Hi Sidney,
You can go to the BBSAI website at www.blackbellysheep.org, then go to the
Breeder Directory. Breeders are listed by state.
Nancy L. Johnson
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- Original Message -
From: "Sydney Seymour"
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Se
Using Bolt cutters is a very good idea. I have horned Icelandics as well as
ABs. Just don't cut off a couple inches at one time. You want to take about
1/2 inch off at a time. Trying to file or saw is very tedious and time
consuming. It would be much better to use bolt cutters. You won't g
I'll throw my two cents in. I listen to my friends, but my bottom line, is my
vet. Of course, I trust my vet implicitly. She has not been wrong on anything
my animals have ever had wrong, which, gladly has not been alot, but I have had
weird stuff happen on my farm. The other nice thing is t
Hi Natasha,
I'm pretty new with lambing also. This year was so much better for me. I kept
track of the days my ewes went i with the rams. I calculated the dates when
they could start giving birth. I have found that once they start filling up
with milk it is between one and two weeks until
we use triple antibiotic ointment if there are no ulcers on the eye, but my vet
doesn't charge like other vets. She would stain their eye to make sure there
are no ulcers, because the ointment has a steroid in it.
Hope you figure it out.
Nancy L. Johnson
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cell: 301 440 4
One or two of my sheep show up limping every couple months. I have never seen
them hurt themselves, but I've often wondered if its something they do or if
they got hurt running away from one of the horses or doing a fast maneuver.
They usually work it out in a couple of days and it's like noth
Well, I've had just a couple seasons of lambs now. My Blackbellies have had no
problems lambing, they seem to do it with ease. But tonight, it is now 1:30
Saturday morning, my vet left about 12:45, after performing a cesarian section
on one of my Finn Ewes. So, my ewe and her two new twins ar
If the lamb needs nutrition, do you have any nutri-drench? This supplies a
quick absorbing shot of nutrition. You can give it three times a day.
I had a ewe that had very little milk with twins. If I hadn't started bottle
feeding the first night, the little one would have died. Once her mi
Michael,
Thank you for sharing your videos and pics with us. In a few weeks, I am
expecting my first pure bred American Blackbelly birth and in the fall, my
first Barbados Blackbelly birth. I have bred my wool sheep and an oops cross
with a blackbelly, but my first purebreds are coming and I
OH MY GOSH!!! WHAT A TREAT!!!
I am a mommy with a huge nurturing instinct. I am practically in tears
watching this slide show!
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS! Made my day! I can't wait until my ewes
start giving birth! Only a couple of weeks now.
Nancy L. Johnson
imgr8a...@comcas
I had a hawk take one of my 10 lb. chickens.
I am fortunate to be able to keep my new babies with their mamas in my back
yard. I divided my yard in half, added a shelter and keep them right next to
the house. The dogs have their own door and go in and out all the time. There
are tall trees
I purchased a horse item, but the sheep like it. It is a thick cylindrical
piece of tubing like pvc, but on the outside is scratchy twine. You could
plant a thick post such as a telephone pole and glue and staple the thick
scratchy twine on it for the sheep to rub on.
Nancy L. Johnson
imgr
I have been feeding in the afternoon between 3-6 for 4 years now. I have had 3
ewes delivery in the early morning, before 8am, 1 during the lunch hours and
the rest in the evenings, starting around 6pm and finishing by 7:30pm. The
ones that delivered in the morning--2 blackbellies, 1 cheviot,
baby antics? does that ever stop? My sheep are pretty tame and when I ride
the 4-wheeler around the property, I call the sheep and they come running,
bouncing, hoping and flinging themselves into the air. I love it, it is very
fun to watch and good exercise for the sheep. My sheep play on th
Sorry it took me so long to respond to this.
The Texas Dahl is a white sheep and when crossed with an American Blackbelly
you get a very pretty painted desert. I have American as well as Barbados
Blackbelly sheep and my sister-in-law has painted desert sheep. The American
Blackbelly Sheep i
How many sheep do you have and how much hay do you put out per day.
You said you only use 45 bales for the winter--what time frame does that cover?
