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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From: JULIE RIHA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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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