Petra I do the same thing to my Dorpers but I use electric shears with a 30 tooth goat comb. All I shear is a strip down their back, that helps them remove...
Be patient. The winter coat will shed. The sheep will look like hell for a couple of weeks and then all will be well. C. J. Welle Sybaritic Time Sandy, Utah ...
I believe the college up by Salem offers a course, talk to Coleen at calleflower@... she mentioned her husband taking a course. Shannon in Idaho ... how ...
I find that if you give them something to scratch on other than your buildings and fences.... they get a lot off themselves..... we have an old hugh cow...
Hello All, I am nursing a blown knee (wearing a brace)for the next few months, and trying to figure out how to get shepherding chores done without re- injuring...
In regards to trimming and shearing sheep, I am now into m6 sixth month of knee replacement, and I have found that hoof work and side and top shearing for me...
You can't beat that sheep chair either... saved my marriage ... From: Delmer Thompson To: Shedders_Sheep_Group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 8:28...
Good Morning Delmer I trim my feet the same way. On the shearing note, you said water to 50wt oil, do you mix the two? My blades fowl up real quick and I...
Good wet and wonderful morning to you Chuck. On using different types of lubricants. When shearing fine wools and all dirty sheep we would keep a 5 gallon...
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Hello there! The months of May/June are going to be busy ones! Weaning will begin May 10th with the first third of our lambs, May 18th for the second third and...
I'm so happy to be raising Painted Deserts. They never have to be sheared. They shed everything. But then a lot of them don't really get thick and wooly. ...
I do most of my sheep the same as the others, tie to a fence and trim like the horse shoer. I use the hoof nippers designed for miniature horses, much easier...
ASI WEEKLY ... From: Chuck and Deb White To: Shedders_Sheep_Group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 6:19 AM Subject: Fw: ASI WEEKLY MAY 4, 2007 ... ...
... From: Chuck and Deb White To: ohiovalleydorpersheep@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 6:17 AM Subject: Re: [ohiovalleydorpersheep] Re:Finally! ...
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This is sheep group, you have been removed. Chuck ... From: juliafriends3225 To: Shedders_Sheep_Group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 3:44 AM ...
Martha, could you please email me a picture of this piece of equipment? [The cure was to put him in my clutch winch fitting stand (from Sydell) and crank him...
Could anyone please help me? Which vaccines do I need to give my lambs? I raise Barbados and Katahdin crosses. Im just starting out and have 12 that were born...
We use Covexin 8 between 10 and 12 weeks of age here in SW Ohio and then booster 6 weeks later. Then give an annual booster. It has Blackleg, Overeat, &...
We are happy to join this group and learn about our new dorper sheep that we will be aquiring fro Debray Farm this summer. I have a few newbie questions about...
In addition to the Covexin 8, we also give Bo-Se shots (about every 6months) since our soil is low in Selenium. Here's a good link with a map of Selenium ...
Nuflor is an antibiotic, not a vaccine. Any antibiotic use will have a certain amount of effect on the flora in the gut, so I don't think I'd give Nuflor or...
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