Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29
At our place boys don't get names unless bottle fed, girls get names, all are tagged. On 7/1/2013 10:44 PM, Mark Wintermute wrote: I mostly fall into Rick's ideology here. The lambs name starts with the year, then their numerical sequence of their birth, followed by an abbreviated description and codon 171 status. So an example of this name format is 13018 BBB kr twin +. This means this lamb was born in 2013, was the 18th lamb born, is Barbados Blackbelly, codon 171 kr (lower case being untested but likely and upper case guaranteed, born a twin, and the + means he has a chance of carrying the Booroola gene. The gender, sire, dam, tag numbers and other information are linked to this name by the computer tracking software. The only sheep that get names are the All Stars, Bottle Babies, and those with good or bad personality traits (Knee Breaker, Precious, Spunky, Big Boy and Psycho come to mind). Just to many sheep to name them all here. Mark Wintermute -Original Message- From: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info] On Behalf Of Rick Krach Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 5:14 PM To: blackbelly Blackbelly List Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29 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 for lambs (Carol J. Elkins) 2. Re: Naming schemes for lambs (Elizabeth Radi) ___ 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] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29
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 for lambs (Carol J. Elkins) 2. Re: Naming schemes for lambs (Elizabeth Radi) Hi everyone, It's been quiet for quite awhile. Everyone must be either flooded out or drying up in the drought! I was just wondering what kind of naming schemes you might use when naming lambs born in your flock. I generally name my lambs based on maternal bloodline. For example, if the ewe is named Betty, then I would name her lambs Beatrice, Beetlejuice, Bonanza, etc. That is good for 26 maternal lines. Another gal I know names all lambs born in a group by something common, for example flowers (Rose, Petunia, Lilly). That way she knows siblings and perhaps year of birth. What naming schemes can YOU think of? Do you use a scheme when naming lambs in your flock? Carol ___ 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 29
Rick, I appreciate your thoughts on this. I however, do not have a mathematical brain, and it is easier for me to remember a name than # 1301, 1302, 1303. I use your numbering system for their registration tags, with the year and birth order also. Scrapie tag in the right ear, and registration tag in the left ear with 6ear and birth order. My vet always says to me Remember Liz, the right ear belongs to the government! Sorry to ramble on. Liz Radi Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep Nunn, Colorado 970-716-7218 idaralpaca.blogspot.com --- rickkr...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Rick Krach rickkr...@hotmail.com To: blackbelly Blackbelly List blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29 Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 15:13:42 -0700 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 nbsp;in Auburn, CAnbsp; Today's Topics: 1. Naming schemes for lambs (Carol J. Elkins) 2. Re: Naming schemes for lambs (Elizabeth Radi) Hi everyone, It's been quiet for quite awhile. Everyone must be either flooded out or drying up in the drought! I was just wondering what kind of naming schemes you might use when naming lambs born in your flock. I generally name my lambs based on maternal bloodline. For example, if the ewe is named Betty, then I would name her lambs Beatrice, Beetlejuice, Bonanza, etc. That is good for 26 maternal lines. Another gal I know names all lambs born in a group by something common, for example flowers (Rose, Petunia, Lilly). That way she knows siblings and perhaps year of birth. What naming schemes can YOU think of? Do you use a scheme when naming lambs in your flock? Carol ___ 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] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29
The naming scheme I use is to name lambs by letter according to the lambing batch and the sire. The first group of lambs, all sired by Sunny Slope Vincenzo, start with A. We have Adrian, Arthur, Arnold, Amanda, Amber, etc. The second batch, all sired by Sunny Slope Monroe, are the Bs. Barnabas, Bastion, Benson, etc. The third batch, sired by Bellwether Adrian, are Cs: Christina, Carmen, Charisma, etc. Next we should have two batches, sired by two different rams: Adrian and Arthur. The first born will start with D, and the other one will be E. So even though they will be born at roughly the same time, they will be differentiated by sire. By the name, I can tell who the sire was and when they were born. Eileen -Original Message- From: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info]On Behalf Of blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 3:01 PM To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29 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.i nfo 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. Naming schemes for lambs (Carol J. Elkins) 2. Re: Naming schemes for lambs (Elizabeth Radi) -- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:08:09 -0600 From: Carol J. Elkins celk...@awrittenword.com To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] Naming schemes for lambs Message-ID: 20130630230811.122a048...@diego.dreamhost.