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
1435
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
1436
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
1437
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
1438
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
1442
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
1444
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
1450
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...
Ewe lambs are highly susceptible to receiving and going to the tup with a resulting pregnancy. I have heard of an old shepherd saying that a young mother is...
Iain Yes . On St Kilda or Hirta the ewe lambs breed and produce. However when we had Soays as with most breeds we gave them a year to mature. It is a personal...
Gilbert Meikle
gemeikle@...
Sep 8, 2004 10:00 pm
1453
Now you have all got me worried - we have never had a Soay ewe lamb take the tup, so have always left them in with their mothers at tupping time. So that is...
gordon johnston
gordon@...
Sep 9, 2004 11:02 pm
1454
I have had several ewe lambs have nice lambs their first full year of life. I just don't think that we need to stop nature from taking it's expected course....
When we first received our Soays as one-year olds, they turned out to be pregnant. The resulting lambs were all singles, all weighed significantly less than...
John wrote : <<< I just don't think that we need to stop nature from taking it's expected course. No one stands around on St. Kilda and stops them from...
gordon johnston
gordon@...
Sep 10, 2004 11:59 am
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Subject: Precocious Primitives From David Kinsman The benefits and costs of precocious reproduction in feral Soay sheep on St Kilda are well summarised in a...
Diane Hewitt
dph@...
Sep 13, 2004 7:43 am
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fao SSS publicity officer. The European Wool Group is holding a conference in the Czech Republic in early Oct, with delegates from throughout the EU. There...
gordon johnston
gordon@...
Sep 15, 2004 9:20 am
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Joy and I were not able to get to this sale last Saturday - is anyone able to give an overview on prices attendance etc. I have been told that Shetland sheep...
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