Sounds to me that if you don't want to be a part of the midwifery you shouldn't be into sheep. They do need attention.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly > 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. RE: Blackbelly - Dorper and other sheep Comparison Dealing with Resistance to > Internal Parasites (James Harper) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: "James Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Blackbelly - Dorper and other sheep Comparison Dealing > with Resistance to Internal Parasites > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:20:33 -0500 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Greeting, > > I forgot to mention that in the BBSAI Newsletter mailed out this month is an > article dealing with "Resistance to Internal Parasites in Lambs of Hair > Sheep Composite." Katahdin, Dorper, Blackbelly, crosses and other sheep are > compared and mentioned in this article. Thought this might help with your > decision. > > James Harper > Virginia Regional Director > Blackbelly Barbados Sheep Association International > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lisa morris > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 11:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [blackbelly] Blackbelly - Dorper Comparison > > Hello, > > My husband and I have two 6 mo. old Blackbelly ewes and plan on getting more > > (he posted about the fencing) We are debating about what kind of ram to > get. We are raising the sheep for meat for the family. Our rainfall here > is very low, so we must buy all our feed. Hay is $10.00 a bale (three > string), so efficient feed conversion is important. Although the Blackbelly > > sheep seem very hardy, they are, at 6 months old, not very heavy. We could > get a polled Blackbelly ram lamb, and breed more lightweight sheep. We were > > considering getting a Dorper ram, so the lambs would be bigger. We would > save the ewe lambs for breeding. Our concern is that the Dorper sheep might > > not be hardy enough. I know there are websites promoting the hardiness of > the Dorper breed, but their main goal is to sell their product. The Dorper > is promoted as "heat tolerant", but how hot is hot? Our summer temps. > average 110 during the day. Months go by where the daily temp always > exceeds 100. The Blackbelly don't seem to care. Could the Dorper ram > become infertile? Another concern is birthing. Could the crosses have more > > birthing problems than Blackbelly? I have no interest in participating in > flashlight-assisted midnight midwifery, emergency vet calls, or > bottlefeeding "bummer lambs" (who could eat a lamb they bottleraised?) I > understand of course that emergencies happen, but I prefer to keep them to a > > minimum. This is even more important than feed conversion. Does anyone > have any experience with this? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is there a gadget-lover on your gift list? MSN Shopping has lined up some > good bets! http://shopping.msn.com > > =============================================== > 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 daily digest 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 > > End of Blackbelly Digest =============================================== 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
