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%...
Sorry late. My pc was acting up. I answered 2 questions Thursday and sent to repair. Got it back today. Chalk it up to electrical activity interruptions due to...
I have read a few different articles and heard different advice from people and I am now quite confused (surprise, surprise!). Here are the things that seem...
My experience says they cycle about every 18 days, could be an exception, depends on the individual ewe and how she has been fed and maintained. Its somewhat...
I have been Ohio 2 years, lambed last May and lambing next month, so I haven't tested these ewes on breeding, I prefer not to lamb in winter here. Further ...
We started lambing in May of' '91 in the central valley of CA. We have done the accellerated lambing plan since - that is the ewe lambs every 8 months. Ewes...
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this interesting topic (well I think it is very interesting). Since we base a lot of our information for the breed on...
The real world is different than a controlled research station for sure. Stress is another factor, new location, shipping etc. ************** Need a new ride?...
Jo, What is an ee lamb ? Melissa ... From: Theswanranch@... To: origstcroixhairsheepassn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:00 PM Subject:...
I am so glad to have joined this list . I have learned so much . thank you all, Rex Hopkins Poplar bluff, Mo. 573-785-6492 ... Thank you to everyone who...
Sorry to have posted without spellchecking: cebtral - central; gegrees - degrees; wwre - were; lambs - lamb; ee - ewe. Sorry to have to tell you that we lost...
Sorry to hear about the ram..pneumonia probabilities increase from weather changes, cooler climates to warmer and warm to cool seasonally. Alot of poor ...
Hi Jo and Steve, Sorry to hear about your ram! I think this year has just been weird! We lost quite a few lambs at birth this year and had one ewe who had...
Was wondering are your ewes on fescue pasture ? With horses here in our area of the Country if the fescue is endophyte infected a lot of times you will lose...
Wow, thanks for that tidbit. Certainly interesting... We actually have, pretty close to, weed free orchard grass. Since sheep are browsers they generally eat...
There are good tubs for sheep and not so good; the best are made by Hudson Livestock, Texas (hardcooked) and they use a special yeast that they get from ...
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