I have a question about clover? I have a new pasture ready for our commercial Dorper flock....My question is this: How can I introduce this new pasture which...
Good Morning Kathy We started out with both, but have moved more toward the Dorper. Only because we have reduced the number of breeding ewes from 85 to 30,...
Hi Sharon, I don't know if anyone has responded to your question about supplementing your smaller lambs... I really keep track of ewes who bless us with...
Thank you for your in put. I was thinking about putting in a creep feeder. So that will be my number one job for the day. The lambs all seem playful, but will...
... Contamination" ... that ASI does not respect the hair sheep industry as it should. I understand that our wool buyers have been caught with some crossbred ...
Very interesting letter re: hair contamination. We tell our shearer which ones are crossbred so he can shear them last and leave the wool with us. He just does...
Thanks all for the input. We live in western KS, so while we do on occasion get rain we don't generally have much. We don't seem to have a huge parasite...
90% of South African Merino (wool) farmers also run Dorpers. They do not have an issue with contamination because they manage their flocks. It is best practice...
I have 2 ewes i am going to send to the locker for slaughter, both lost their single lambs. How long should i wait before i slaughter them? When is spring...
Hello All, I would like to sell the remainder of my St. Croix flock and concentrate soley on Dorpers. If anyone in the Arizona area is interested, please...
Hello!! Our adorable fullblood dorper dwarves are almost ready for a new home!! They are 4 months old and have just been castrated via rubber band. As soon as...
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Looking for current suggestions on USA labs for scrapie DNA testing. I seem to be good at finding ones that get out of ag testing, such as CR Biotech, which I...
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Can anyone suggest good clippers for shearing? I see the oster shearmaster is popular but before I plunk down that kind of money I'd love some feedback from...
Mary, I have used Oster-sunbeam for twenty years. I still am using one shearing head and one horse head- original. the main problem with oster is that they...
Here is another take on shears. I don't have any recommendation but thought this would be valuable. C. J. Welle Sybaritic Time Sandy, Utah _____ From:...
That's what we have Mary and we really recommend them for Boer goats!   J Ray and Jannette Wood East Wood Farm, Ltd. Jacksboro, Texas 76458 ... From:...
I bought the Premier 3000 (which is no longer made) and since I am not particularly speedy they work well for me. Premier has always been a good company to...
One of our AI sired Wiltshire Horn X ewes gave us a set of triplets this week. She was supposed to be bred AI this year but didnt take and was observed...
We have a selection of Dorper and Katahdin Ewes and rams for sale. For pictures and more information [or if you would just like to see thepictures] please...
Thought I would pass this along to everyone with animals. It may or may not affect you but I encourage you to write and express your concerns and questions....
For those who were wondering about goats, I heard from someone who is involved in a lot of legislative work that this would at this time not affect goats: ...
This year I want to plant buckwheat in one field for a green manure crop and for my bees to forage on, is buckwheat Ok for sheep or is it toxic to sheep?...
