Forwarded in case of interest to Soay breeders. I hope that all is going well with the lambing - here in Northumberland weather is excellent therefore nothing...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Apr 1, 2002 12:41 pm
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There must indeed be some malpresentations and other lamb deaths which do not have a hereditary component, but on the other hand we know it is possible to make...
Thelma Rowell
thelma@...
Apr 1, 2002 2:31 pm
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Thelma, I agree with you about keeping strong Soay characteristics, but as you say, there are some sbtle factors at play, and I think the matter of hardiness...
John Wilsher
wilsher@...
Apr 3, 2002 8:55 pm
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... Sorry to weigh in late. I have an intact male llama. I bought him to guard my sheep flock. I can definitely say one thing: DON'T DO THIS. Intact male...
Due to an unfortunate change in circumstances, we have for sale 12 soays. These are 3 ewes who are due to lamb any time now, 1 yearling ewe, 2 yearling rams...
Hi Sharon. We are based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. UK. Are you at all interested in taking any of the sheep as we have to move house very soon and they have...
I could be if they are registered, however, I am in the US and I don't know what is involved. sharon@... Visit www.massena.com/sharon for hedgehog and...
Hi Sharon, At the moment we cannot even import semen from the UK, we have hopes after January 2003, but even that is not a certainty. Importing embryos and...
thanks. sharon@... Visit www.massena.com/sharon for hedgehog and glider supplies and gifts ... From: Kathie Miller To: soaysheep@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Dear Soay group, I am respectfully asking for the award for the worst luck in breeding season for the 2002 lamb crop. Out of 11 lambs, 9 are rams with a mere...
Hi Virginia, Are these Soay RBST reg. British Soay or North American Soay? In my experience British Soay generally do not lamb before April, their average ...
gaerllwyd
gaerllwyd@...
Apr 12, 2002 4:59 pm
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Normally a lamb is neither here nor there; this year for us in Northumberland in this Parish every lamb is special. Today Aith lambed - she is one of the elite...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Apr 12, 2002 7:45 pm
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quickly trying statistics in my head, i dont think 9:2 is significantly different from a 50:50 rsex ratio sorry! there are theories about age of mother, but I...
Thelma Rowell
thelma@...
Apr 14, 2002 2:18 pm
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I would think soay are as hardy as our local Swaledales, anyway. Are there any sheep that dont go for shelter when it is available? Or goats for that matter!...
Thelma Rowell
thelma@...
Apr 15, 2002 9:31 pm
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Hello I used to keep Soays and found them fascinating animals. As a result of this interest I have visited St Kilda on numerous occasions. I though that you...
GILBERT MEIKLE
gemeikle@...
Apr 16, 2002 11:58 pm
793
We must have been incredibly lucky, but we have only just got our first ram lamb, he is a little beauty, but of course I have to think about what to do with...
sarah
sarah@...
Apr 22, 2002 12:22 pm
794
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Janice Wood
janice@...
Apr 23, 2002 7:11 pm
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Can you send the message without it being attached. My email deletes attachments. sharon@... Visit www.massena.com/sharon for hedgehog and glider...
Hi all, If u have recived a email on this address with the subject as [Fwd: Fw: IMPORTANT VIRUS ALERT] DO NOT open it, it may contain a virus [Non-text...
Janice Wood
janice@...
Apr 24, 2002 4:19 am
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I have received the following and am passing it on without comment - it came in the form of a message with an attachment - because of the understandable fears...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Apr 25, 2002 8:31 am
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I have castrated hundreds of Soay ram lambs using the normal rubber bands, usually at 24-48 hours old. This year we had triplets which were pretty small and I...
Ann Knowles (Freeserve)
ann@...
Apr 26, 2002 6:41 am
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I have just read the attachment copied out for distribution to this group from David at Djbtrotter. Quite clearly it is a strong indictment of the RBST...
jacqueline tucker
jstucker@...
Apr 26, 2002 9:07 am
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I am not sure who wrote it It clearly emanates from the signatories whose names appear at the bottom of the document Whether their views are true or false must...
djbtrotter
djbtrotter@...
Apr 26, 2002 4:14 pm
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Does anyone have information or records of weight at birth in Soays? I recently obtained four ewes and birth weights of the lambs so far range from 750 g to...
Ken Campbell
kCampbell@...
Apr 28, 2002 9:18 am
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Hello Ken, You seem to have had a VERY small lamb at 750g , I hope it survived. When I obtained my flock it came with all the lamb birth weights for every year...
gaerllwyd
gaerllwyd@...
Apr 28, 2002 12:15 pm
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This is our first year, so we don't have a lot of data. Our lambs ran from the smallest at about 800 g (born to small yearling ewe), to a pair of twins that...
Have just received the Attached from daughter in N Zealand & pass it on just in case. Ann [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Ann Knowles (Freeserve)
ann@...
Apr 30, 2002 7:24 am
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Thanks for the numbers, Jim: Could you tell us the weights of the ewes. I'm generally interested in whether one can anticipate birthweights from the weight of...
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