I was leafing through the pages of The Ark for Autumn 2001 ( well a chap has to do something to keep the boredom at bay and when you get to my age the options...
djbtrotter
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Jan 2, 2003 8:57 pm
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Due to a change in circumstances I have to half the size of my flock of soay. Therefore I have a small number of sheep available free to good homes. They are...
Hi, I would be able to take whatever sheep you need to rehome. I have three groups of girls, 6 Manx Loughtans, 7 black Welsh Mountains and 10 Rhyland crosses....
Hi Sarah, It was SHOCK !! You were very lucky the ewe did not die. The moral is to keep contrle of your dogs. Christine. ... From: sarah <sarah@...> ...
gaerllwyd
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Feb 19, 2003 1:47 pm
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(Sarah) << Is this a known Soay defence mechanism? >> What an interesting story. We have often seen lambs behaving in this way, mostly when WE are chasing...
gordon johnston
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Feb 19, 2003 2:24 pm
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All of our sheep do this if they are cornered in the field, we call it playing dead. We have quite a mixture of breeds, so I guess all sheep do it. hilary ...
One of my NAS ewes has a broken pelvis. The X-ray showed a very clear break in the pelvic bone and twins lambs! She is due in about 3 weeks. SO-- any advice...
Virginia Ward-Vaughn
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Feb 19, 2003 3:56 pm
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Virginia A number of factors have to be considered in a case such as this, including the specific location of the fractures (there has to be more than one...
"The moral is to ... Actually christine, the interesting thing about this incident is that the dogs were actually minding their own business (they are...
Hi Sarah, I don't find Soay aggressive but very curious. They will definitely follow behind at a distance. Sounds like your Ram has no fear and maybe the ewes ...
gaerllwyd
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Feb 24, 2003 11:12 am
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Sarah wrote <<<do I have the most assertive Soays in the country or are they all like this?!!!!>>> Sarah, I think they may all be like this ! I don't see it...
gordon johnston
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Feb 24, 2003 11:30 am
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I hope you dont mind me contacting you direct, as its about your dog! What on earth is an Anatolian Karabash?? It sounds incredibly exotic!! I adore ...
My sheep follow closely behind me - well within headbutting distance, and oops, I have been feeding him concentrates (standard ewe nuts)!! What do you ...
Hi Sarah, I think you have a problem as you are running the ram with the ewes. If they are in lamb they need the ewe nuts but the nuts will increase the...
gaerllwyd
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Feb 25, 2003 1:25 pm
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<<<the nuts will increase the aggressive behaviour of the Ram.>>> I understood that the reason for not feeding ewe pencils/nuts to tups is because it can lead...
gordon johnston
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Feb 25, 2003 2:36 pm
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Because we just moved house, and also because my Ram has now mated all of my ewes and the resulting offspring are with us too, I decided to have him ...
Hi Sarah, I would have no problems just giving the sheep just hay, especially as they are not pregnant. You could always give them a molasses lick in a bucket ...
gaerllwyd
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Feb 26, 2003 6:54 pm
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You guys want to try keeping Suffolk sheep and you will know what agression is all about. Having said that my stock ram last year accounted for about 30 lamb...
sue merrill
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Feb 26, 2003 10:25 pm
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Sorry, I should have had 30 lambs and only got 20, so the aggresive ram only accounted for 10. Opps. It's late and I am ready for bed! Sue & Soays...
sue merrill
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Feb 26, 2003 10:36 pm
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A friend of mine who bred Jacobs also had a Soay ewe, who she usually put to the Jacob tup. Last year she sent the Soay to us for tupping and in the fullness...
gordon johnston
gordon@...
Feb 26, 2003 11:42 pm
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I didn't put our aggressive ram into pet food, we ate him ourselves! He was not very old, about 3 and he ate well. An older would still make a good mint &...
sue merrill
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Feb 27, 2003 8:50 am
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Help! Despite keeping Soays for 20 years I don't know what, if anything, I can do about Patch's present problem, so wondered if any of you have any experience...
Hi Sue, It sounds quite likely that your ewe has a respiratory infection. Could be a clostridial related problem. Do you vaccinate your ewes? Penicillin is not...
gaerllwyd
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Mar 1, 2003 8:38 am
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The question about the ewe with a bleeding nose concerned me, so I took the liberty of referring it to a friend who is a retired vet. Below is his comment,...
gordon johnston
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Mar 4, 2003 1:30 pm
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Hi One of the things that makes rams aggressive is losing their respect of humans. This happens where they have been hand fed and petted with the ewes....
John Wilsher
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Mar 5, 2003 8:53 pm
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Hi Juliet, Thank you for going to so much trouble on my behalf. I shall discuss those possibilities with my own vet and investigate the possibility of an...
Whilst busily being ill (getting better now thank goodness) I have "tuned in" to this discussion group from time to time but nothing seems to be happening - I...
djbtrotter
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Apr 6, 2003 2:05 pm
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I sent a message to this list by mistake. It should have gone to shorttailedsheep. Having trouble with server, so it may not come through anyway, but if it...
Thanks, everyone for your replies, which I have found helpful. Elizabeth, you have probably realised by now I was talking about keeping the ewe alive - the...
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