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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Mar 10, 2005 12:47 pm
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Hi i have 3 3year old ewes & 2 1 year old ewe can any one tell me were i can get any info about breeding thanks...
... Hi no i have only had horses not sheep, its all new to me, i have got them through the winter ok so i am now thinking off breeding, i have a book but that...
Hi Ann, Wherabouts in the UK are you - maybe it would be better if you could find someone near to you who is a breeder who would be prepared to let you visit...
Hi Ann Welcome to sheep keeping. As a rough guide, you would put a ram with your ewes on Nov 5th for 4 to 6 weeks and expect lambs 21 weeks later, from April...
gordon johnston
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Mar 31, 2005 1:15 pm
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... wrote: Hi thanks for all your help & advice i am in South Yorkshire nr Doncaster ... for 4 to 6 ... have 7 months ... find a ... like and ... where your ...
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