Ok I have decided the logistics just won't work (especially since Marlo won't send me Bob to build more pens, lol) and I am not going to be able to keep my...
I never said I wouldn't send him. I just warned you on the cost of feeding him. LOL He is still working on the new goat pen and better get on the stick. I...
Yeah but he can't come until he gets your critters situated, lol. ... feeding him. LOL He is still working on the new goat pen and better get on the stick....
Which will probably be a while. He has another project in mind that I have been vetoing for a while and it is about time that I give in. He always wants to...
Tues nite going out in the dark to give mt qhorse his meds for his foreleg I tripped over a skid in the dark and took a header, possibly tearing my right...
Aw, Toni! I'm so sorry! Really, really I am! I know how bad that is when you've got critters and physical chores to do. I live in fear of hurting myself and...
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Jun 2, 2006 9:57 pm
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Ok...I have a question for those of you that have both black and white sheep. Do you find that there is a texture difference between the black and white...
Hi Marlo, I had to go down and get samples of my black and white wool to examine closely side-by-side. There doesn't seem to be any discernable difference in ...
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Jun 5, 2006 11:52 pm
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Got to hand to our webmeister - Sweetie, when you digest, you digest. # 75 came through just about as brief as it could be - like totally blank. Not a...
have tried and tried to reply to posts and the keep not showing up. I gave you a poor baby too Toni, lol. Marlo - there is difference in my white and black...
I've read that many people have had the same problem you have encountered with replys. Yes on the difference between by black fleeces. I still have to shear...
I wish I knew how to shear but my shearer is so fast and only charges me $3 a sheep. It takes him longer to set up than it does to shear PLUS he teaches me...
Aren't you so lucky to have someone that shears. I had finally contacted the ONE person that shears in our area and I was told IF they decide to shear my...
Margot, Thanks...now I know how much I DON'T know about fleece. LOL My black fleece is so fine, seems more like baby hair than the fleece off my white sheep....
Prayers and "poor babies" are answered - all I need is a shot in my shoulder - better already and I have an appointment with an orthopod for next week. More...
Oh man....you definitely need a shearer with all the sheep you have. Lori ... contacted ... decide to ... hear from ... guys...one ... year that ... for me. ...
Toni - Do you have to measure them because they're F-1's? Do you have to keep them until they're two and then measure them before they can be registered? So......
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Jun 8, 2006 12:18 am
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Steroid, I would guess Intersting to hear about these black sheep since I have none - Maybe we could start a round-robin sending samples around so that we can...
As I understand it to be foundation sheep they must be measured after age 2 and be 23" at the withers (shoulder). The two I tried to measure here at home came...
It's so challenging with foundation sheep. Before I took mine to the vet for measurement verification I made sure there wasn't excessive wool and that we...
Hi All, It turns out that the father of my new black lamb is my ram -- not the first ram the ewe was exposed to. The ewe is dilute, the lamb is black (dad is ...
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Jun 9, 2006 4:40 pm
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Margot... Sometimes I can tell right away if the lamb is dilute but usually it becomes obvious when I shear them. As the fleece falls away I am able to see...
Yes, yes, yes I would like that!!! Those of us who focus on fleece could really use that information. It will become more important as the number of animals in...
M Grim
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Jun 10, 2006 7:55 pm
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Oooooh! Sounds lovely! Interesting comment from the judge. I have a friend who spins who lit up when I told her I had cheviot sheep. She said she LOVES to spin...
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Jun 10, 2006 8:02 pm
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When I went to measure my miniature horse he came out within a quarter inch of registry requirements, too. We definitely got rid of extra mane, and made sure...
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Jun 10, 2006 8:13 pm
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Hi Marlo, Here's are several links I use: http://www.sdcwg.org/notebooks/sbs.html (scroll down to "cheviot") http://gfwsheep.com/wool.show.html (tips on...
H. Charles
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Jun 11, 2006 6:17 pm
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Ok - here in PA Cheviots are always white, with one or 2 black ones that I always thought were crossbreds 'way back with a black gene popping out, as they were...
Hi Toni and All, A dilute black sheep starts out as a black lamb - and at some point, the color changes/fades. I was trying to figure out at what point it...
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