Re: [Blackbelly] New to list
BTW: keep an eye on your emails in Jan-April. This list lights up with all sorts of lambing stories and issues. If you have been keeping rams with your ewes, you'll likely have some too... -MIchael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies Sent from my iPad On Nov 22, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Jann Bach mtnrdgr...@aol.com wrote: Thanks Mike and Michael :-) Jann Sent from my iPhone On Nov 22, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Mike Hummel m...@soggytopfarm.com wrote: Hi Jann, and welcome. Here is some of the best advice you will get, at least IMHO. Go to a sheep equipment supply website and find a sheep sorting gate. Build a chute, sorting gate on one end some other gate on the other. Life becomes far more simple. Mike On 11/22/2013 3:24 PM, mtnrdgr...@aol.com wrote: Hi List I am new to the list and new to sheep husbandry. I just got (arrived on Wed) a small flock of ten American Blackbelly Sheep and I live in Fountain, CO. I look forward to learning a lot about my new flock of sheep. I spent the morning separating my young rams from the main flock and found that there is a lot I don't know. I thought I would share my thoughts on some of it. I bet you have all been at this point and can appreciate my position. Any and all input or suggestions are more than welcome :-) Things I didn't know - Lesson #1 When one sheep runs, they all run. Lesson #2 Calm quiet sheep in a small confined area, all getting along well, suddenly become independent testosterone filled hellions once liberated. Lesson #3 When not confined, boy sheep fight. With everyone. And if it isn't enough to fight with the other boys and the girls a wooden box will do just fine. Lesson#4 It is not easy to separate sheep. I have a new admiration for sheep dogs. Lesson #5 No makeshift barrier is too tough for a sheep to tear down if he is determined enough. Lesson #6 See lesson #1. It is the true meaning of life. Lesson #7 If one sheep comes, they all come. Lesson #8 One person is almost too few to separate 3 sheep from the flock. Lesson #9 A portable panel is worth two humans. Lesson #10 I can out-muscle three young rams, but not by much. Lesson #11 Sometimes an open door is much scarier than being squished in a very small space. Lesson #12 When sheep are really worried, they lie down. Lesson #13 I cannot move a reclining sheep. Lesson #14 In retrospect I now understand why shepherds have crooks. Lesson #15 Patience is a virtue. lesson #16 It takes about two hours to separate three rams from the flock of 10 and get them into a stall on the other side of the barn. Lesson #17 This is still easier than the Yaks! Lesson #18 I need a really good breakfast. I think lamb chops are on the menu. Jann ___ 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 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] New to list
I do hope so. Though I would really prefer a bit later in the year. Like March or April :-) They were with a ram before I got them so I would imagine I will be having lambs sometime early next year. I am so looking forward to it. We had kids this year and they were a real joy. Best Wishes, Jann KayaKyi Kennels PBGVs and GBGVs Tibetan-mastiff.us https://www.facebook.com/KayakyiPBGVsAndGBGVs AKC Breeder of Merit -Original Message- From: Michael Smith mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com To: blackbelly blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Sent: Sun, Nov 24, 2013 3:08 pm Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] New to list BTW: keep an eye on your emails in Jan-April. This list lights up with all sorts of lambing stories and issues. If you have been keeping rams with your ewes, you'll likely have some too... -MIchael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies Sent from my iPad On Nov 22, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Jann Bach mtnrdgr...@aol.com wrote: Thanks Mike and Michael :-) Jann Sent from my iPhone On Nov 22, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Mike Hummel m...@soggytopfarm.com wrote: Hi Jann, and welcome. Here is some of the best advice you will get, at least IMHO. Go to a sheep equipment supply website and find a sheep sorting gate. Build a chute, sorting gate on one end some other gate on the other. Life becomes far more simple. Mike On 11/22/2013 3:24 PM, mtnrdgr...