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
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
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
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
