"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." .....I have a different
opinion
Many of you on this list have heard me get on my soap box about leaving the
breed alone. It is my belief that the more we interfere with them the weaker
their natural defenses to sickness and parasites becomes. I have a small,
closed flock. I have 1 ram and 6 ewes. they were all born here and when they
leave my property they are on the way to the butcher.
Lisa, I am with you I don't do midwifery, I don't medicate, I have only
treated for worms once in the 12 years that I have had my sheep. It was
right after I got them. I tested for worms and found them. I have not had a
problem since. I test every 6 months or so but have been clean since I am
in the desert also, so they are fed year around. Maybe I am simply lucky but
these are the easiest animals I have ever raised. My pigeons require more
work than my flock does.
If you always do what you have always done;
You will always get what you have always got
John Dahl
Buckeye, AZ
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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.
>
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> > 1. RE: Blackbelly - Dorper and other sheep Comparison Dealing with
> > Resistance to Internal Parasites (James Harper)
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> > From: "James Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Blackbelly - Dorper and other sheep Comparison
> > Dealing with Resistance to Internal Parasites
> > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:20:33 -0500
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> > 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?
> >
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