Someone asked me to place this on the shedder site for those who may not know how to get on the Katchat site. But even if you don't have Katahdins and just...
Karen Could you place the slide show on the photo section of Shedders? I know I would like to see them. The Katchat site should also have a photo section. Has...
Hi, a couple of you have asked to see the slide shows on this site but it doesn't show your full address so I can't send them to you. Send me a email at...
Hello all! We are so excited for lambing season! We have three ewes that could lamb anytime this month and the other 36 ewes are due to lamb starting in...
Chuck, hi. I don't know how to attach something to a post at this site, I have been having people send me a email at my hotmail site and then I forward a mail...
Hi Karen , Thank you I got the pics and I did Enjoy them . I would have Loved to been there . I try to go to every seminar I can . I have been breeding show...
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Hi, I just read a health tip in Stockman Grass Farmer magazine, and I thought it was important enough to pass along. Fresh manure has the same pH as the rumen....
That makes SO much sense! I'd never have thought of it tho!!! OK... on my 'to buy' list... litmus paper! Evelyn SoCal & SWC Missouri If the troops come home...
"Litmus Paper" is used generically sometimes. What you want is "pH Test Paper" that changes color in the specific range of interest. Real litmus paper is not...
I actually thought I'd buy a pH test kit. But,litmus paper is a good generic term. Thanks CJ, you're a wealth of info on so many subjects & so many breeds, & I...
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I recently had a brief discussion with someone who had taken a sheep tour of the UK and they mentioned the "Meatlink" as one of the breeds that had impressed...
... info ... Hi Jon, There is a breed called the "Meat-Master" which is am F-1 cross between a Dorper and a Damara which is a fat-tailed hair sheep. There is a...
I haven't checked out the website , but it is www.meatlinc.co.uk It is in the top 4 sire breeds in the UK. Definitely used only as a terminal sire. I am pretty...
Heya Jim, Thanks for the linc. (sorry, just couldnt resist) Very cool site and now that I've got the proper spelling I'm getting tons of hits. I can see why...
Jon, A couple of things to note. I do like a lot of what is mentioned at the MeatLink site, but there are a few issues that one should note. (For those not...
Good Morning Karen I wanted to let you know the slide show was great. I saw a lot of old friends I haven't seen in some time. Who made the slide show up it was...
Chuck, thank-you. I did the slide show, took awile and I tried to get names right, someone can correct me if I was wrong on any. My husband Seb took some of...
G'day Chuck, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) does our promotional work. We pay a levy on all sheep sold through the sale yards and to abattoirs. MLA also...
my oldest ewe is a 5 year old katahdin but my neighbors 8 year old katahdin ewe is still in great shape and producing twins every year My thoughts would be if...
Hello, At what age should you breed your First time ewes? I have always waited until they were over 1 year old . But I have always had Suffolk . I now have...