[blackbelly] NAIS dead in Vermont

2006-08-23 Thread bkbulls
It's a start. Here is the link: http://nonais.org/index.php/2006/08/18/vt-premises-id-killed/ Chris B. ___ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info

Re: [blackbelly] lavendar fed lamb?!?

2006-08-23 Thread Barb Lee
A friend of mine in Australia knows someone who finishes his lambs on lavendar and says it's the finest lamb on the planet (don't we all). If you want to ask him more, he'll be happy to talk to you I'm sure. Name is Rob Johnson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tell him Barb Lee sent you. Regards, Barb ---

[blackbelly] lavendar fed lamb?!?

2006-08-23 Thread Elizabeth Willhite
Okay, don't laugh at me but... Anyone ever tried feeding lambs lavendar? I read somewhere that in France lamb are sent to graze in fields of lavender before they are butchered and they have an aromatic flavor. I tried to find info on the web but couldn't. Is this doo-hicky or what? I have lavendar

Re: [blackbelly] Old Meat, Scours & Copper

2006-08-23 Thread Barb Lee
Copper is necessary to all mammals. Calling it a poison is tarring a vital nutrient with an apparently uninformed brush. Blood tests are not the best way to determine the copper status of the animal. Liver analysis is. Blood tells you what is circulating at the moment, but liver tells you w

Re: [blackbelly] Old Meat, Scours & Copper

2006-08-23 Thread Julian Hale
At 05:08 PM 8/22/2006, you wrote: >Copper is a poison to sheep and goats.. That is why there are two types >of salt, two types of licks and two types of feed supplements. The ones >without copper have the sheep and goats on the package and the ones with >cooper have cattle pictures on them.. >