@aol.com wrote: Hi List I am new to the list and new to sheep husbandry. I just got (arrived on Wed) a small flock of ten American Blackbelly Sheep and I live in Fountain, CO. I look forward to learning a lot about my new flock of sheep. I spent the morning separating my young rams from the main flock and found that there is a lot I don't know. I thought I would share my thoughts on some of it. I bet you have all been at this point and can appreciate my position. Any and all input or suggestions are more than welcome :-) Things I didn't know - Lesson #1 When one sheep runs, they all run. Lesson #2 Calm quiet sheep in a small confined area, all getting along well, suddenly become independent testosterone filled hellions once liberated. Lesson #3 When not confined, boy sheep fight. With everyone. And if it isn't enough to fight with the other boys and the girls a wooden box will do just fine. Lesson#4 It is not easy to separate sheep. I have a new admiration for sheep dogs. Lesson #5 No makeshift barrier is too tough for a sheep to tear down if he is determined enough. Lesson #6 See lesson #1. It is the true meaning of life. Lesson #7 If one sheep comes, they all come. Lesson #8 One person is almost too few to separate 3 sheep from the flock. Lesson #9 A portable panel is worth two humans. Lesson #10 I can out-muscle three young rams, but not by much. Lesson #11 Sometimes an open door is much scarier than being squished in a very small space. Lesson #12 When sheep are really worried, they lie down. Lesson #13 I cannot move a reclining sheep. Lesson #14 In retrospect I now understand why shepherds have crooks. Lesson #15 Patience is a virtue. lesson #16 It takes about two hours to separate three rams from the flock of 10 and get them into a stall on the other side of the barn. Lesson #17 This is still easier than the Yaks! Lesson #18 I need a really good breakfast. I think lamb chops are on the menu. Jann ___ 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 ___ 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 to list
Hi List I am new to the list and new to sheep husbandry. I just got (arrived on Wed) a small flock of ten American Blackbelly Sheep and I live in Fountain, CO. I look forward to learning a lot about my new flock of sheep. I spent the morning separating my young rams from the main flock and found that there is a lot I don't know. I thought I would share my thoughts on some of it. I bet you have all been at this point and can appreciate my position. Any and all input or suggestions are more than welcome :-) Things I didn't know - Lesson #1 When one sheep runs, they all run. Lesson #2 Calm quiet sheep in a small confined area, all getting along well, suddenly become independent testosterone filled hellions once liberated. Lesson #3 When not confined, boy sheep fight. With everyone. And if it isn't enough to fight with the other boys and the girls a wooden box will do just fine. Lesson#4 It is not easy to separate sheep. I have a new admiration for sheep dogs. Lesson #5 No makeshift barrier is too tough for a sheep to tear down if he is determined enough. Lesson #6 See lesson #1. It is the true meaning of life. Lesson #7 If one sheep comes, they all come. Lesson #8 One person is almost too few to separate 3 sheep from the flock. Lesson #9 A portable panel is worth two humans. Lesson #10 I can out-muscle three young rams, but not by much. Lesson #11 Sometimes an open door is much scarier than being squished in a very small space. Lesson #12 When sheep are really worried, they lie down. Lesson #13 I cannot move a reclining sheep. Lesson #14 In retrospect I now understand why shepherds have crooks. Lesson #15 Patience is a virtue. lesson #16 It takes about two hours to separate three rams from the flock of 10 and get them into a stall on the other side of the barn. Lesson #17 This is still easier than the Yaks! Lesson #18 I need a really good breakfast. I think lamb chops are on the menu. Jann ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] New to list
Hi Jann, and welcome to the list. Being a city slicker new to animal husbandry myself, and now, a shepherd since 2008, I can relate. This mailing list is a god-send to me and my ABBs. I second the notion of using a portable panel. I have a thin plywood 4x8 panel with handles screwed into it that I use as a moveable wall to slowly work the sheep I want into a corner and then clamp them. Especially handy for separating babies from moms and the crazy ones from a half-tame flock. We now have 14 sheep and 3 goats. Since I started I have had three rounds of lambs, one round of bottle babies I wanted to raise that way, and a flying ewe right in the face. Had to drain a goofball sized cyst on a ewe lately (ate a foxtail that went into her cheek). Buried my favorite ewe this year due to a coyote attack. Still enjoying my sheep and looking forward to possibly exposing some girls to one of my rams in December for some April lambs. All these experiences were shared with the group and I received the best of expert advice when needed. I have even devoted quite a bit of time to developing a walk-behind sickle mower that actually can harvest really tall hay, since we are blessed with some really great silage growing on our small 4-acre place in Northern California. -MIchael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies Sent from my iPad On Nov 22, 2013, at 12:24 PM, mtnrdgr...