Re: [blackbelly] breed-back dates

2007-04-27 Thread Stephanie Jones
What size is considered good freezer size?


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From: Carol J. Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:39 PM
Subject: [blackbelly] breed-back dates


 Not a bad thing if you have a market for 
 lambs or room to grow them into freezer lamb. I have neither.
 
 Morale: All experiments have consequences.
 
 Carol
 
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[blackbelly] Spring 2007 Barbados Blackbelly Lambs at Bellwether Farm

2007-04-27 Thread Mary Swindell
We have 50 beautiful polled, purebred Barbados Blackbelly lambs 
available at Bellwether Farm in southern Illinois as a result of the 
spring 2007 lambing program.  These lambs were born between the first 
week in March and the 10th of April.  They are all registerable, and 
they will be available for pickup or shipment at 3 months of 
age.   For most lambs, this would mean a pickup date of around July 
1st.  These lambs were bred from 3 different ram bloodlines:  Teddy, 
Ulysses, and St. Lucy VSU.  They are listed on the what's new page 
of my website at www.bellwetherfarm.com.  I will soon post individual 
lamb pictures to my web site, so you will be able to get a look at 
them too.  You can go to the web site now and look at the sire and 
dam photos.   All lambs will sell for $125.00 each.  A 50% deposit is 
required to reserve lambs.  If you need health inspection papers, 
those costs should also be included in your deposit.  I will be glad 
to answer any questions you may have if you'll e-mail me at 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call me at (618) 893-4568 (home) or (618) 967-5046.

Sincerely,
Mary Swindell



Bellwether Farm
815 Bell Hill Road
Cobden, IL  62920
(618) 893-4568 (home)
(618) 453-1697 (work)
(618) 967-5046 (cell)
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[blackbelly] Lambless Ewe

2007-04-27 Thread Elaine Wilson
We have a ewe who gave birth to twins on Tuesday, April 24 and by
mid-afternoon Thursday they were both dead.  I don't know how much they had
nursed from her but I don't think it was very much.  Do we need to worry
about her developing any infection because she still has colostrum and/or
milk in her udder?  I couldn't find anything about this in Managing Your
Ewe and Her Newborn Lambs.  Any input would be greatly appreciated

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