We just returned from a week at Walt Disney World in Florida -- a week gave us enough time to see just about everything! One of the things we caught on our...
... Actually, it's a smart way to start if you can find several related females. Find a ram that works on one, and he will tend to work on them all. Just be...
Just a reminder that this Saturday April 14 is "Sheep Day" here in Monroe county. It is located at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Waterloo, IL. 1/4 mile...
We've been using hand shears and a Wahl Horse clipper for shearing our two Angora goats. This method has been really frustrating, time consuming and the...
This would be something good to send to Debbi to put on the website. Hope you have a fantastic day. Barbara carrcreekgenetics <carrcreekgenetics@...>...
I just added it to the events page, Matt and Barbara. It sounds like a great day, wish I didn't live so far away. - Debbi ... Hope you have a fantastic day....
Me too! It seems like I live far away from everything lol I will be going to the Black Sheep in Eugene Oregon in June. Anyone else in the West planning on it?...
I was just reading the breed characteristics... it says '...The Tunis has a slight "fat tail" and should not be docked too short." What is too short? I dock...
I have two pair, both were originally over $300 but not much. I have one angora goat and the fine toothed one works great on her and on the rest of the flock....
You should be able to get either the Shearmaster or the Premier shears for around $300. FWIW, my shearer recommended I get the Premiers because he said they...
I dock all tails just below the caudal fold (the exception being my karakuls, on which I just dock the skinny part of the tail that hangs below the fat ...
I totally agree Julie. When I went about trying to decide where to dock the tails, I looked at the Tunis guidelines that said that they should not be docked...
My fiend shears sheep with a group most of the spring. He recommends the Premier 4000's (shears not clippers) due to their light weight and speed for small...
A few months ago the MD Sheep & Goat News (U of Md publication) had an article about docking. Under the new MD regulations, lambs w/ too short a tail will not...
Yep, the regulation is for something like a tail 0.7" long, which is still too short in my opinion, but certainly better than docking them up at the sheep's ...
In a message dated 4/12/2007 8:08:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... We have the Shearmasters and are very pleased with them; they will plow through anything...
Just wanting to make sure everyone is clear that combs should be resharpened after about 4 - 5 head and cutters after about 8 - 10 head of use.??. Dull...
Awhile back I posted requesting a wool sample from a Tunis sheep to confirm whether or not I have a reaction to their fleece/lanolin (I am very sensitive to...
Matt, it's just the opposite--combs should be sharpened after 10-20 head and cutters after 5-10 head, depending on the condition of the sheep and, especially,...
I have 2 ewes who are not cleaning up their lambs' bottoms. While the lambs are only a few days old & still relatively easy to catch for me to clean, this ...
How are the dams? Upheaded and alert. No fever or ketosis? That's my concern, that the mothers are not feeling well and not as attentive as in past lambing....
How old are the lambs Julia? The colored droppings should go away as soon as their systems are clean of the womb which should only take a few days. I have had...
Can you come to Nevada? LOL I wish I could find a wool sheep shearer here, hard to watch your covered fleeces being hacked off by a meat bread shearer... ...
I do shear for a number of handspinners and I wish I could help you out. But the airfare round trip between Binghamton, NY and Nevada would probably cost...
Due to the pending nor'easter, the meeting of the Northeast Tunis Sheep Association scheduled for tomorrow (April 15) at David Brown Farm, Winchendon, MA has...
Becky; Believe it or not there is a "sheep shears union" they can be reached through this web site http://www.sheepshearers.com/ they sell equipment and hold...
I would like to see an area association started on this side of the country... can anyone tell me how to go about it? Will call it the Western Tunis Sheep...
The Northeast Tunis Sheep Association is one of the oldest regional Tunis groups. Currently I serve as the secretary to the group. We find that a regional...
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