well it has worked for us may years now. when we bring in the larger flocks we just yell real loud and shake a half full bag of feed. they come in like gang-busters. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BF Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Some tips on how to handle blackbelly sheep and enclosures
> The thing is, at the place where we got the sheep, that trick didn't work. > After about one or two times of getting caught using this method, the sheep > would leave the feeding area before humans could approach the area and close > the gate. They seemto be very alert did I mention this ;) > > Brad > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "ADAM STANLEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Some tips on how to handle blackbelly sheep and > enclosures > Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:27:53 -0600 > > just build a small shed (10x12) with a gate. feed your sheep in the shed > only. you should be able to close the gate and enclose them in no time at > all. it works for us. > please all, if i am wrong let me know. > adam > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BF Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 8:08 PM > Subject: [blackbelly] Some tips on how to handle blackbelly sheep and > enclosures > > > > Hello. We are new to this list and new to Blackbelly sheep. Last summer > we > > purchased two Blackbelly lambs and we really like them. We want to start > a > > flock for rasing our own meat. Having had these two for the last several > > months has generated some questions that we would like to pose to this > list > > please. > > > > One of the first things we found out is that these animals are difficult > to > > handle as they are very quick and hard to catch. We are in the planning > > stages of building enclosures just for these sheep and we wonder about > > enclosure shape and size in relationship to this issue. We are in the > > Southern California desert and have zero pasture(no rain here seldom) so > all > > feed will be hay not graze in case this information is important. Is the > > shape of the enclosure important in that it can be made to facilitate > easier > > capture and control of the sheep? Would long narrow pens be a good idea > for > > herding the sheep down to one end when they need to be under control or > > selected out and moved to other pens? How do you get control of your > sheep? > > I think we'll have many more questions and appreciate the help very much! > > Thanks, Brad > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Frustrated with dial-up? Get high-speed for as low as $26.95. > > https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) > > > > =============================================== > > This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. > > To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to > http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly > > > > =============================================== > This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. > To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to > http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly > > _________________________________________________________________ > Frustrated with dial-up? Get high-speed for as low as $26.95. > https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) > > =============================================== > This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. > To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly > =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly
