Sincerely, Mary Swindell
BLACKBELLY BARBADOS SHEEP ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL www.blackbellysheep.org 2004 BBSAI Workshop and Annual Meeting September 11 and 12, 2004 Bellwether Farm, Cobden, Illinois*
--See on display Barbado sheep and the rare Barbados Blackbelly sheep.
--Hear about the Scrapie Program and the National Identification Program.
--Learn about Barbado and Barbados Blackbelly sheep, 4-H, marketing strategies, BBSAI registration, foot trimming, DS Livestock working chute, how to set up a lamb pool, how to conduct fecal tests, and sheep record keeping.
--Hands-on participation in certain workshops.
--Visit Walt Stubbs' farm operation Learn about feeding market lambs on a slotted floor, setting up a lamb pool, and introducing a livestock guardian dog to your farm.
--Purchase Barbado and/or Barbados Blackbelly sheep at the BBSAI livestock auction.
--Network with other Barbado and Barbados Blackbelly sheep breeders.
*Bellwether Farm is owned by BBSAI member Mary Swindell.
LOCATION Bellwether Farm 815 Bell Hill Road Cobden, Illinois 62920 618-893-4568
REGISTRATION At the door Members and their family: $35 per person Guest: $45 per person Youth (18 years and under): $25 per person Please make checks payable to BBSAI
MEALS
Breakfast and lunch for both days can be purchased at the workshop. All members, non-members, and guests are invited to attend the optional banquet dinner Saturday evening at Giant City Lodge. The cost of dinner is not included in the registration fee, but you won't want to miss it because we'll be talking "serious sheep" (and having a great time, too!).
2004 BBSAI WORKSHOP PROGRAM:
Saturday, September 11, 2004: Registration Welcome, Introduction of BBSAI Board Members and Announcements Silent Auction Bidding Starts History and Preservation of Barbado and Barbados Blackbelly Sheep Ballot Questions and Answers Tour Bellwether Farm, and Ranch Chores Using Stockdogs Record Keeping, Ear Tags, and Scrapie Regulations Foot Trimming with DS Livestock Working Chute Demonstration Marketing Strategies Fecal Count Workshop Livestock Auction Sale of Barbado and Barbados Blackbelly Sheep
Sunday, September 12, 2004:
Sunrise stockdog & sheep walkabout at Bellwether Farm
Raising Feed Market Lambs on a Slotted Floor, Setting up a Lamb Pool, Introducing a Livestock Guardian Dog
Raising Barbado and Barbados Blackbelly Sheep as a 4-H Project
Demonstration of the BBSAI Registry and Membership Database
Silent Auction Winners
Ballot Questions & Answers
Annual Meeting (MEMBERS and GUEST ONLY)
NOTE: Schedule and events may change without notice.
Mary Swindell Illinois Regional Director, BBSAI Bellwether Farm 815 Bell Hill Road Cobden, IL 62920 (618) 893-4568 (home) (618) 453-1697 (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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