Welcome Janice! You made a wise decision! I am Toni, 'way over in Bucks County, PA. I have 25 sheep on my 10-acre farm, and have been in this for 12 or 13...
I seem to recollect that someone here raises Miniature Cheviot x Shetland crosses. A subscriber at my HFSheep list has a lamb that she thinks is a Miniature...
Hey all, I just met with the computer guy today, and it looks like a couple of more weeks until my computer's running again. We're just waiting for some parts...
...and so did Baasha! I TOLD John she was pregnant. Good darned thing she didn't have any dystocia. I said, "Look, she's making a bag" and he said, "She's so...
He's Baama, short for Baamadeus. Cute pictures later today when we bring him out of the field shelter to band his tail. With these, I was trying to shoot into...
In an attempt to discover who provided this morning's surprise, we walked each ram up to the cattle panel fence, then picked up their forequarters, folded...
Holy cow...I wish I would have had a camera to video that process! LOL Well, I guess there is something to having our ram pen totally separated from our ewe...
Funny...Lori Olson said almost the same thing. At least the pickup truck full of cowboys didn't cruise by. I know people post to the lists about rams breeding...
One of the girls at work (who grew up on a dairy farm) wanted to know which sheep book the photos for that process are going to show up in, lol. Lori ... LOL ...
NO photos! :oD I really must teach Rumbler to lead, though. It's such a pleasure to lead Oran--he walks along like a little champ. Wooby said nuthin' doin' and...
YUP...I swore after getting Oran that all my lambs would be broke to lead. You ARE taking care of that for me in your spare time aren't you Sue? LOL Maybe...
John shot possible author's pics for the back cover of the upcoming Storey miniature livestock book this afternoon, so of course I wanted to hold Baamadeus....
And here is a small picture of Baama by himself. I'll shoot more when he's a bit bigger. Wouldn't it be ironic if he's a true black (I've wanted to keep a true...
Hello all, I have 2 white ewe lambs and a ram lamb for sell. They will be ready to go in mid to late June. I also have a few ewe and a ram for sale. Contact me...
I just spent last Sat. at a street fair doing my Liitle Bo Peep act with my Shetland wether, Miracle (age 12). I had him tied to a tree on a long lead, but if...
I have a ewe that is a 50/50 and this year she looks rough after shearing - may have been in "the rise". Never had a problem with crosses before. Toni...
Ok, what is in "the rise"? Marlo Schuh http://desertwindranch.com ... From: Toni Kellers To: minicheviotsheepconnection@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 09,...
Shetlands have a break between last year's fleece and the new one. This is called "the rise" and when they are in it you can actually pluck them clean (called...
Thanks Toni for the welcome to the group. Sorry for my late reply but had my computer down for a week. I have white mini cheviots. I absolutely adore them....
Just wanted to add that those weak spots in the fiber can happen with all breeds at certain times, and can bring down the value of the fleece. It happens when...
Wooby had that the first year I had him. He was sick but I don't remember what he had. Maybe Sue will come up for air and chime in. It hasn't happened since....
Thanks for that information Toni. Margot, so the checking for weak spots is an experience thing, eh? I would have no idea on what "too easily" would look...
One of the rams we got last summer had that happen...we just went in the pen and plucked all the fleece off of him..DH and I just laughed on how nice that was...
He had pneumonia and nearly died. He and my Sable goat wether had it at the same time--very scary. I'm not surprised he had a wool break, poor guy. On an...
It breaks pretty easily if it has a weak or "tender" spot. If not, you can stretch it pretty tight without it breaking. If you test your own fleeces you'll...
I have someone on Long Island who is looking for lambs. She really wants to breed, but is talking about getting a ewe to have bred by someone next year. She...
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