[blackbelly] Showy Crotalaria
Okay I thought I would provide a link for you all to check out-- as a friend in Ms raises goats, and a neighbor of hers had a goat just DIE-- and this plant was in the pasture, recently browsed. I am sending to both the consortium and Blackbelly list because I thought I had seen wehre a young ram that had been available for sale died suddenly, and it hit me that the general locale was about right. www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/cvtsp.htm also: www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/livestock/animal_health/horses/Horses+Poisoned+by+Showy+Crotalaria.html if this plant is out there in your pastures, it could explain some sudden deaths. Please, look for it. No one wants to lose a baby of ANY age to something that can be eliminated from the pastures. Terry W ___ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [blackbelly] Showy Crotalaria
Here in Tennessee we call that stuff Milkweed. If you break the branches a sappy, white fluid will emerge. It looks like milk and stinks like the dickens!! unfortunatly it is everywhere at our place! The books do claim that it is poisonous. The sheep will pick around on the VERY young leaves at the first of the season--probably because they long for anything green. But mine will NOT eat it once it gets about 5 inches tall. It gets very tall and 1 plant will bush out alot. It provides shade in the hot summer months. BUT, you have got to cut that stuff before the seeds get mature--if you don't it spreads like WILDFIRE. We actually get in there and cut it with a reap-hook, and throw it out of the field. Just my two cents worth. www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/cvtsp.htm also: www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/livestock/animal_health/horses/Ho rses+Poisoned+by+Showy+Crotalaria.html if this plant is out there in your pastures, it could explain some sudden deaths. Please, look for it. No one wants to lose a baby of ANY age to something that can be eliminated from the pastures. Terry W ___ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ___ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[blackbelly] New baby
WOW we finally had our 1st Black Belly baby (not sure of gender yet). This was from a beautifull ram we got from Beth Garland. I was starting to dought he love of the female (sheep) variety. He has a goat girlfriend that he hangs out with mainly. Now that we have a baby I need some advice. Everything is good with mom. She is feeding and caring for baby very good. I currently have them seperated from the Goats and BB Ram. When should I turn them out to the pasture. Mind you this Ewe is not easy to pen up. She is very spooky so I cant put them away at night. I would assume mom can clean herself up after this. Our pygmy goats have always needed so much help in the birthing area. Its kinda neat to have an animal do it all themselves. Any advice would be great, Brad ___ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [blackbelly] New baby
Brad and Aimee Andrews wrote: WOW we finally had our 1st Black Belly baby (not sure of gender yet). T. Now that we have a baby I need some advice When should I turn them out to the pasture. Brad, I'm glad the ewe and lamb are doing well. I understand how hard it can be to round up the ewe and baby so we went ahead and penned our new lamb and mom up for three days. This worked really well, cause the mom and babe can really bond without interference and the baby can get proper rest, food and exercise, too. It's amazing how much more agile the lamb is after 3 days. It was pretty interesting to see that the entire flock had bedded down right outside the lamb pen. I would assume mom can clean herself up after this. Our pygmy goats have always needed so much help in the birthing area. Its kinda neat to have an animal do it all themselves. If everything goes ok...yes, the ewe cleans up on her own. Beth in OR ___ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
