I re-send this message it having been blocked a while ago David ... From: "djbtrotter" <djbtrotter@...> To: "Short tailed sheep"...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Jun 17, 2004 7:19 pm
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... From: Juliet Johnston To: shorttailedsheep@yahoogroups.com Cc: SSBG-L@... ; soaysheep@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:57 AM Subject:...
gordon johnston
gordon@...
Jun 29, 2004 1:21 am
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I need to move on half a dozen tups of one and two year olds and recognise that a butcher or fattener is the most likely outlet. I am in mid Warwickshire, so...
I have to confess to making an absolute botch of this year's castrations; with 9 of 10 unsuccessful. (My excuse is that I was recovering from major surgery)....
Hi Harry Although the rubber bands are meant to go on in the first week, with Soay tackle being so small I know of breeders putting them on now. Or you could ...
gordon johnston
gordon@...
Jun 30, 2004 10:59 am
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Hello Juliet, Boreray are NOT a cross between Soay and Blackface. Boreray were the original domestic sheep of the St. Kildans. They are the original Hebridean...
Gaerllwyd
gaerllwyd@...
Jun 30, 2004 12:38 pm
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<< Boreray are NOT a cross between Soay and Blackface.>> I do beg your pardon - I must have read the wrong literature. What is your opinion on whether or not a...
gordon johnston
gordon@...
Jun 30, 2004 1:58 pm
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I would say that any ram is capable of serving ewes when they are in season. Soay are mature in their first autumn like most breeds. Christine. ... From:...
Gaerllwyd
gaerllwyd@...
Jun 30, 2004 7:47 pm
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's excellent book "MEAT" includes his recipe for rams testicles. I can only confirm that the more traditional cuts from an intact...
It is difficult to apply the rubber rings in the first week, and I'm not yet sure of my success rate. However - as I understand it - current legislation ...
Hello Harry 1. Soay rams can tup ANYTHING. I am amazed to hear of a shepherd who is not worried by them being next door!! 2. If you can run them on safely...
Ann Knowles
ann@...
Jul 2, 2004 7:00 am
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I never castrate my ram lambs. Every year they run with the ewes until they are six months old sold to private customers. They have an average carcase...
royunsworth
royunsworth@...
Jul 4, 2004 1:01 pm
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to all ... From: ann wileman [mailto:ann.wileman@...] Sent: 08 July 2004 23:01 Cc: Paulthornton Subject: new member Hi my name is Ann & I have 6...
Hello Ann, Are your Soay registered? I would advise that the tup lamb is castrated. He would still be a good "lawn mower" and a male companion for another ram...
Gaerllwyd
gaerllwyd@...
Jul 9, 2004 5:29 pm
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Hello Ann - I do not keep Soays but have an interest in Rare Breeds - there will be Rare Breed classes at Bellingham Show (late August) but since that is North...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Jul 9, 2004 6:42 pm
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I was at the regular mneeting of the RBST Council yesterday - as some may recall I was one of those who left the Trust when it (in my view) failed the...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Jul 23, 2004 6:59 pm
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the soaysheep group. File : /Book...
soaysheep@yahoogroups...
Jul 25, 2004 9:15 pm
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Ann Sorry, It took me a while to realize what might be going on here. You need to ensure that all of the following is included as one line in the web browser...
Ann Sorry, It took me a while to realize what might be going on here. You need to ensure that all of the following is included as one line in the web browser...
Dear David Trotter I don't know your personal e-mail address or I would write direct and not via the SSS newsgroup. I hope they will forgive my communicating...
Ann Knowles
ann@...
Jul 26, 2004 6:26 am
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Dear Ann Knowles, Thank you for your message - like you I hope that the SSS do not mind this correspondence being open to all. I have in the past been very...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Jul 26, 2004 5:50 pm
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Hi All, I was just wondering whether we were likely to see a good show of Soay or even a few Boreray (wishful thinking on my part) at any of the upcoming Rare...
Hi Julie, Yes I agree that there were complaints about Melton last year but do remember that this was the first time it had hosted such a sale and there were...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Jul 27, 2004 7:13 am
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There is a butcher in or on the edge of Nuneaton that runs its own tiny abattoir. I assume they are still going (we took sheep there in 2001 when we lived in...
2 recent DEFRA press releases with regard to Scrapie which are of particular relevance in respect of Soays as they are perceived as being at high risk of ...
Just a reminder that there are Rare Breeds Classes at Bellingham - the splendid Mrs Slocombe (01434 220396) will take entries by phone even though they will be...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Aug 14, 2004 4:37 pm
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Could any one tell me when i should mate my sheep & does any one know off a tup in south yorkshire i could use thanks...
I think that Geoff Welton in Todmordon might still have Soays and might have a spare tup - email me off list at djbtrotter@... if you cannot find his...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Aug 15, 2004 7:38 pm
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Can you breed from soay Ewe lambs? I know that in many breeds the ewe lambs are put to the tup but can you do this with Soay ( and Boreray)? Iain...
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