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
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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
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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...
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
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Sep 8, 2004 10:00 pm
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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
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Sep 9, 2004 11:02 pm
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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
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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...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Sep 21, 2004 7:12 am
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Any information re soay prices at any of the other recent sales would be of interest as well Paul Dr Paul Thornton ... From: djbtrotter...
To the best of my knowledge the prices of primitive sheep including Shetlands were as set out below - there were very few Shetlands forward, many more...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Oct 10, 2004 8:14 am
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Hi David. Thanks for the listing. Sorry we didn't meet up. The Soay lambs were ours and we were pleased at the prices. There were some unregistered Soays from...
Hi all.... our names are Lonnie & Jamie Trask ....we are purchasing one ram and three ewes ...we are beginners and we live in southwest washington.....we also...
This is a bit long...in fact it's very long ! Hello All I mentioned a few weeks ago that the European Wool Group was holding a conference in the Czezh...
gordon johnston
gordon@...
Oct 14, 2004 5:41 pm
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Hello Everyone, My name is Job and I own Daybreak Farm in Connecticut, USA. We raise heritage breeds of chickens and turkeys and are ready to expand into...
Hello Juliet Thank you for such a fascinating and informative report. Are you going to publish? I am sure local historians among others would be most...
Ann Knowles
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Oct 16, 2004 7:22 am
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Thank you Ann for your kind words. I shall write up another version with a slightly different slant which will appear in the BCSBA Newsletter. Wouldn't it be...
I received a circular letter from the RBST in January and intended copying it to the list. My apologies for the delay. I assume it has been sent direct to all...
I have used these tags with no problems and find the service Mr Eadie provides excellent. He is the only supplier I know of where one can order just ONE tagand...
... From: Jane Wilson To: shorttailedsheep@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:34 AM Subject: [shorttailedsheep] Taunton Sale Taunton Market...
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