I read an article in Sheep magazine on the web about feeding them. Seemed positive from the story. I grew a limited amount of stock beets abd am feeding to the...
... Have you wormed these ewes? They may have a worm load that is taking the stuff they need so they eat stuff that they think will cure them.... Try a good...
Jon ~ Â I am sure thinking about going, especially since there will be a presentation about pelts on Saturday. The other presentations look good, too, but I...
I went to the annual meeting in Bend a couple years ago and there was plenty of down time for socializing and discussion. I think the opportunity to network is...
Lorna, hi. Yes I've wormed them more than once, both with Valbazaan when not preg and ivermectin when they were. They tend to have higher fecal egg counts than...
Hello, I am new to sheep and Katahdins. I have purchased two ewes. One is not a year yet and can be recorded at least 50% the other is probably commercial (she...
I received this email this morning, but we just sold the last of our available ewes and ewe lambs last night. We do have one 1 1/2 year old Fullblood ram left...
Welcome to Katahdins. If I lived in your area I would contact Karen K. in Oregon. She is on this list and will probably get in contact with you when she has...
This is Morgan I really feel stupid. The prefix on the scrapie tag is DBZ and it is a Washington tag. I anyone knows a breeder with the flock prefix, please...
I know we've been really quiet lately, but I've been in school 3/4 time and not home until really late during the week. The weekends are for catch-up with farm...
I know that I don't know very much about hair sheep, but why are there no books specifically about hair sheep? There may not be that many differences between...
Is anyone out there using Basic H as a wormer? I've read(unscientific) testimonials that it works. Is there is difference between Basic H and Basic H2? When I...
Basic H2 is just stonger. You would cut what you would use of Basic H into half... I can't think of the directions right now... I'm running late for work but...
I have found out about my unknown sheep with the scrapie tag. She is "Dot", a commercial Katahdin with an upside down heart on her side. I call her "Lucy as in...
I didn't have a lot of luck with it as a wormer, but I may not have given it a fair shake. Joel Salatin, famous grazier, uses 1/2 cup regular Basic H per 50...
Wow, thank you so much! I love this group. I consider this the source for all knowledge. I am also very very very new to this. I have a lot of reading to do. ...
Glad you can join us in the learning process. Just when I think I have enough knowledge.....something new and mind boggling comes along. ") I hope you enjoy...
... Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 6:42 AM Subject: Legislation While our sheep are exempt (food and fiber), some of you may know folks to whom this would...
Good Morning Collin I am hearing a lot of rumors about our new President banning individuals from owning firearms, and Friday I heard that Australia already...
... Its only just that. The president of the US, no matter who he is, acting alone cannot ban anything, including firearms. There are certain ppl out there...
I have read that the UK has the same sort of gun ban and that home invasions increased dramatically. The same is reported to be true in Japan where the ...
THANK YOU CHERYL for pointing that out as far as "rumors of ...." here in the states go. There have been so many lies, mistruths, things taken out of context,...
G'day Chuck, We have a restriction on firearm ownership that should mean that you don't own one if you have no legitimate reason for its use. As farmers we can...
Here in Utah one can obtain a concealed carry permit with a simple background check. This is intended to prevent the mentally ill or convicted felons from...
Thank You Collin It is much better to hear the truth from those that actually live it than from of the bias news agencies. Right now in Ohio things are much...