C.J., I can't tell whether your post is to dispute the possibility of dwarfism related to soil fertility, or just to add to the possible conversation. Let's go...
Welcome, Rex. Sara ... From: Rex hopkins To: Shedders_Sheep_Group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 10:57 PM Subject: Re: [Shedders_Sheep_Group]...
Hi, I haven't had trouble selling ewes or good ram lambs or all my weaned ewe lambs. But my flock is in SFCP and I'm testing for OPP, that may help. Also doing...
Nice theory but dwarfism has shown up in most breeds of cattle, in horses, in pigs, in chickens, and probably most animals including humans. As it happens, in...
... horses, ... CJ, My "nice theory" has at least some science to back it up, but you are just saying that "s**t happens" without offering a reasonable ...
I also know Valerie and you can't go wrong dealing with her. She has nice sheep. Brenda Savage Painted Desert Sheep www.cheyennefarm.com Buffalo,Tx. ...
Malnutrition causes numerous problems and may even influence the number of mutations for all I know but it is not a major cause or the only cause. Please see ...
G'day CJ and Barb, The Irish have at least two lines of small cattle; the Dexter that you mention CJ and the Kerry Hill that I used to see as a boy at the...
There is a strong suspicion that many Dexters have Kerrys in their background and many Kerrys have a bit of Dexter somewhere. My guess is that long legged;...
Went to the State fair for the first time in ages this year and had a chance to see Karen's sheep. Been awhile since I shopped for Katahdins but her animals...
Hi - I'm reading about all of you with extra ewes, but you are a bit out of range! Anyone in Northern California have any Katahdin ewes (2 or younger) or ewe...
... I normally just lurk on this list, but I have to speak up here and say that there are such things as spontaneous mutations that occur all the time. Some...
Hi, Rose, you can check the Katahdin Hair Sheep International website at http://khsi.org/and select the member listings on the left menu. There are a number of...
Jon, hi. Thanks for you compliments on my sheep. I wish I hadn't missed seeing you at the fair. I've been working hard for about 8 yrs to improve size, growth...
This article was printed in the latest Oregon Sheep Grower newsletter. Thought some here might find it interesting. Merial: Moxidectin Implicated As Ostertagi...
John, I sure thought this was very informative as an armchair scientist. It supports what several of us have predicted That resistance to Cydectin would drive...
Jean, Thanks for the reminder. NSIP is having a Workshop on Sept 25th in Western Maryland near Hagerstown. Keedysville is the actual. Map and registration...
I haven't advertised in awhile so here goes. I have an interesting oversized booklet that it is out of print and features 167 breeds of sheep from all over...
I live in southwest Missouri and we are having to lock up our Pomeranians every night . under lock and key . As people are cutting holes in the fences to get...
Dear listees, I have a question I have 11 round bales of hay at about 700 - 900 lbs . each . How much will it take to winter about sheep ? I have 27 ewes and...
rule of thumb. 2.5 - 3.% of body weight/day for ewes during maintenance (if it is decent quality hay). Last trimester gradually increase to 4 to 4.5% of body...
Rex, We used baleage last year. The bales were about 1100 lbs each. With 58 bred ewes we went through about 2 a week. This was good hay, 14% protein but...
A good estimation that you can do is figure up the total weight of the sheep - ie, 30 sheep average 120lbs, you get 3600 lbs of sheep to feed daily. Each day,...
Thank you very much Cindi, This will help me a lot . I will go to the site and check it out . Rex Hopkins Poplar bluff, Mo. 573-785-6492 ... From: Cindi...
Cindi in NY, I would love to hear more about how you used cattle panels as round bale feeders. How did you attach the ends together, did you make openings for...
Hi Rex, I'm no expert nor do I have any scientific proof that the following formula works, but it's been close for us. To feed one cow for a month you need one...
Very true on the nutrient content....check if you can, by taking samples and sending to a forage analysis lab. If you work with a grain company, they might do...
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