I read on another list that pumpkin seeds are good for sheep, providing natural worming and nutrition. So, I suggested to my dad (who is using some of my Soay...
Hi Elizabeth- I too discovered that the Soays would learn to eat pumpkins. They also learned to eat some huge mangels (almost a sugar beet) my neighbors gave...
I was also concerned about the sugar content. How much do you think is too much (or too often)? There are 5 rams at my dad's house. One is in his 2nd winter...
I have one pen with 4 one-year rams and I wouldn't be nervous about giving them a couple big pumpkins each week. Gevan In a message dated 12/2/2007 5:22:10...
Having just read the article published in Hobby Farms, I am seeking a Soay breeder closer to the Lincoln, Nebraska, area. We have fainting goats, Sebastopol...
I also read the article in Hobby Farms. I live in Middle Tennessee and would like to find breeders in the this area or at least on the East Coast. We have 9...
I am located in upstate SC and have 80+ ewes and a few rams - (will of course have more this spring) my email is ward@... and phone is 864 718-8781. I...
Ward@...
Dec 16, 2007 12:10 am
1948
Hello, I am new to this group. We raise several kinds of sheep. I bottle feed probably nearly 30 sheep a year. I have bottle fed rams who have stayed tame and...
The black ram (Diablo - I must have had a premonition to have given him that moniker) that rammed me a few weeks ago was brought back from a neighbors place...
Hello All, I am retired and recently purchased a home and some land in the country. I am interested in raising some exotic or unusual animals. At present I...
My husband read a description of Soays online, and it stated that they do not flock. We have a small flock of sheep used for training herding dogs. Has...
My soays, when startled will run, but not jump fences. They tend to flock together when confronted and I have a hard time to single one out sometimes. I do ...
I have coonhounds, not herding dogs, but this is my experience when they are together: I have a gate that tends to blow open that goes between the fenced area...
Hi, Do you have any soay sheep available? Your the only one I've seen near Ohio. Mike ( in SW ohio ) ... overgrazing and the need for more fencing at this...
I have a small flock of soay sheep for sale. They range in age from 07 lambs up to 7 years old. Both ewes and rams. Some are registered and the rest are...
Happy holidays from the Open Flockbook Project! If any of you are looking for something to do today other than turkey-roasting and pie-baking, you can enjoy a...
Cross my fingers, my internet connection appears to be back up again and hopefully it will stay up. I am updating the soaysheepbreeders.com web site with a...
I haven't picked up the special Soay issue at the store yet, but the article is online. http://www.hobbyfarms.com/livestock-and-pets/soay-sheep.aspx...
I've only now had time to review e-mails and so am late in responding to your note. We will be having some lambs born this year. If you are interested,...
I am interested where approximately are you located? Right now my husband and I are currently having problembs finding a breeder in our area. When are the...
crystal - where are you located? ron keener transports animals all over the country. Va in SC...
Ward@...
Jan 7, 2008 3:44 pm
1963
I am located in ohio. I do have Rons site I would prefer not to have the animals shipped for long distances if I can help it. Crystal Ward@... wrote: ...
My husband and I really fell in love with these sheep. We wondered if they can live in Texas. We are East Tex and hot and humid in the summer. The rest of...
Good afternoon Charlene, Glad to hear you have fallen in love with Soay sheep. It's an affliction lots of us suffer from. There is at least one Soay sheep...
Do any of you keep your Soay and ponies or horses in the same pens? Is it a sure thing that they'll get along, a sure thing that they won't get along, or...
We keep a female Shetland pony and a donkey along with some geese, in the same pasture as our Soay and they all get along great. Our donkey does a wonderful...
Anyone remember that old song "I'm just a girl who can't say no!" - well that's me - So yes, I have Soays and a pony/horse together. The hay situation is...
Ward@...
Jan 9, 2008 2:31 am
1969
Here's an "intellectual" exercise for all you Soay lovers - This fall, I was traveling a lot for business. One night I get a call from my husband Brian -...
Ward@...
Jan 9, 2008 2:45 am
1970
We have kept our Soays with our gelding pony since we got them 4 years ago. We have had no problems with them getting along. The only times the pony has...
Hello Priscilla, I do not have Soay Sheep yet, but I do raise Miniature Horses and have a couple of Suffox Sheep. The adult sheep are almost the size of my...
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