Re: [Blackbelly] Pricing

2011-09-25 Thread RAY DE SA
Depends on your area and the general demand. I'm in central California and they vary quite a bit. I have bought some nice young rams (that are now beautiful) for as little as $50.00 each and sold some nice young ones for $150.00. I do see them nice older rams listed from around $80.00 to

Re: [Blackbelly] Need help with identifying a ewe

2011-09-25 Thread RAY DE SA
Hi Natasha, Couldn't open the link, any chance you could send some pics? I'm always curious and usually pretty good about determining the genetics in Blackbellies and Barbados and their crosses. Thanks, Ray --- On Sun, 9/25/11, Natasha Lovell rubystargo...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Natasha Lovell

Re: [Blackbelly] bottle lamb

2012-02-29 Thread RAY DE SA
Have a couple I'm feeding right now myself. Smaller feedings the first week at least, better to keep them wanting a little more than overdoing it with them. I've been fortunate with all the ones I've done (and am doing), that I haven't had to feed them during the night. I do feed thenm very

Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 8, Issue 21

2012-03-01 Thread RAY DE SA
of Blackbelly digest... Today's Topics:   1. bottle lamb (o johnson)   2. Re: bottle lamb (Michael Smith)   3. Re: bottle lamb (RAY DE SA) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:06:16 -0800 (PST) From: o johnson jq

Re: [Blackbelly] Prolapse

2012-04-10 Thread RAY DE SA
Hi Natasha, It's hard to say when to panic with these girls since they seem to like to keep you guessing. That being said, if it appears she is in labor or having contractions and nothing happens within 30 minutes to an hour, you should have her vet checked. I lost one ewe two years ago by

Re: [Blackbelly] Prolapse

2012-04-10 Thread RAY DE SA
Weve been raising them for a few years now and I still have a lot to learn. I've been a cattleman all my life and they are still a little easier for me to read than the Blackbellies. Calling the vet is usually my last resort, but the problem with these Blackbellies is by then it can be too

Re: [Blackbelly] Mountain Lion

2012-06-19 Thread RAY DE SA
Wow tough situation. I can tell you it will continue to come back as long as there is such an easy food source. If it's not carrying them off it is probably a young male. They often kill for sport when getting started on their own. Females will usually take them back their den. Not sure

Re: [Blackbelly] herding dogs -- was Re: Can we trim horns

2012-07-09 Thread RAY DE SA
Thought I'd weigh in on this one. I live in central California and yes dogs can be very expensive here. However, if you are patient you can often find some very good pups from working parents for little to nothing. You won't be getting papered animals, but I'd much rather have the smarts

Re: [Blackbelly] Dead ewe, coyotes? or something else

2013-06-06 Thread RAY DE SA
Michael, you didn#x27;t mention how tall your fence is. Ours is five feet and I#x27;ve watched the coyotes clear it with room to spare. They are thick here in central California right now, I shot four this past weekend on our ranch. Have never had any luck trapping them, the rifle works best

Re: [Blackbelly] Dead ewe, coyotes? or something else

2013-06-06 Thread RAY DE SA
5, 2013 at 9:22 AM, RAY DE SA ray.d...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Michael, you didn#x27;t mention how tall your fence is. Ours is five feet and I#x27;ve watched the coyotes clear it with room to spare. They are thick here in central California right now, I shot four this past weekend on our ranch