I would add a supplement rich in vitamin H and follow with a good
worming with safegaurd or panacur.
Cecil in oKla
On 11/18/2012 4:28 PM, Mary Swindell wrote:
Hello breeder friends,
As Registrar of the BBSAI, I answer questions from those who write in
to the BBSAI web site at www.blackbellysheep.org. This week someone
wrote in (below) with a question about sheep horn health, which I do
not know much about. Can any of you help with advice to this person?
I will keep this person's name private, but I will tell her that I
have sought information from a group of knowledgeable blackbelly
breeders. Thank you for any advice and suggestions you can offer.
Please reply either to this listserve, or to me privately. I will
forward all your responses to this person. Her question is included
below.
Sincerely,
Mary Swindell
Registrar, BBSAI
To: i...@blackbellysheep.org
Subject: Website Request for Information about BBSAI
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:56:16 -0800 (PST)
Comment: My father has 5 blackbelly sheep. All Rams of various
ages. He purchased them to keep all weeds and vegetation down for
fire prevention. They used to have horses and Boer goats for that
purpose on his 10 acres. Dad is getting older and the responsibility
for their care has fallen upon me.I have been doing some research
regarding blackbellies. I believe they have adequate food in the
pasture and he has supplied them with a salt block that was
reccomended as well as whole corn in the winter. My question is that
recently the sheep have taken to excessively rubbing their horns on
trees. They have always done this but lately it has been extreme.
The base of their horns look dry with some cracking. The horns
themselves look dry. Just yesterday I noticed one ram had broken off
aprox 5" off the tip of his horn. I am researching as much as
possible. I didnt like the breeder as these sheep were in poor shape
when dad purchased them.
Is this normal for rams at this time of year? We live in northern
california aprox 80 from OR border. Good land with lots of natural
growth. I would appreciate any help. Thank you.
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