I was chagrined to discover earlier this afternoon that I had misplaced a breeder's 2007 lamb list and it wasn't in the OFP database. I am red-faced to put it...
Well, it was my absent-minded son who left it behind in the first place. It's a good thing his head is attached... I think he gets it from his mother. ((*huge,...
Our September delivery of the Soay Lamb of the Month club arrived this morning. Good old Blue Mountain Thumper, our matriarch of our Black and White soays,...
Hi all, we are new to ~Soays. We have a number of lambs born this year in March/April and two of the males are still intact (One was missed in each!) They are...
Hi Colin, You need to remove the two rams lambs from the ewes immediately, Soay lambs can be fertile as early as four months of age. Kathie www.soayfarms.com ...
This is just a random thought... Most breed clubs for cats, dogs, chickens, etc. have shows where specimines are shown against others of the same breed and...
I think it would be fun to have soay shows, I enjoy showing my sheep. thats why I took the chance and took them to our county fair. Like you mentioned it is...
Now that our 2007 lambing season is over at last (whew!), I put up some photos of some of our lambs from this year, and some of last years to show how they are...
If anyonoe needs an Electric Fence Charger I have one I can bring to GSE - or ship it for the actual cost of shipping. It's a Parmak Mark 6 - sells for over...
Quick update before Saturday. Jen Bailey WILL be at the gathering but not bringing her burdizzo equipment so no demonstration this year on late-lamb ...
What if I bring my own capon tools? Can we have a demo then? My uncle gave me a set. They sit on my desk. Handy for reminding the kids to be careful what they...
For those of you who, like us, are chewing your nails wondering how to make your grass last longer before switching to hay for the winter, you are welcome to...
For those of you who, like us, are chewing your nails wondering how to make your grass last longer before switching to hay for the winter, you are welcome to...
Beyond keeping pastures healthy, these rotations can be beneficial toward breaking the life cycle of some worm species which subsequently can reduce the...
I am a new member to this group but I know many of you already. My family's "farmette" is located near Salem and we have a small flock of Soay for pasture...
Scott and everyone else, here are info and directions cobbled together from old notes. Others may have better directions. Great to hear you'll be there! ...
I'm so glad to hear you'll be coming, Scott!! Also very glad you've joined the group. We plan on bringing Duke for "Show and Tell" :-) You'll get to see how...
OK, here are the BEST directions ;) I will put some flagging or balloons at the driveway to lead everyone to the site. Last year people parked out near the...
Please join us in welcoming lots of new photos to the OFP Gallery, including pictures from Scott Hadden at Santiam Valley and Barbara and Dan Ballas at Bramble...
I recently aquired 4 Soay sheep, 2 rams, one a year old, one 6 months old and 2 ewes, the mother possibly 2 years old the younger 6 months old I live in the...
Welcome Marcia! You should be able to find lots of information about Soay sheep by reading some of the posts in this group. Additionally, you can find out more...
Welcome Marcia!! The best way to learn about Soay is to read up on the various websites of our listmembers... you'll find a lot of information there. Some of...
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