@aol.com wrote: Hi List I am new to the list and new to sheep husbandry. I just got (arrived on Wed) a small flock of ten American Blackbelly Sheep and I live in Fountain, CO. I look forward to learning a lot about my new flock of sheep. I spent the morning separating my young rams from the main flock and found that there is a lot I don't know. I thought I would share my thoughts on some of it. I bet you have all been at this point and can appreciate my position. Any and all input or suggestions are more than welcome :-) Things I didn't know - Lesson #1 When one sheep runs, they all run. Lesson #2 Calm quiet sheep in a small confined area, all getting along well, suddenly become independent testosterone filled hellions once liberated. Lesson #3 When not confined, boy sheep fight. With everyone. And if it isn't enough to fight with the other boys and the girls a wooden box will do just fine. Lesson#4 It is not easy to separate sheep. I have a new admiration for sheep dogs. Lesson #5 No makeshift barrier is too tough for a sheep to tear down if he is determined enough. Lesson #6 See lesson #1. It is the true meaning of life. Lesson #7 If one sheep comes, they all come. Lesson #8 One person is almost too few to separate 3 sheep from the flock. Lesson #9 A portable panel is worth two humans. Lesson #10 I can out-muscle three young rams, but not by much. Lesson #11 Sometimes an open door is much scarier than being squished in a very small space. Lesson #12 When sheep are really worried, they lie down. Lesson #13 I cannot move a reclining sheep. Lesson #14 In retrospect I now understand why shepherds have crooks. Lesson #15 Patience is a virtue. lesson #16 It takes about two hours to separate three rams from the flock of 10 and get them into a stall on the other side of the barn. Lesson #17 This is still easier than the Yaks! Lesson #18 I need a really good breakfast. I think lamb chops are on the menu. Jann ___ 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 to list
Thanks Mike and Michael :-) Jann Sent from my iPhone On Nov 22, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Mike Hummel m...@soggytopfarm.com wrote: Hi Jann, and welcome. Here is some of the best advice you will get, at least IMHO. Go to a sheep equipment supply website and find a sheep sorting gate. Build a chute, sorting gate on one end some other gate on the other. Life becomes far more simple. Mike On 11/22/2013 3:24 PM, mtnrdgr...@aol.com wrote: Hi List I am new to the list and new to sheep husbandry. I just got (arrived on Wed) a small flock of ten American Blackbelly Sheep and I live in Fountain, CO. I look forward to learning a lot about my new flock of sheep. I spent the morning separating my young rams from the main flock and found that there is a lot I don't know. I thought I would share my thoughts on some of it. I bet you have all been at this point and can appreciate my position. Any and all input or suggestions are more than welcome :-) Things I didn't know - Lesson #1 When one sheep runs, they all run. Lesson #2 Calm quiet sheep in a small confined area, all getting along well, suddenly become independent testosterone filled hellions once liberated. Lesson #3 When not confined, boy sheep fight. With everyone. And if it isn't enough to fight with the other boys and the girls a wooden box will do just fine. Lesson#4 It is not easy to separate sheep. I have a new admiration for sheep dogs. Lesson #5 No makeshift barrier is too tough for a sheep to tear down if he is determined enough. Lesson #6 See lesson #1. It is the true meaning of life. Lesson #7 If one sheep comes, they all come. Lesson #8 One person is almost too few to separate 3 sheep from the flock. Lesson #9 A portable panel is worth two humans. Lesson #10 I can out-muscle three young rams, but not by much. Lesson #11 Sometimes an open door is much scarier than being squished in a very small space. Lesson #12 When sheep are really worried, they lie down. Lesson #13 I cannot move a reclining sheep. Lesson #14 In retrospect I now understand why shepherds have crooks. Lesson #15 Patience is a virtue. lesson #16 It takes about two hours to separate three rams from the flock of 10 and get them into a stall on the other side of the barn. Lesson #17 This is still easier than the Yaks! Lesson #18 I need a really good breakfast. I think lamb chops are on the menu. Jann ___ 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
Re: [Blackbelly] New to list
Peter and Kathy, Welcome! Am. Blackbellies are pretty interesting sheep to raise. Where are you located?? 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
Re: [Blackbelly] New to list
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009, GARLAND STAMPER wrote: Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:05:35 -0700 From: GARLAND STAMPER gstamper97...@msn.com Reply-To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] New to list Peter and Kathy, Welcome! Am. Blackbellies are pretty interesting sheep to raise. Where are you located?? We are in Northern California (El Sobrante, a little city in the SFBA) The sheep have been lots of fun, other than one scary mishap. A hole in the fence behind some bushes that we missed when checking allowed a neighbors dog to attack one of the sheep. (Baby - the runt naturally was the target). Luckily the sheep was not badly injured and after a week of cleaning the wounds and administering Penicillin shes fine) After that episode we patched the fence very carefully, and bring the sheep into the fenced area near the house at night. 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 Peter Wallace ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
