Hello there! The months of May/June are going to be busy ones! Weaning will begin May 10th with the first third of our lambs, May 18th for the second third and...
Two 6 mo old male siblings born Nov 1st, can be sold together or separately. They have never dug out or climbed over fences. I have not seen either chase...
Hi, I am new to the list but not totally new to St. Croixs. I plan on getting some more later this summer now that I have my own farm. I was wondering, have...
That is good news. Melissa KY ... From: Theswanranch@... To: origstcroixhairsheepassn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:32 PM Subject: Re:...
OPP seems to be located in more flocks of sheep in the Northern areas of the USA.. It is like Johnes disease. Never had it my sheep in Texas, but I am watchful...
************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Dear Jo Swan, we would be very pleased to include your breed the St Croix Hair...
What's a rare breed today, the definition? I always thought it was 500 or less in existence in sheep. ************************************** See what's free at...
The American Livestock Breeds Concervancy considers a rare breed to have less than 500 registrations/year.They have several catagories in regarding breeds: ...
Thank you Dorpcroix. Are there any health issues that St. Croixs have a particular problem with ? Melissa Crislip W. KY ... areas of the ... diseases...
The St Croix are notably easier care than most modern wool sheep. They are resistant to many internal parasites, especially Haemonchus Cortatus, the barberpole...
Dust..yes dust pneumonia can be a problem in Texas due weather and wind and sand/dust in roundbales when harvesting. Lung size is a factor per Louisiana State...
This year I have had some issues with the ease of birthing. My yearlings and one of my older gals had lambs that just didn't want to come the right way. Once...
Leather: the first recycled protein, a natural non-woven fabric and strategic material. Hides are a continuous source of collagen and an important agricultural...
My experience with St. Croix shows the older the ewes the more lambs. I have had 3 sets of quintuplets with St. Croix and crosses over the years. Typically...
Thank you so much for listing them! That is so unique - I truly hope you do see representatives of each of the breeds there. susan millstone farm ... have less...
Wow, you hit the jackpot on quads. In 16 years we have had only one set of quads. Our yearlings have1/2 singles - 1/2 twins. When we were in Caifornia we bred...
Those were quintuplets (5 lambs).. One year the old St. Croix ewes dropped 80-85% triplets, I had about 300 registered and registerable. Quads, maybe 100 ...
Thanks for the input on health issues the St. Croix faces. You all pretty well are confirming my own observations that the only thing you might wish for in...
The Royal White is a refined version of the Dorpcroix as bred by Bill Hoag. Bill started his program in 1994 with pure-bred St Croix ewes and Dorper and White...
What we don't want is for people to represent cross-breds as St Croix. Jo Swan Thank you again Jo for the very thorough explanation to all of my questions....
Back to the question what's a hair sheep? Considering the possibility the majority of sheep in the USA will be will be wool-hair crosses in the USA within 20...
I will be available in Spring City, Pennsylvania on May 26. I can go any direction but will be going to Ohio at some point. I am organizing a trip from Ohio,...
Two 6 mo old male siblings born Nov 1st, can be sold together or separately. They haven't dug out or climbed over fences. I haven't seen either chase goats or...
"What we don't want is for people to represent cross-breds as St Croix. ... I think as the hair/shedding idea grows larger, it may become a problem in the...
Popularity has its positives for sure, but also its drawbacks. Melissa ... From: findingcarob To: origstcroixhairsheepassn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May...
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