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To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.in fo or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info You can reach the person managing the list at blackbelly-ow...@lists.blackbellysheep.info When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Have Pet ABB Weather - Can we trim horns? (atwoo...@aol.com) 2. Re: Have Pet ABB Weather - Can we trim horns? (Lucinda) 3. Re: Have Pet ABB Weather - Can we trim horns? (Cecil R Bearden) 4. Re: Have Pet ABB Weather - Can we trim horns? (Mark Wintermute) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:16:51 -0400 (EDT) From: atwoo...@aol.com To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] Have Pet ABB Weather - Can we trim horns? Message-ID: <19a27.1e52f337.3cc4d...@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I searched the archives but didn't find an answer to whether you can trim the horns back a bit. Who knows the inner physiology of the ABB's horn? We have pasture pet working wethers, not show or breeding rams so it is important to keep and fix one of our Boyz whose horns are growing dangerously close to the eyes. Any info from experience or references where I can get this info? Thanks for your help, The Atwoods Placerville, CA ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:23:51 -0700 From: Lucinda <utte...@suddenlink.net> To: "blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info" <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Have Pet ABB Weather - Can we trim horns? Message-ID: <e7c2d518-c14b-4ffa-b545-62ea84448...@suddenlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Yes you can sand/ trim a few inches usually Sent with Lucindas ipod On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:16 PM, atwoo...@aol.com wrote: > I searched the archives but didn't find an answer to whether you can trim > the horns back a bit. Who knows the inner physiology of the ABB's horn? We > have pasture pet working wethers, not show or breeding rams so it is > important to keep and fix one of our Boyz whose horns are growing dangerously > close to the eyes. Any info from experience or references where I can get this > info? > Thanks for your help, > The Atwoods > Placerville, CA > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:32:00 -0500 From: Cecil R Bearden <crbear...@copper.net> To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Have Pet ABB Weather - Can we trim horns? Message-ID: <4f93fa40.4040...@copper.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed A coarse sanding belt or shop roll can slip between horn and face and sand down the horn for some clearance Cecil in OKla On 4/21/2012 11:23 PM, Lucinda wrote: > Yes you can sand/ trim a few inches usually > > Sent with > Lucindas ipod > > On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:16 PM, atwoo...@aol.com wrote: > >> I searched the archives but didn't find an answer to whether you can trim >> the horns back a bit. Who knows the inner physiology of the ABB's horn? We >> have pasture pet working wethers, not show or breeding rams so it is >> important to keep and fix one of our Boyz whose horns are growing dangerously >> close to the eyes. Any info from experience or references where I can get this >> info? >> Thanks for your help, >> The Atwoods >> Placerville, CA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list >> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:23:33 -0500 From: "Mark Wintermute" <winterm...@earthlink.net> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Have Pet ABB Weather - Can we trim horns? Message-ID: <000301cd2082$bc18c670$344a5350$@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello Atwoods, You can trim the tips of horns usually without much problem. If possible use a pair of large bolt cutters. The pinching type cutting action will limit blood loss. A metal hack saw works if the horn is to thick. The horn is filled with a pulp filled with blood. Many horns get broken off when rams are fighting. The blood loss when a horn breaks off is pretty severe. The tips of the horn have no pulp and can be trimmed. The farther you go from the tip of the horn the more pulp you will encounter. The more pulp the more blood loss. Immediately after trimming horns put the sheep where he will stay calm, quiet and peaceful. This keeps his heart rate down and will slow any blood loss if you get into the pulp. You do not want him running or fighting with any other sheep. The best time to do this type of activity is on a really cold day. Cold days are pretty much over with. I would be concerned with flies now. I raise polled sheep but have dealt with improper horns many times. This is usually the result of polled genetics being crossed with horn genetics. This is why I do not recommend people buying my polled sheep to try to raise horned sheep. Good luck, Mark Wintermute I searched the archives but didn't find an answer to whether you can trim the horns back a bit. Who knows the inner physiology of the ABB's horn? We have pasture pet working wethers, not show or breeding rams so it is important to keep and fix one of our Boyz whose horns are growing dangerously close to the eyes. Any info from experience or references where I can get this info? Thanks for your help, The Atwoods Placerville, CA _______________________________________________ ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This daily digest is from the Blackbelly mailing list. Visit this list's home page at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info/ End of Blackbelly Digest, Vol 8, Issue 40 ***************************************** Once horns are trimmed, does the pulp withdraw a bit like trimming dog toenails? Could the procedure be repeated if the horns threaten again in a year or so? We are preparing a "recovery room" in the barn. :-) So grateful to everyone for your help. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
