I had to delete his message real quick before I said something I regretted, I was sitting on my hands trying not to type. I don't have 40 acres at my disposal either. For all the good it would do in the wintertime anyway! *Everyone had to hay & grain them in the winter- that's not abuse-so why would it be abuse to have to supplement in the summer with hay, grain & alfalfa? Mitzi Oklahoma
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:54:50 -0600, Johnson, Oneta wrote: >Now watch what is said here. I have very little land but I have no problems >with the horses or sheep. They have vet care, are checked everyday for problems and I raise and show some top horses. You can not put the amount of land to blame on problems. It is just commone sense and good houskeeping. Not everyone one has a lot of land. >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:42 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Herman's message asking for help >In a message dated 12/28/2004 11:04:07 AM Central Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >I urge people to be responsible breeders and learn as much as you can about >any animal you raise BEFORE you bring it home. BE PREPARED for birthing >issues. >Carol >I agreed with your response and still do. I guess I was making the same >point that you were. Many times I see folks around here that move out on 5 >acres then cannot pay for the land so they sell off half of it and still keep >the same amount of animals. I don't see how any halfway rational thinking >person can believe that 2.5 acres will support 3 horses, a calf ( for beef) >and >5 goats without carrying feed to them 24 hours a day. I have bought horses >from these folks just to keep them from dying. This is not just one family >around here, there are many.... I have 27 blackbellies now, and 2 donkeys. >They were grazing on 6 acres of pasture and 5 acres of Barley that was 6 >inches tall. Within a month, they had the Barley grubbed down. These are >well >fed animals all the time. I was fortunate that I only had to move the >electric >fence over, but not everyone has 40 acres of green forage at their disposal. >When I see animals longing for the green forage over their fence when they >are being fed only hay or grain, To me, that is animal abuse. >Of course I should mention that my veterinarian ,my best friend, says that >there was never an undernourished animal around my place. Most of the time >they too fat. >I am rambling, just wanted to say I agreed, but wanted to give the animals a >chance. Too many have touted the feed efficiency of Blackbellies like they >talk about their car mileage.... >Nothing takes the place of good nutrition. And I would be happy to help >anyone on the list with anyu problems, but as you stated many times all we >get >on the first post is "my sheep is sick" Perhaps we should have a FAQ list >for >what to note when posting a problem or what symptoms to list or history to >list before calling the vet..... It would help the owner when discussing >the >problem with the vet and I know it would help the vet... My vet always >talks with admiration about having to see a client who knows enough about the >animal to discuss the problems and symptoms..... >Just my $0.02 >Cecil Bearden >Oklahoma >=============================================== >This message is from the 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 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 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]/
