I will be leaving New Holland, Pennsylvania December 10. Compartments are available. Best regards, Russ Edgar Ranch Lynne and Russ Edgar 13306 Granny Creek...
Hello there! We just updated our website to include a place for our business idea that's in the planning stages. The main page look has changed, so please take...
I am already thinking about the 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Hair Sheep Breeder's Sale and I am looking for suggestions for places to advertise. Advertising is...
First thing I would do is have Penn State University support hair sheep production in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; most residents don't know what a hair...
I have a client wanting a Maryland to Colorado trip. Compartments are available. I will be leaving New Holland, Pennsylvania December 10. Compartments are ...
We have five three quarter Maremma pups available. One male and four females. The pups are available @ $250.00 or as started dogs @ $400.00. Best regards. ...
I only had 10 minutes at the library yesterday so am re-posting my ad since I won't be able to post again for about 3 weeks. Hair sheep: 2--Texas White Dahl...
I have acquired a lovely aged ewe who has seen better days. I am wondering what type of supplements I could give her to help her a bit in her advancing age....
I am starting a breeding flock of St Croix (31 sheep). I have been told that I should breed only RR rams. What is the best way to do this (blood or tissue...
You want to use the ear tag system from Gene Check Inc. Fort Collins, CO 800-822-6740. It is the simplest and most economic way of testing. You want to test...
Co Genisis has the capabilities to read DNA codon testing in both directions; most certified labs don't have the capability they do There's' also Gene Check,...
Up to the year 2000 no St. Croix or for that matter and true hair sheep was ever determined to have scrapie. Now with the upgrading schemes, in particular ...
"Having Penn State University support hair sheep production in the commonwealth of PA" is a very lofty statement that we as an industry of hair sheep producers...
That's what Texas A& M said to me in 1997; now they have 100,000's of hair sheep and hair-wool sheep crosses. The fastest growth in the sheep industry the...
The average goat producer in the US is in business 3 years, there's a reason for that. Hair sheep do better, particularly where there's grass, the Northeast...
Penn State had their annual ram performance test recently, I think one of the Royal Whites gained a pound a day, beat alot of sheep it gained a pound day. That...
7000 or what ever the registered number is small. Katadhins are over 50,000; and you can see the mess they have via their upgrading program trying to do what...
Maybe its time for the St. Croix Association to hire a law firm or apply themselves to have the animal trademarked St. Croix Sheep. This will make the ...
"premise ID Tag"? susan millstone farm ... over 50,000; ... trying to do ... Dorper ... breeds. ... programs. ... their investment, this ... otherwise ... and...
Dear Bill, You have presented a number of topics that can be food for thought for the St Croix Association. FIRST: the number of St Croix. Our Fall 2007 lamb...
"the Premise ID is a Voluntary Program that all sheep of breeding ... borders and ... across state ... to get a health cert. But I should check to verify,...
Of course not. The government Premise ID program is only necessary if you need to get a health certificate to go to another state and most fairs require them. ...
With the prolificacy of St. Croix those numbers should double yearly. I though a rare breed was 500 head or less or has that changed? If you want to grow think...
All auction houses put them on and charge you, plus the fairs, shows and requirements specified by the sale if you don't put the free tags on at your premise. ...
I noticed a comment in the newsletter from footrot resistant to footrot tolerant?? All sheep can tolerate footrot if you treat it. More people get out of the...
Dear Bill, At the meeting in Arkansas, it was decided that since there has been no discovery of published data on the St Croix being resistant to footrot - ...
I'm looking for sheep for my farm. I got my cattle & some goats this past summer, now I'm looking for some sheep (chickens will follow soon!) I'd like a...