Dear Melissa, The St Croix are moderately sized sheep that are a little slower in growth than the modern meat types. The lambs average about 7 lbs at birth....
OOOPS! That was supposed to read "Mild Flavored" NOT "mold flavored"! Sorry, Jo Swan **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. ...
Hello there! We are going to do a huge herd reduction this summer. Too many to handle properly! We are selling off all of our Dorpers, several Katahdins, a few...
Lazy Shepherd Ranch in Oregon has registered St Croix sheep available at this time. We have 2 rams and several ewes up for sale. Prices negotiable on more...
I am guessing that when you say the ewes mature at 135-150 pounds you mean that is the final size they reach. I am assuming that they start to breed at a much...
Where are you? Ann Vermont From: origstcroixhairsheepassn@yahoogroups.com [mailto:origstcroixhairsheepassn@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Hollow Hills Ranch ...
St Croix grow until around 2 1/2 years. We breed our ewe lambs to lamb at 12 months (or there about). They look "slim & trim" at that age. The 2 yr olds have...
And they are the most elegant sheep. My little Handsom just takes my breath away. susan millstone farm ... lamb at 12 ... yr olds ... mature ewes ... had...
I would love to see line drawings, or other visual aids, to help me assess the conformation of these animals. Does anyone have anything like that, or have a...
I would also like a copy if there is one Thanks Chrystie ... From: Ann Tiplady & John Sease To: origstcroixhairsheepassn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February...
Thanks as always Jo. You are a great help. p.s. Do you know of anyone in my area that will be having lambs/ewes, registered, for sell this spring ? Western...
Mine always were bred 8 months of age for good results; to this day I stay at 8 for breeding months having lambs at 13 months, better chances of morre ...
Keep in mind ratings of sheep are determined by who? Usually by board members geared to show ring or judges. The reality for the majority of producers is...
The market place and the enviormnet is the best guide in performance as well as testimony from producers **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all...
We are in Oregon. Molalla to be exact. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connie & Amy Wheeler Hollow Hills Ranch Dorper, Katahdin, St Croix & St Thomas...
I have a question regarding guard llamas. Everyone has their own opinions and ideas as to how many to guard, etc. What do you all think is a good number for a...
Hi Melissa -- I've "spoken" (via email) with the NSIP representatives a few times. To answer your question, yes, the breed association as a whole would have...
Tried to get hair sheep in the NSIP in 1996, they didn't want hair sheep. First thing they need to do is define what a hair sheep is. Not what people with...
Australia, UK and USA have a consortium and will spend millions on sheep genome; I truly hope the St. Croix is included in that project. **************Biggest...
Yes, its simple with technology today. m USDA ARS was at my facility in Texas 3 years ago, wanted me to insert micro genechips in the stomachs of the sheep...
Thanks Karen for the perspective. Mostly I was just wondering if the breed assoc. was or had been part of NSIP. I can see there would be both positive and...
Can you tell me, in laymans' terms, what are globule leucocytes ? What else might affect production of these leucocytes other than genetics ? Anything ? Is...
Shouldn't registration of the St. Croix suffice for certification and special tagging, as long as there is no grading up program ? As far as data being flawed,...
Search St. Croix vs Parasites, a paper published on this parasite resistance and gobule leucocytes. Management to include rotation grazing, spot worming if...
... for ... Do you have links to these studies? The taste tests I've read have always ranked St. Croix below Barbados. I got rid of those horned looney...
Yes, please, there must be an artist in the group to draw some pictures, or folks with digitals with good conformation to help us neophytes (that's not a ...
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