I band my ram lambs unless I intend to slaughter them before puberty. I only have 1 "intact" ram on my place at a time. All of my sheep stay together all of the time and it is the only way to tell who "Daddy" is.
If you always do what you have always done; You will always get what you have always got John Dahl Buckeye, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharfeddin, Heather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:10 AM Subject: RE: [blackbelly] vaccinating & banding > I band ram lambs that I plan to butcher. It's very simple, but you have to > make sure the testacies have descended into the sack. My sheep book > recommends ten days, but I've found that it's too soon. Three weeks seems > to > be about right for my sheep. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of christine > handley > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [blackbelly] vaccinating & banding > > > Open question, > > Is anybody banding their rams? I am considering this so that they may stay > with the herd longer, and to reduce fighting and head bashing among them. > > In connection with this , does anybody do an annual vaccination on the > ewes. > Example "Covexin 8" . This is what my vet has recommended I do, > especially > if I do band., but I hesitate to use vaccines or other meds, unless > absolutely necessary. Any views? > > Chris H. > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.384 / Virus Database: 216 - Release Date: 08/22/2002 > > =============================================== > This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list > (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). > 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 > To search the archives, go to > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > =============================================== > This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list > (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). > 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 > To search the archives, go to > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). 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 To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
