheep.net has put together a good comparison of fencing costs that I thought you might be interested in. Have a look at http://www.raisingsheep.net/sheep-fencing.html Carol Elkins Critterhaven Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz -- Subject: Digest Footer ___ This daily digest is from the Blackbelly mailing list. Visit this list's home page at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info/ -- End of Blackbelly Digest, Vol 11, Issue 33 ** ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 59
Carol, Your link to rotational grazing sends us to an educational Adobe program, but there's no reference to rotational gazing. I wonder if I'm missing something. Best, Erik On Oct 26, 2013, at 3:01 PM, blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info wrote: Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info You can reach the person managing the list at blackbelly-ow...@lists.blackbellysheep.info When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest... Today's Topics: 1. Free webinar series on selling sheep to ethnic markets (Carol Elkins) 2. rotational grazing video (Carol Elkins) -- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:01:34 -0600 From: Carol Elkins celk...@critterhaven.biz To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] Free webinar series on selling sheep to ethnic markets Message-ID: 20131026150137.8382648...@diego.dreamhost.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed This looks like a really valuable opportunity to learn how to target ethnic markets. To register, click the link at the bottom of the email and then click the Register link on the page that displays. There are four sessions, and session times are 7:00-8:30PM Eastern on November 19, 26, December 3, 10. I'm not sure yet how they plan to provide login information, but I assume they will email attendees in advance. Ethnic Marketing of Lamb and Mutton -- An Educational Program for U.S. Sheep Producers Sheep producers across the country are invited to participate in a four-session webinar series designed to explore the feasibility of marketing lamb and mutton to ethnic consumers. This educational outreach has been jointly designed by Richard Brzozowski, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland Extension, and Roger High, Ohio State University. It is being made available through a grant from the American Sheep Industry Association's (ASI) Let's Grow initiative to the state sheep associations of Maine, Maryland and Ohio. The series is free to anyone who wishes to participate. The purpose of this multi-state effort is to equip sheep producers with skills and knowledge for effective marketing of sheep/lamb meat to ethnic communities in their respective market areas. This outreach will be accomplished via a webinar series and will be supplemented by readings, self-driven activities, assignments and group discussions. Producers are encouraged to participate in each of the four sessions for a complete educational experience. By the end of the series, webinar participants will be expected to: ~Identify lamb consuming ethic populations in their area by performing a demographic analysis of specific ethnicities using census data and other sources. ~Learn about the ethnic consumers as well as the specific holy days and holidays when lamb is customarily preferred and the demand for lamb/mutton or specific value-added products is typically high. ~Evaluate their production system to determine needed changes in breed(s), carcass size, lambing time and or management to meet this market if deemed feasible. ~Adapt or create a marketing plan as a part of a business plan for their sheep operation to include an ethnic component (if appropriate). ~Successfully answer an ethnic lamb marketing quiz with a score of at least 80 percent. Each session will begin at 7 p.m. EST and is scheduled to last 60-90 minutes. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Nov. 19 -- Ethnic Market Background Tuesday, Nov. 26 -- Understanding the Ethnic Consumer Tuesday, Dec. 3 -- Understanding and Evaluating Your Market Options Tuesday, Dec. 10 -- Your Marketing Plan To register for this free series and for more information about specific sessions, instructors and other related information go to http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001z3-em_ByfxkQPTLKta2fkMYv4JuNE6tNSMnMrWg5KsntdYtnE26YFBB1YuooJ9aioLPpOaJOeZxfk7FV3rc7GtheW0HwQ4WEQx0pOVfjVpnhihXxCJPhfWEJSL4pHeA3RMFM7AJlwWDuT8ffL6lu0Q3-2wkwx4po57GstA-NYwbS0h5nP8jwGg==http://umaine.edu/livestock/sheep/ethnic-marketing-of-lamb-and-mutton. Carol Elkins Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep (no shear, no dock, no fuss) Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz -- Message: 2 Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 14:39:19 -0600 From: Carol Elkins celk...@critterhaven.biz To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] rotational grazing video
[Blackbelly] The noble Marley
I'm surprised and saddened the hear talk of executing this noble creature rather than continuing to admire and respect him for what he has given and the beautiful stature he presents to all who see him. Is this how we repay elegance? On 10/8/2013 3:01 PM, blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info wrote: Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info You can reach the person managing the list at blackbelly-ow...@lists.blackbellysheep.info When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest... Today's Topics: 1. Marley's Horn Growth (Michael Smith) 2. Re: Marley's Horn Growth (Mike Hummel) 3. Re: Marley's Horn Growth (Michael Smith) 4. Re: Marley's Horn Growth (Mike Hummel) -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 18:19:06 -0700 From: Michael Smith mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com To: blackbelly blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] Marley's Horn Growth Message-ID: cahikykg61wyomcjvwmohkfrujhxcf6vzxzqtwnqthvo3dj4...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 (trying this again in plain text format) Anyone else got any recent pictures? My ABB Marley, the freebie ram who started it all for me. He came from a goat breeder who got him from a vet as a bottle baby, and had no idea what to do with him, so I got him for free. Born Feb 2008. He does not have the best markings of any of my 5 intact rams, but man, he has the horns! Every time I take my eye off him, those horns seem to have grown more. I've had one intact son and one grandson from him and their horn spread is not nearly as wide as his. They might have a good amount of total curl, but not a wide spread rack like his. He has two other grandsons who had weak ABB markings that are weathers. http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/rams2013/32364864_kz9mSW#!i=2817598743k=2zCmvtG enjoy normally, I might consider taxidermy to be a morbid way to keep an old pet, but in his case, I might make an exception. -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. -- Message: 2 Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:04:35 -0400 From: Mike Hummel m...@soggytopfarm.com To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Marley's Horn Growth Message-ID: 525410f3.8040...@soggytopfarm.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed What a set of horns, makes me wonder if he is pure ABB. If you want to find out what is worth, contact one of the many game preserves. They will pay you big bucks to let some city slicker shoot him. On 10/7/2013 9:19 PM, Michael Smith wrote: (trying this again in plain text format) Anyone else got any recent pictures? My ABB Marley, the freebie ram who started it all for me. He came from a goat breeder who got him from a vet as a bottle baby, and had no idea what to do with him, so I got him for free. Born Feb 2008. He does not have the best markings of any of my 5 intact rams, but man, he has the horns! Every time I take my eye off him, those horns seem to have grown more. I've had one intact son and one grandson from him and their horn spread is not nearly as wide as his. They might have a good amount of total curl, but not a wide spread rack like his. He has two other grandsons who had weak ABB markings that are weathers. http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/rams2013/32364864_kz9mSW#!i=2817598743k=2zCmvtG enjoy normally, I might consider taxidermy to be a morbid way to keep an old pet, but in his case, I might make an exception. -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info -- Message: 3 Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 07:54:36 -0700 From: Michael Smith mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Cc: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Marley's Horn Growth Message-ID: fbb8adc6-ae48-4882-a984-2ba64e231...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii well, what is pure ABB, anyway? but I agree, he'd make a great trophy. As for his heritage, his markings are more troublesome to me than his horns. There's no pictures of it, but when he sheds, he has almost no black necktie. Only gets that marking when his ruff grows out. also has very small eyebrows. And his coat is not that red, more tan. Other than that he has a fine black belly, and no white sock markings or