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Hi everyone, It's been quiet for quite awhile. Everyone must be either flooded out or drying up in the drought! I was just wondering what kind of naming schemes you might use when naming lambs born in your flock. I generally name my lambs based on maternal bloodline. For example, if the ewe is named Betty, then I would name her lambs Beatrice, Beetlejuice, Bonanza, etc. That is good for 26 maternal lines. Another gal I know names all lambs born in a group by something common, for example flowers (Rose, Petunia, Lilly). That way she knows siblings and perhaps year of birth. What naming schemes can YOU think of? Do you use a scheme when naming lambs in your flock? Carol -- Message: 2 Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 18:08:46 -0700 From: Elizabeth Radi lizr...@skybeam.com To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Naming schemes for lambs Message-ID: 20130630180846.d49e7...@m0005298.ppops.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Carol, I do the same as you. The moms name is Lucy, her lambs will be named starting with an L. Example, Lacy. If you have trouble coming up with names, get a book for naming babies, they have lots of neat names listed alphabetically and what they stand for. I do this mostly so my husband can keep things straight, but he still can't remember the names. I think that theme names are neat also. Think of expensive vehicles. Lexus, Cadillac, Lamborghini,Porsche etc. When registering dairy goats with the ADGA they have a tattoo year letter. This years letter that must be used is D. So every kid could be named starting with a D and you would know that that kid was born in 2013. Next year it will be E, then F and so on. Liz Radi Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep Nunn, Colorado 970-716-7218 idaralpaca.blogspot.com --- celk...@awrittenword.com wrote: From: Carol J. Elkins celk...@awrittenword.com To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] Naming schemes for lambs Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:08:09 -0600 Hi everyone, It's been quiet for quite awhile. Everyone must be either flooded out or drying up in the drought! I was just wondering what kind of naming schemes you might use when naming lambs born in your flock. I generally name my lambs based on maternal bloodline. For example, if the ewe is named Betty, then I would name her lambs Beatrice, Beetlejuice, Bonanza, etc. That is good for 26 maternal lines. Another gal I know names all lambs born in a group by something common, for example flowers (Rose, Petunia, Lilly). That way she knows siblings and perhaps year of birth. What naming schemes can YOU think of? Do you use a scheme when naming lambs in your flock? Carol ___ 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 29
I hear you, Cecil. Don't tell Timmy he is not a pet. He is the first one to meet me at the gate, faster than even the LGDs! Liz Radi Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep Nunn, Colorado 970-716-7218 idaralpaca.blogspot.com --- crbear...@copper.net wrote: From: Cecil R Bearden crbear...@copper.net To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29 Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 20:36:40 -0500 Nearly every animal on my farm has a name. We have one old ewe that we have to try to keep out of the mini van when we open the door Cecil in OKla On 7/1/2013 5:13 PM, Rick Krach wrote: 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 for lambs (Carol J. Elkins) 2. Re: Naming schemes for lambs (Elizabeth Radi) Hi everyone, It's been quiet for quite awhile. Everyone must be either flooded out or drying up in the drought! I was just wondering what kind of naming schemes you might use when naming lambs born in your flock. I generally name my lambs based on maternal bloodline. For example, if the ewe is named Betty, then I would name her lambs Beatrice, Beetlejuice, Bonanza, etc. That is good for 26 maternal lines. Another gal I know names all lambs born in a group by something common, for example flowers (Rose, Petunia, Lilly). That way she knows siblings and perhaps year of birth. What naming schemes can YOU think of? Do you use a scheme when naming lambs in your flock? Carol ___ 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] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29
I mostly fall into Rick's ideology here. The lambs name starts with the year, then their numerical sequence of their birth, followed by an abbreviated description and codon 171 status. So an example of this name format is 13018 BBB kr twin +. This means this lamb was born in 2013, was the 18th lamb born, is Barbados Blackbelly, codon 171 kr (lower case being untested but likely and upper case guaranteed, born a twin, and the + means he has a chance of carrying the Booroola gene. The gender, sire, dam, tag numbers and other information are linked to this name by the computer tracking software. The only sheep that get names are the All Stars, Bottle Babies, and those with good or bad personality traits (Knee Breaker, Precious, Spunky, Big Boy and Psycho come to mind). Just to many sheep to name them all here. Mark Wintermute -Original Message- From: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info] On Behalf Of Rick Krach Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 5:14 PM To: blackbelly Blackbelly List Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 9, Issue 29 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 for lambs (Carol J. Elkins) 2. Re: Naming schemes for lambs (Elizabeth Radi) ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
