Hi guys! We're relying on those of you with more experience to lend a hand-- does anyone know a good place, either on-line or NorCal local, to buy sheep...
Try a large dog collar, they seem to go better in them than halters. Our rams wear them full time so I can grab and tie them to the fence when I go in with...
I agree with Shannon that collars work best if left on fulltime. If you want a halter that you use occaisionally,llama halters fit much better. Medium llama...
I have a developing trip from Ohio, to Springfield, Missouri, to Ohio, to Hamburg, Pennsylvania, to Milmay, New Jersey, to Hopkinton, Rhode Island, to Ohio by...
You can order sheep halters from midstateswoolgrowers.com, sheepman supply, nasco (enasco.com), premier1supplies.com just to mention a few. We have a show...
I have 1--10 mo white female 25% Anatolian x 75% Great Pyr LGD who guards goats/sheep. She can be re-bonded to protect other animals. Current rabies. Have...
We have recently finished lambing and were pleased to have 24 baby lambs on the ground from 10 ewes. We recently lost the smallest of the quadruplets at 3 and...
It is a problem with some newborns that do not seem to have a nursing reflex. Most lambs do have it and do well. With triplets sometimes there is one that is...
The older the St. Croix ewe the more lamb, typically. Quads, the small one typically is the runt and will eventually get strength and sometimes even pass the...
I agree with Jo that many lambs will refuse a bottle when they have access to their mother. At first we had some long battles with lambs that were getting...
Hunched means they are chilled or have pneumonia and will die soon if not remedied. St. Croix are more prone to adverse colder weather conditions, reason is...
Hi, With regard to weight, our lambs weigh rarely under 8lbs and often 12 lbs. The older ewes may have triplets where the lambs weigh 8,9,10 or 11 pounds...
The majority of the St. Croix ewes I had average lamb weights were 7.5 lbs.They lambed in fields, less chance of a mother crushing them. I also look at the...
I understand that a good breeding age for St Croix is about 13 months for ewes. For ewes born last spring then it would be appropriate to breed them this...
I always preferred to have them drop their first lamb at 13 months; I have had them drop at 10.5months of age and 11 months and 12 months, better development...
Dear Susan, For many years we have bred our St Croix ewe lambs at 7 months to lamb at 12 months. Lately we have bred the January ewe lambs to lamb in March...
I get a much higher rate of twins at the 13 months than if they drop earlier for the first time. ************** Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL ...
I'd breed those last year ewe lambs late fall 2008 for April May2009 lambs and leave the ram in there for 60 days or more depending on numbers ************** ...
Wonder if anyone knows if the consortium (Australia, UK, NZ and US) have done genome work for the mapping project utilizing St. Croix? I know Australia is...
The Smart Gene .. Smart Sheep don't consume poisonous weeds in many instances because they prefer to seek out fresh forage. And may give a boost to survival...
The Swan Ranch is sending a consignment of St Croix sheep to the St Croix Sale in Springfield,IL June 21st. They also have 4 RR Spring ram lambs and 7 RR ...
Yes, the selection would and normally is by death of the animal as is the case in Texas. Dorpers die from eating woolly paper flower (aka yellow weed) its ...
The flock selects what it wants to eat and I suppose a smart sheep desires fresh nutritious feed and will Out compete other sheep to consume it, nothing ...
I am taking deposits on the first litter of my 2 yr old female, GG (Good Girl) and new sire Good Boy! born on Easter Sunday, Mar 23, 2008. The pups are 25%...
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