Elizabeth, how big is your enclosure? How many sheep do you have in it? I'm curious about how you control pregnancy in your flock. I let my ewes and their...
My husband and I are looking into getting a few Soay sheep -- they seem to be very interesting and appealing creatures! We've done a fair bit of reading and...
Good morning Laurinda, Welcome to the group and to the wacky and wonderful world of Soay sheep. There indeed are several breeders on the east coast and they no...
Hi, Corinne! My enclosure is about 3/4 or so of an acre, and it's usually divided into two using electric fence, so that one side of the pasture can rest while...
Excellent, thanks for the response. I'm not necessarily raising them for meat so I'm not sure how to have it work out for me (unless I only had 1 ram)(Anyone...
Well, if you want a gentle, friendly yearling ram who so far has done extremely well with ewes year-round and so far has not picked on lambs, I've got one for...
Corrine, Cobra was born on our farm - Wind River - and has excellent genetics regardless of which of the two rams sired him. His Dam is Blue Mountain Caribou -...
Hi Kathie, Thanks for the information; I've been in contact with Judy and she gave me the contact information for a breeder in Ontario. I'm not sure yet about...
Good morning, Steve and Priscilla, Thanks for the kind welcome! I've been to your site, and it's very informative. I think that we'll start with a source...
Hello to all. I am starting to like this late lambing! I spreads the fun out over more time. We had our second "Black & White" ewe lamb on 5-Jul-07. As the...
Good morning fellow Soay lovers, Please join us in welcoming a new breeder to the OFP Gallery and the wonderfully wacky world of Soay sheep. Although he's been...
Is everyone starting to think about what sales and exchanges of Soay you can put together for GSE IV at Angela's mother's beautiful home on September 15? ...
I have the misfortune today of being too sick to go outside and commune with my sheep, and there haven't been any new posts on the list in a few days... so I...
Hey Elizabeth, I can understand the withdrawls, seems after spring barely anyone posts anything on here, and not being able to see your sheep for a day or two...
I know its been a while sense I have posted anything. so I just wanted to stop in and say hi. plus everyone has been so quiet, it must be fun in the sun time. ...
I know its been a while sense I have posted anything. so I just wanted to stop in and say hi. plus everyone has been so quiet, it must be fun in the sun time. ...
Hi, Danielle! It's good to hear from you!! What county fair are you taking your sheep to? Maybe we'll have to make a trip down to see you showing sheep. I...
I will be at the Deschutes county fair in Redmond, Oregon. you are right Soays are the best out there. the wooly breeders are just a bunch of snobs anyways, or...
Hi everyone, I was wondering about ram's horn growth, because both of the adult rams we have had nice horns when we got them, pretty smooth, but now since we...
I have noticed the same thing is my rams, it is even the same when I bred and raised them, So I know they have not had a change in feed. you have a very good...
Oh and on State Fair. I would like to go next year. maybe we could get a group of us together to go. Danielle Sage Acres ... growth, ... them, ... horn ... Our...
Hi Danielle and Katie, If you are talking about the distinct ridged rings around the ram's horns they are "age rings" I am sure that is not the proper name,...
Kathie, thank you for the hair/wool explantion. that makes sence, now it will be easer to explane to non sheep people and the wooly breeders. I hope we bring...
I just uploaded 4 photos of Santiam Valley Duke, the most puzzling sheep in my flock. I bought him a couple of weeks ago, and Friday we gave him his booster...
(as opposed to her Baron or her Duchess) Elizabeth, I hope you will bring Duke to GSEIV. Remember how interesting and informative it was to examine Red Deer...
We are planning to be gone a good share of the winter and need to move our flock. We have available 2 adult rams and 8 adult ewes plus 2 male and 5 female...
Where are you located, what bloodlines are these? VA in SC ... our flock. > Sharon@......
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I am going to self publish a Soay Cookbook – AND have it ready for Christmas gifts. The vision I have for this cookbook is one that tells the story of both...
So Carol, am I to understand that according to your categories, a recipe for anything is acceptable? It does not need to include Soay as an ingredient? What...
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