[Blackbelly] Bottle lamb is back on her bottle
Thanks for the ideas...She was not constipated always has warmed lamb milk replacer. She is a twin that mom wouldn't take, she never nursed. I brought her in to the house and started her on colostrum replacer for the first 5 days and then went to the lamb replacer milk. I resolved her problem. I gave her a 2ml shot of BO-SE, and a 3ml drench of Cydectin (cattle pour-on). She went 24 hrs. w/o feeding, just drank water out of a bucket while walking the yard with me. The next morning she was eating again. Thanks, Shawna Gulick Gulick Farms ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Solar lawnmower update
Added some pics from a month ago up front. http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/sheep/12558854_cvPzu#902143601_4zFcq Our Lily, looking mighty nappy in those pictures as well. Plus, some good examples of Groucho's nice horn growth in just one month. _MWS On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Peter C. Wallace p...@mesanet.com wrote: Our girls are decidely more ratty looking, maybe because of the thistles and bedstraw that get into their wool. I'll try and put some pictures up later this week. The little bit of hot weather we've had over the weekend started some more peeling so some look like they have dreadlocks, with a new sheep coming out from the mess. Their new unfaded dark colors look especially vivid compared to the ratty grey-beige wool. Peter Kathy ___ 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 Here!
Hello Everyone, I thought it high time I introduce myself! I've been reading and learning from your posts a while now. My husband and I live in Washington, hoping to move to our 40 acre diversified off-grid ranch in the NE part of the state soon. We've chosen all the other breeds we wish to raise on a grass-fed rotational system, mostly for our own meat needs, except for the sheep. The only things we're certain of are- we want hair sheep, we love color and horns! We are complete newbies to the sheep species! We have heard, and feel somewhat concerned, about the flightiness/difficulty of handling certain hair breeds. Although, this thread about the treats sounds promising! LOL We're also hoping to locate foundation stock that isn't too far away, but knowing what it's like when looking at rare and/or heritage breeds, we are willing to go where needed. ;) Any suggestions you have would be most welcome! I am happy to answer questions in order to help us determine what would be a good, sensible sheep choice. Thank you for having me here! Krystal Beers WA _ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] New Here!
Welcom to the list! I would suggest getting bottle babies that are weaned . They will cost a little more but they are sure easy handlers normally. If you don't mind feeding bottles that makes them bond even better to you. The ram being bottled bothers alot of folks but I have never personally had this problem but if you get a young one that will adapt to you and if you have bottle girls will be not as flighty etc. Good luck! Nancy www.freewebs.com/mossyspringsranch - Original Message - From: Tom and Krystal Beers twohun...@hotmail.com To: Blackbelly List blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:59 Subject: [Blackbelly] New Here! Hello Everyone, I thought it high time I introduce myself! I've been reading and learning from your posts a while now. My husband and I live in Washington, hoping to move to our 40 acre diversified off-grid ranch in the NE part of the state soon. We've chosen all the other breeds we wish to raise on a grass-fed rotational system, mostly for our own meat needs, except for the sheep. The only things we're certain of are- we want hair sheep, we love color and horns! We are complete newbies to the sheep species! We have heard, and feel somewhat concerned, about the flightiness/difficulty of handling certain hair breeds. Although, this thread about the treats sounds promising! LOL We're also hoping to locate foundation stock that isn't too far away, but knowing what it's like when looking at rare and/or heritage breeds, we are willing to go where needed. ;) Any suggestions you have would be most welcome! I am happy to answer questions in order to help us determine what would be a good, sensible sheep choice. Thank you for having me here! Krystal Beers WA _ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 ___ 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
Re: [Blackbelly] New Here!
Welcome, Sounds like you are going to have quite an adventure with your new ranch. What town in NE WA will you be near?? Garland and I started raising horned, blackbelly sheep about 5 years ago. Although we have had horses for years, we'd never owned a sheep of any kind and got into Am. Blackbelly sheep quite by accident. It's been some interesting journey! I really like them for all the reasons listed in their breed descriptions, plus they are funny! We raise breeding stock and stock to butcher so we get the wonderful, tasty meat as a bonus, plus have fun sharing the babies with the local school kids. These sheep can be extremely timid if unhandled...or they can be so darned tame that they drive you nuts. Just depends on your situation and their individual temperaments. We dry lot feed so we have a lot of hands on contact with them. Ours come running to a small bucket of sweet feed and love treats. They are stunningly marked and the rams have awesome horns... Having said all of that...they are not for everyone. If you don't have patience to deal with them...they can be a challenge. They are smart, and can jump over you or through you if they are startled. If you are interested...you are welcome to visit our flock in central OR. It might be interesting to visit several flocks of different hair sheep breeds and see how people handle theirs, as everyone's situation is slightly different. Beth Stamper Sierra Luna Am. Blackbelly Sheep Powell Butte, OR ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
