[Blackbelly] Comment on newsletter article
Once again, a job well done on the summer 2011 BBSAI newsletter. One comment on the article by Andrew Dotson's article about trophy ranch opportunities. BE advised, that the very first step is to check your state's game laws. I don't know if anyone is tracking this, but several states in the southeast have ban or require special permits to keep, breed, sale, purchase or even transport ABB sheep for the purpose of hunting. Here in Alabama the only way I escape regulation by the state game agency is by insuring that I have all animals tagged and that I have a state/federal farm premise ID. I am still not allowed to hunt, or knowingly sell for hunting, any of my ABB sheep. If not tagged, they are considered exotics and may only be handled by specifically permitted operations (and you can no longer obtain a permit). I hear that Georgia has enacted a similar ban and the adjacent states are also considering it. In partial defense of the state's actions, they are trying to protect the multi-billion dollar wild deer herd from any infectious diseases that may be shared. John Carlton Double J Farms ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Barn fans
Carol, I remember reading in a veterinary manual, That the heat envelope that develops UNDER sheep needs to be eliminated! This is done by moving air at ground level. If your shed has a peaked roof- exhausting air at the peak, and encouraging air to enter at the ground level maintains cooler temps.I know a horse breeder who has commercial sized standing fans set at their highest reach, to help push air out of the barn- She sets a couple box fans on the opposite end, door drawn down on top of them, to draw in air from the shady side of the building. Commercial fans can be found around here , used, for little money- and can handle the dust associated with animal keeping a bit better than household type fans. Terry W One frustrated person!!! ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Barn fans
Last week I bought a seriously cheap box fan that is all plastic. I hung it from one of the rafters in the back part of the sheep shed. It helps a little, the sheep aren't afraid of it, and they seem to enjoy the air being stirred around. My shed has no peaked roof so this was the best I could come up with. Note to self: NEVER EVER AGAIN schedule lambing to occur the first week in July. What could I have been thinking 5 months ago? Carol At 05:28 PM 7/3/2011, you wrote: Carol, I remember reading in a veterinary manual, That the heat envelope that develops UNDER sheep needs to be eliminated! This is done by moving air at ground level. If your shed has a peaked roof- exhausting air at the peak, and encouraging air to enter at the ground level maintains cooler temps.I know a horse breeder who has commercial sized standing fans set at their highest reach, to help push air out of the barn- She sets a couple box fans on the opposite end, door drawn down on top of them, to draw in air from the shady side of the building. Commercial fans can be found around here , used, for little money- and can handle the dust associated with animal keeping a bit better than household type fans. Terry W One frustrated person!!! ___ 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] Barn fans
yeah, even May for us in California can be an issue for lambing. Poor little buggers sit out in the sun and can't self- regulate and don't know any better and get too hot. In California it's feast or famine on the weather. A month earlier and you might still have sub-freezing mornings, and then a week of 90*(+) afternoons. -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. Sent from my iPad On Jul 3, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Carol J. Elkins celk...@awrittenword.com wrote: Last week I bought a seriously cheap box fan that is all plastic. I hung it from one of the rafters in the back part of the sheep shed. It helps a little, the sheep aren't afraid of it, and they seem to enjoy the air being stirred around. My shed has no peaked roof so this was the best I could come up with. Note to self: NEVER EVER AGAIN schedule lambing to occur the first week in July. What could I have been thinking 5 months ago? Carol At 05:28 PM 7/3/2011, you wrote: Carol, I remember reading in a veterinary manual, That the heat envelope that develops UNDER sheep needs to be eliminated! This is done by moving air at ground level. If your shed has a peaked roof- exhausting air at the peak, and encouraging air to enter at the ground level maintains cooler temps.I know a horse breeder who has commercial sized standing fans set at their highest reach, to help push air out of the barn- She sets a couple box fans on the opposite end, door drawn down on top of them, to draw in air from the shady side of the building. Commercial fans can be found around here , used, for little money- and can handle the dust associated with animal keeping a bit better than household type fans. Terry W One frustrated person!!! ___ 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 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