Maybe because I've always had horses to feed, I find 45 bales to sound
absolutely wonderful.
Nancy L. Johnson
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This is the forage I was talking about. I have also used beet pulp for my
horses, only we needed to let it soak in water like the cubes. If I didn't
soak in water, they would choke. I did have a sheep choke on it once, she got
into it and really liked it and sucked it down too fast and starte
I have used both cubes and pellets for horses. After my experience, I would
never use the pellets again. The alfalfa pellets made my horse founder
terribly. The cubes are fine, when you soak them, but my sheep don't really
like the wet alfalfa, which is what it winds up being.
Southern Sta
I'm wondering if you have access to the large rectangular bales. Sort of like
a round bale, but the large 3x3x7 foot bales are heavier than a round bale and
they are flaked like small bales.
The large bales I get are about 850 pounds, that's quite a lot of small square
bales and I only pay $
no need to apologize. I'm not sure why I have none of these issues here in MD,
but I have just not been exposed to any of these things at all. I feel very
fortunate to not have any of these problems. But I am very interested in
learning about the issues other people have had and are having.
What is DE. I've heard this on the listserve a couple of times, but I have no
idea what it is.
What kid of internal parasites did you lamb have?
Nancy L. Johnson
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cell: 301 440 4808
- Original Message -
From: "Crystal Wolf"
To: "Blackbelly digest"
Sent: Monday,
Tracy,
I live in Maryland and my sheep are in the pasture with my horses. I have been
letting my sheep feed on the sheep mineral block for 5 years. The mineral
block is not salt with trace minerals, it's minerals with salt, as well as a
salt block.
I have not lost any sheep due to anythin
Carla,
I'm wondering how long you have had sheep?
And I wonder just what Predators you believe sheep can defend themselves
against? and how?
Nancy L. Johnson
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cell: 301 440 4808
- Original Message -
From: "carla litz"
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Those 3 Blackbellies are absolutely gorgeous! What ranch did you get them from?
Nancy L. Johnson
imgr8a...@comcast.net
cell: 301 440 4808
- Original Message -
From: "Michael Smith"
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 9:16:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Black
I would love to see a picture of her. The pics on Facebook say they are
unavailable.
Nancy L. Johnson
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cell: 301 440 4808
- Original Message -
From: "Natasha Lovell"
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 4:16:58 PM
Subject: [Bl
I feel very lucky being in Maryland. The only fear for my sheep has been the
flooding rains leftover from the hurricane this past week.
My brother had mini donkeys with his sheep and I'll tell you, they would kill
any critter that came near their herd! They also protected their humans!
GOOD
Mary,
Here is Maryland we are extremely humid during the summer and we are in the
middle of a similar heat wave and have been all this week. I have been
concerned about my sheep and the horses. I have a fan set up in the barn and
the sheep love to go in and lay down in the stall where the bu
I feel very lucky after hearing all the problems some of you are having with
worms.
Nancy L. Johnson
imgr8a...@comcast.net
cell: 301 440 4808
- Original Message -
From: "Cecil Bearden"
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 10:46:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Bl
Maybe I'm the exception to the rule here in Maryland, but I have no problems
with enemia or worms. The only problem we had once was coccidia(sp?), but the
only lamb effected had brought it with her and she died within 2 weeks of
arrival. The only reason we knew what she had died from was a nec
I feel your pain Carol.
Last year I had a very young ram decide that he wasn't staying in the fenced
enclosure no matter what I did to it. He escaped a couple of times between
January and February. I didn't know which ewes he got to and then when they
would be due! Fortunately, only two of
As a fan of American as well as Barbados Blackbellies, the horns on your sheep
are FABULOUS! My sister has started breeding Painted Desert sheep, there are
two things that are a must for painted desert sheep, 1 is Horns like these and
2 are American Blackbelly sheep. My American Blackbelly ram
Nancy L. Johnson
imgr8a...@comcast.net
cell: 301 440 4808
- Original Message -
From: imgr8a...@comcast.net
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:58:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Running out of hay
The real question is can you get more hay? If not
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