To all of you that worried about copper. I have always put out a dry goat
mineral for my hair sheep. They also had access to a cattle mineral block
which they did use at times.
I have not had any toxicity problems.
TX may be one of those states that doesn't have copper naturally, I don't
Hi from TX
I have a small amount of training herding dogs experience. Mine is with
Australian Shepherds but facilities are similar. No hot fences. Sheep have
a tendency to run into them. If you are going to be herding sheep use dog
broke sheep to train your BCs. The easiest are the wool
Boy it is confusing isn't it.
You will kind of have to work with what you need.
I do not give CDT at all. I have a lot of acreage for the stock to run on.
And that is one of the factors you will need to consider.
Nor do I feed grain to the barbadoes.They do get pellets also a
vitiman/mineral
Hi all from TX,
What I do is flush the ewe. That means that I feed the ewe real well for
about 6 weeks before putting the ram in.
But, I have found it actually better to have 3 lamb crops in 2 years. Much
easier on the ewe and the human. Here in Central TX, fire ants become a
concern if
Think you all for your help. 'G' did have a tick test and all came out
negative. Vet didn't think needed to do Lepto because of lack of symptoms.
He is on a probios type mix.
I have seriously considered raw food diet as most of products needed are
grown here on the ranch. The diarrhea lasted
Alfalfa pellets are good for nibbling lambs!
How are the orphans doing?
Rhonda
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Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [blackbelly] orphaned lambs
OK. I feed alfalfa
Hey!
Here in Central TX, weather is the determining factor for weaning. I
usually breed ewes to lamb in Oct or Nov. I wean depending on winter grass.
If there is sufficient grass, I wean around 3.5 months. If there has been
no fall rain, or it has been late, and the ewes are having to be
Wonderful question!
have no idea about lavender but have some knowledge about onions.
We slaughtered a number of barb lambs years ago that had been eating wild
onion.
Everything on the lambs smelled like onions and the meat had a wonderful
oniony taste.
They are what they eat!
Rhonda in TX
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Sorry to take so long to answer! Heat is oppressive here and no rain even
in sight. We are under a wild fire watch!
The reason I don't feed grain is because the hair sheep and particularly the
Barbadoes are not meant to eat it! They are doing better than fine on the
green weeds even in this
On butchering a ram. Keep everything clean. We don't even have a problem
with venison from a buck in rut. BUT we wear gloves when we are working
around the scent area. Change gloves, don't touch the meat with any of the
secretions, change knives and wash hands frequently. Cleanliness is
I have been to several intestinal parasite clinics. What they suggest is to
run cattle and/or horses after sheep and/or goats. The parasites are
species specific. Just another way to control infestations if you have a
variety of species.
Thank you,
Rhonda
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Rhonda in Central Texas!
Here in Central Texas we have more than likely seen our last rain until
September (normal pattern). We had a very dry last winter and finally
received rain in late April. The weeds are out there SO,
The sheep are on their own.
Mineral supplement is Vitaway sheep
Thank you Cecil for sharing your experiences. I don't respond often to the
list.
I too think that most people overfeed their bottle babies. In our haste to
be a good steward we forget that the little critters do not have human
emotion or needs.
In the past I too tried to feed too much too
It will pass in about 3 weeks. It will forever be in your soil!!! Sore
mouth is usually brought on by some sort of stress. Flock, weather, etc.
and of course the new animal in the herd.
My vet has recommended NOT vaccinating because -- ONCE YOU BEGIN
VACCINATING YOU WILL HAVE TO DO IT EVERY
Are other states like TX about tagging? We do NOT have to tag until the
animal leaves the ranch and then only if they are 18 months or older or sold
for breeding stock. I do NOT use the premise tag as an ID tag.
And if the NAIS becomes law -- the same holds true. It will be for
tracking
Hello from still dry Central TX.
