Thank you Helmut for confirming the Dorper inability to handle corn; and Onalee, I did not change any feed schedules -- they've been getting the same combination of whole corn, rolled corn, and sweet grain for a year at least. Since I posted the message last weekend and stopped giving them any corn, the diarrehea has completely cleared up!
Rick Krach
Auburn, California
(530) 889-1488Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:59:14 -0700
From: "hlang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [blackbelly] dorper
Dorper get very easy prolabs/diarrhea when fed with grain in springtime. But
it depends on bloodlines. White Dorper with red spots on the back don't have any prolabs problems and handle grain well.
Regards Helmut Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:14:05 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [blackbelly] dorper To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
I have dorper/katahdins mixes and black belly sheep. In the summer I feed
100% whole corn, in the winter 75% corn and 25% sheep pellets. I have never had
any problem with feeding corn to the sheep. I think the main problem is
giving them something they are not used to in large quantities that would cause
diarrhea.
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