Hello Lana and Mark, Raising any animal requires some attention as I am sure you know. I raise goats and Barbados Blackbelly sheep (BBBS) and other types of breeds. I have only raised BBBS and no other sheep so my experience is only limited with them. Compared to goats I feel raising BBBS are a breeze. All my breeds of animals, (I have other types) are in a very low maintenance. I have good pastures and/or hay and I use very little grain. I do give more grain when the weather is cold. My sheep never get out of my fencing and all the different breeds of goats that I have, they love to see where they can get out. When they do get out, they do not go very far it is just the mission they have in life...test the fence and prove they can get out. I hope this helps. I hope you and the rest of the list have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
James Harper Virginia Regional Director Blackbelly Barbados Sheep Association International -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lana & Mark Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [blackbelly] Re: Blackbelly digest, Vol 1 #556 - 1 msg 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 =============================================== 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
