Re: [Blackbelly] Blackbelly Digest, Vol 6, Issue 39

2010-03-08 Thread Nancy Tom Richardson
We were lucky enough to get a 50% racka ram that was from artificial 
insemination. We plan to AI some of our girls once they have turned at least 
2 and have had a baby. Which makes them more exceptable to AI. It is 
expensive to do so am not sure how many we will do. Also a very limited 
amount of semen available. Nancy
- Original Message - 
From: blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info

To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 17:01
Subject: Blackbelly Digest, Vol 6, Issue 39



Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to
blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info

To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info

or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info

You can reach the person managing the list at
blackbelly-ow...@lists.blackbellysheep.info

When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest...


Today's Topics:

  1. lambing season (Nancy  Tom Richardson)
  2. Re: lambing season (Peter C. Wallace)
  3. Lambing this year (Michael Smith)


--

Message: 1
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:09:01 -0600
From: Nancy  Tom Richardson cjarr...@centurytel.net
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Subject: [Blackbelly] lambing season
Message-ID: 009f01cabe4b$2f0371e0$08175...@cjarrich
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1;
reply-type=original

We had over 100 babies born. But We used a Racka Ram which through mostly
black sheep. Although I did get some great looking black bellies. My 35
jacobs are in the swing of lambing. about 10 have popped just waiting for
the rest over the next month. The Racka crosses really grow fast. They are
still hair some have a little longer with a wave to it but I believe they
will shed just the same. Nancy



--

Message: 2
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:21:22 -0800 (PST)
From: Peter C. Wallace p...@mesanet.com
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] lambing season
Message-ID: pine.neb.4.64.1003071719420.22...@freeby.mesanet.com
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed

On Sun, 7 Mar 2010, Nancy  Tom Richardson wrote:


Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:09:01 -0600
From: Nancy  Tom Richardson cjarr...@centurytel.net
Reply-To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Subject: [Blackbelly] lambing season

We had over 100 babies born. But We used a Racka Ram which through mostly
black sheep. Although I did get some great looking black bellies. My 35
jacobs are in the swing of lambing. about 10 have popped just waiting for 
the
rest over the next month. The Racka crosses really grow fast. They are 
still
hair some have a little longer with a wave to it but I believe they will 
shed

just the same. Nancy
___
This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list
Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info



I thought Racka sheep (with the wild spiral horns) we non-existent in the
US...

Peter Wallace


--

Message: 3
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 20:29:29 -0800
From: Michael Smith mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com
To: blackbelly blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Subject: [Blackbelly] Lambing this year
Message-ID:
3eabf8bc1003072029y4a504dc4vf624b4d7dc925...@mail.gmail.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Dave Andrus said:



I only have four ewes, three have had twins and the last should Lamb.
today or tomorrow. This is my rookie year lambing and I attribute most
of the success to folks on the forum and a very helpful local
neighbor.

Thanks Carolina for your diligence and all on-the-job forum for your
caring advise.

Dave




Dave, I can relate. Last Spring was my rookie year and this mailing
list was my lifeline. The three ewes I picked to breed this year, I
bred purposely to try to get them to lamb in March or April, to get
less of the freezing mornings, here in Northern California. They have
not bagged yet, but are getting pretty wide. Considering some of the
ewes I had last year, did not even look pregnant, and had singles, I
am thinking these three girls are all twinning, as well.

-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.


--

___
This daily digest is from the Blackbelly mailing list.
Visit this list's home page at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info/


End of Blackbelly Digest, Vol 6, Issue 39
*



___
This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list
Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info


[Blackbelly] (no subject)

2010-03-08 Thread Kathy Shannon
Hi,

  We are in Montague, CA (extreme northern CA) and have 23 lambs born since
Feb 1st, most born 2 wks ago.  We lost 3 and have 3 bottle babies.  On
little guy will already follow me to the house for the night; the others
have to be brought in.  Watching all the lambs get together in the evening
when the adults are eating is an absolute riot.  Too cute for words!!

 

Kathy  Jack

___
This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list
Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info