In response to Elaine's question on powdered milk. I raised 30 bottle lambs last year all on milk replacer from our Local farm & home with no problems. I have 2 now that are on it from birth and 2 more that were about a week old when I started no problems to report yet. I just make it with fairly hot tap water. Or reheat in the microwave. Good luck! Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 2:05 PM Subject: blackbelly Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7
> Send blackbelly mailing list submissions to > blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of blackbelly digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Wisconsin teleconferences (Carol J. Elkins) > 2. Friday Sales/January Trip (First Class Transport) > 3. Rejected Ram Lamb (Elaine Wilson) > 4. Re: Rejected Ram Lamb (Terry Wereb) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:16:59 -0700 > From: "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [blackbelly] Wisconsin teleconferences > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Those of you in Wisconsin might be interested in what appear to be very > informative FREE teleconferences about some sheep management topics > sponsored by the University of Wisconsin. See > http://www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscience/sheep/wisline06/wisline06.htm for > upcoming teleconferences. > > Last evening's teleconference was presented by David Thomas and entitled > "Useable Crossbreeding Systems for Small and Large Sheep Flocks." The > handouts are well worth reading and can be downloaded at > http://www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscience/sheep/wisline06/ThomasWisline1-06-06.pdf > > There are a lot of woolie sheep breeders trying to figure out how to get > from woolie to hair and are using hair sheep rams on their woolie ewes. > Those of us maintaining purebred seedstock are responsible for ensuring > that our genetics remain vigorous and diverse. Folks who crossbreed are > responsible for ensuring that their sheep are not represented as purebred > anything. There is a good market for blackbelly sheep to be used for > crossbreeding and not enough sheep to meet the demand. Even if you > personally are not considering crossbreeding, the more you know about it > (by taking advantage of teleconferences such as this one), the better able > you are to advise your customers and other shepherds who come to you for > breeding stock and advice. > > Carol > Carol Elkins > Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep > (no shear, no dock, no fuss) > Pueblo, Colorado > http://www.critterhaven.biz > T-shirts, mugs, caps, and more at the > Barbados Blackbelly Online Store http://www.cafepress.com/blackbellysheep > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:50:40 -0700 > From: "First Class Transport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [blackbelly] Friday Sales/January Trip > To: <blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > We have a trip planned for January 30th. If we can pull everything together, > we may be leaving on the 16th or 23rd. If you need January transport, get in > touch with us as soon as possible. Our route is determined by your needs. > > You can see pictures of our truck and trailer on www.FCTransport.com. The > trailer would be great to get your newly weaned kids to their new home. It?s > a quiet, smooth, enclosed ride. We keep getting great comments on it. > > The tentative route looks like this: > Idaho > Wyoming > South Dakota > Iowa > Wisconsin > Illinois > Indiana > Michigan > Ohio > West Virginia > Virginia > North Carolina > South Carolina > Georgia > Florida > Georgia > Alabama > Mississippi > Arkansas > Oklahoma > Texas > New Mexico > Arizona > California > Oregon > Washington > Idaho > > For the first animal: > ? 500 miles is $300 > 1000 miles is $400 > 1500 miles is $500 > 2000 miles is $600 > 2500 miles is $700 > For each additional animal: > ? 500 miles is $45 > 1000 miles is $50 > 1500 miles is $55 > 2000 miles is $60 > 2500 miles is $65 > > If you have any questions, please contact us via the web at > www.FCTransport.com or via email at Service @ FCTransport.com (removing the > spaces) as I am on No Mail on some of the lists. You can also call us at > 208-863-5377. > Thank you, > Tammy Wertz > Dispatch > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 11:43:03 -0600 > From: "Elaine Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [blackbelly] Rejected Ram Lamb > To: "blackbelly" <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Hi All, > > Thank you so much for all of your input! It's good to hear other's > first-hand experiences and it makes me feel good that you are all so > willing to share your thoughts and helpful hints. So far, the little guy > (he has been named Pete) is doing well. His mother's bag seems quite full > and I'm sure she would have had (and probably still has) enough milk for > both of the lambs to share. Our thoughts were also going along the lines > of wondering if there may be something wrong with him, as animals seem to > have a sixth sense about these things. We're hoping he will be fine. We > live in north-central Texas (also needing to worry about the wildfires, > like Oneta - and I hope your sheep, dogs and horses are all well) and since > we have been having such a screwy winter with daytime temperature in the > sixties to near eighty, I have been taking him outside during the day. > > I know he's only on day three of his little life, but I am still hoping for > the best. He is a ravenous eater! I took him out to his herd's pen > yesterday when I was doing poop retrieval and he followed me around a bit > and then rested in the shade or sun when he got tired of walking around. > Yesterday, four of the sheep (his mother was not one of them) decided to > check him out when he was by himself. When I brought him back to the pen > this morning, three of the four that were inspecting him yesterday > approached him again. Two of them are young sheep, both ewes, one being > born on 06/19/05 and the other being born on 07/02/05. They both touched > noses with Pete and seem to be somewhat willing to accept his presence. I > left him out there and will try giving him his next feeding in the pen (I'm > kind of curious what the reaction will be from the other sheep). I guess > I'm thinking the same way that Mark is, in that if he's with the other > sheep he'll think he's a sheep instead of some kind of warped > human/sheep/who-knows-what cross. And as Cecil suggested, I think the > mother is possibly a head case (unless there really is something wrong with > him). > > For now, I will continue to take him outside in the morning and he can stay > with his herd during the day, then bring him inside at night (mainly > because I don't want to go all the way out to their pen in the middle of > the night to give him his feedings). He is staying in our bathroom at > night and I have the carpeted floor (who in the world would carpet instead > of tile their bathroom???!!! - we purchased our home with this > configuration, we didn't choose it) covered with towels and blankets. We > feel sorry for him because he probably thinks his siblings are the trash > can, toilet and toilet brush! He seems to like to sleep between the toilet > and the wall, must make him feel safe and secure. Carol's link on bummer > lambs was also very helpful. Since we have the milk replacement powder, I > am mixing that with the colostrum replacement to be on 100% milk by day > four (I'm shooting for that to be tomorrow afternoon). Since we have the > replacement powder, I am thinking I might as well use that for the time > being. I know Judy and Susan said they use condensed milk and maybe that's > something to keep on hand for when I run out of the powder. Have either of > you tried the powdered milk replacement? If so, have you noticed a > difference, or lack of one, in using the condensed milk instead? Just > curious at this point. > > Sorry to so long-winded, I wanted to pass on my thanks and appreciation and > updates! > > Elaine Wilson > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 10:13:12 -0800 (PST) > From: Terry Wereb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Rejected Ram Lamb > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > Elaine, > It is great to know Pete is doing well. Now I have > a question for everyone-- > I have done Wildlife Rehab, with some success- and > orphans are no biggie for me. But, has anyone tried > getting another ewe to "adopt" the rejected lambs? I > ask this because I should be getting my first sheep in > a few months, and even though I understand the > imprinting process, and know how to work around it, I > would rather have sheep get raised by sheep, dogs by > dogs, etc...There is no more frustrating thing than to > have an animal imprint on a human or another species, > and not get along with it's own. > So, Elaine-- for most intents and purposes-- you > have found a way to alleviate the improper imprinting > of the lamb. Good job. > > Terry W > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > This daily digest is from the blackbelly mailing list. > Visit this list's home page at blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info > > > End of blackbelly Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7 > **************************************** _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info