I had the normal size twin and the 1/3 to 1/2 smaller #2 twin born this
year. Must be nature trying to take care of the species in these drought
conditions. Man just steps in and gives them extra feed and both lambs
survive. It doesn't look good for rain in
From what I understand about the Federal program is that the tags will all
carry a chip that can be read by equipment when the stock enter the auction
barns or feed lots or slaughter houses. Don't you know that this will be a
huge expense. According to the large producers though, it will be a
Londa,
I read the articles about using vinegar on down livestock. Since you have
taken the shotgun route for helping the ewe this can't hurt.
The article said to dilute cider vinegar by 1/2 with water and drench 2 x a
day with 20cc of mixture. Something about the rumen and the acidity.
A lot of
Carol,
This may be a regional thing around Waco because:
1. West Texas has moved from wool varieties to hair varieties mostly Dorper
and Royal White because of meat.
2 I have sold livestock guardian pups to south TX. This rancher runs an
grass fed lamb market and brings his processed lamb as
Hi! If there is an Organic type plant nursery in your area try there. They
may even be able to order it for you. Go on line and hunt for sources of
beat pulp. Some areas are more sensitive to the organic type farms.
Rhonda
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Gosh! 5 feet is close for a Barbado. Remember they are instinctively a
wild animal!
I have no problem moving mine from patch to pasture. Just watch where the
sheep go as you move around and use that information to move your sheep
between pastures. In previous posts it was suggested that your
I read somewhere that 2 weeks was enough. It isn't!!
3 weeks work for me.
Rhonda
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Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:37 AM
Subject: [blackbelly] Weaning question
I tried going natural this year to see what the ewes would
Cecil,
You do understand the vinegar they are talking about is 20% vinegar and it
runs around $13.00 a gallon. I have tried it and it has limited success on
hard to kill weeds like Silver Leaf Nightshade. It is real easy to kill
thistles with vinegar. And you use the 20% at full strength.
There
You have just described Sliver Leaf Nightshade and the reason that your
sheep won't eat it because it is poisonous. However you will need to watch
animals from parts of the country where Nightshade doesn't grow because they
will eat it. The yellow balls are really poisonous.
Dogs will sometimes
If Roundup was sprayed on the Bermuda Grass it would have killed it. I
would imagine that it was sprayed on the field prior to the emergence of the
Bermuda Grass touching only the weeds. Round up only works when it touches
green. It would not even enter the dormant Bermuda Grass. In no way am
There has been some wonderful comments on the dangerous ram!! Such insight
and wisdom!!!
I have been on a ranch just about all my life. Anytime one of our herd got
mean it was gone!
We have had bottle raised heifers that would kill you as soon as look at
you. So now if I bottle raise a calf, as
Well, Nancy
YELLOW IS THE CORRECT COLOR!!
It is apparently not scours since it is yellow mustard color. Scours is
generally a bacterial thing and is NOT yellow! Scours are usually a gray
color and have a distinctive odor. Yellow loose poop is a food thing. Just
give him a little time as long
yes!!!
Blue tongue is pretty common in TX. Haven't had it here. Runs in cycles.
You can go to
www.ansi.okstate.edu/
This is the Oklahoma State Univ. site. You will be in the Animal Science
part look up diseases.
You can also go to www.animalscience.tamu.edu/
This is TX AM.
Rhonda
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From past experience, spend the extra money and have the older lamb
surgically castrated.
The calf will probably be too large for the lamb. You could castrate
yourself but the lambs this size tend to bleed more. Spend the money with
your vet!
Rhonda
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From: Mary
Diane
I never saw a response concerning crossing state lines. Most of the time
you must have health papers on the sheep to cross state lines. Have your
vet check with the other state for any requirements. And you may have to
tag just to cross state lines
Every law makes it harder to sell
Hey! Here in Tx those sweet little lambs start tasting around day 2. You
can wean at 2 months if mom is really looking like she needs a break. Of
course the longer with mom the better but if there is a ram with mom you
really need to get your ewe lambs out of there no later than 4 months old.
Nancy,
Mine have all pulled through when they have had bottle jaw.
But I learned of a better method several years ago. Because of the worm
load the sheep have by the time they have bottle jaw, sometimes with one
worming they can die. What works real well is 3 wormings. Each worming is
1/2 of
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