Did everyone get a sales brochure on the National Tunis sale? If not...let Louise know and she'll get you one. Even if you aren't interested in buying, the...
Hi Everyone, I am also new to the group. My husband and I are getting our 1st sheep this weekend: a Tunis ram and a crossbred ewe. In the next month we'll be...
Hi Kim, Welcome to the group. Congratulations on your Tunis. Where in Berks Co. are you? I have relatives there and live not too far away in Delaware. ...
i've had my one tunis ewe for a few years now that i show at the county fair. This was my first year breeding her and she gave me my first lamb it was a ewe....
JUst looking at my vet bill for this spring and most of it is because of vaccinations or tests or preventative actions....and would like to know from other...
... I don't have an answer for you, but I'm curious as to the reason for the abortion? Or are you speaking in strictly medical terms and meaning miscarriage...
Hello Louise, As a breeding stock supplier I think your best return on investment will certainly be Scrapie testing. The price difference between QQ sheep and...
Hello Louise, As a breeding stock supplier I think your best return on investment will certainly be Scrapie testing. The price difference between QQ sheep and...
... From: "darlingtunis" <tunis@...> We vaccinate for tetanus and over eating disease as well as rabies. Since we give the vaccinations ourselves it...
One of our Tunis lambs born last month on our place of registered sire and dam had not only a white patch on its head but also a white blaze on its face as far...
... From: "organicman321" <organicman321@...> Occassionally you will get white spots or even all white tunis. I'm not sure what you are breeding for,...
One person's opinion.....Welcome to the world of raising an older breed...remember we have a long history and there was a time that those interesting white...
We had a ram lamb like that last year. We wethered him. His twin sister had white on her crown and tip of her tail, but luckily no blaze. The same ewe,...
We sold him at a local auction. His fleece was not nice enough for us to sell him for that purpose. -- Kris Byrnes Winter's Past Farm www.winterspastfarm.com ...
Thanks for that historical insight. In keeping with the breed standard, we have always registered those animals and they are quite nice. It was the white...
This year we had a quite a few with white patches on the head and no white anywhere else and no black spots. A few years ago we had 2 lambs with black spots....
What is the real meaning of white patches on the poll of Tunis lambs? Has this color pattern been proven to be associated with any specific superior trait? ...
... From: Jerry <organicman321@...> I'm not sure about the white on the poll. The first I heard of it being a positive trait was on this list. The black...
This is from another group I'm on. It's always sad to loose a breeder... Laurie Andreacci Laurie's Lambs Chesterfield, NJ http://www.laurieslambs.com ... ...
Besides shearing my own flock of Tunis, I shear other people's small flocks on weekends (any breed!). If anyone needs a shearer within an hour of Vestal, NY...
Jerry Hi I'm in Afton 13730 too far??? Thanks --Kelly organicman321 <organicman321@...> wrote: Besides shearing my own flock of Tunis, I shear other...
Hi All -- I'm looking to find a few 5-10 Tunis ewe lamb. Must be OPP and CL tested or willing to test prior to sale or pick up. I will be more than happy to...