The adventure begins....... My first sheep ever, 6 NAS Soay sheep arrived in the late afternoon yesterday. They were nervous at first, but seemed to settle in...
Congratulations Carol! I've only had my Soay sheep for a couple years but still find them extremely interesting. I'm anxiously awaiting lambing. I have two...
Hi Carol - I remember what it was like when my first few Soay arrived and it is incredibly exciting! Congratulations! Please do not hesitate to ask the group...
I am a handspinner and have just sent off my Soay wool for processing into rovings. If there are others of you who spin, would you share with me what you have...
Hi, Gevan It is so interesting seeing the differences in personalities in these sheep. One ewe is so inquisitive and assertive and the other two hang back. ...
Hi, Laura Thanks for the welcome. I am sure there is so much knowledge in the group and it is reasuring to know that I can ask questions here. With the weather...
Some months back there were quite a few discussion posts about self-colored (solid) black Soays that currently exist in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Soay group....
Great work Gevan. This interest in the sheep and their genetics will definitely aid in their value and survival. Claudia Pettis Gevan Marrs <marrstree@...>...
Hi Gevan, You have been at it again. Congratulations.! Obviously all of the genetics pretty much fly over my head, but you have written this in such a way...
OK, I will jump in and hope I don't come up with too much egg on my face. I have not read all that has been written on this subject, so I know I have a lot to...
A photo is worth a thousand words! If you can post a few photos - for example to the photos section of this forum - I'm sure folks would be willing to share...
Hi Carol, This could be extremely interesting------and a good reason to get your data into the open flock book as soon as you can. Ewe Pal's is from Val (and ...
I will be taking pics of her and the others. I have not posted pics on the computer ever, so hope my son will help with that.:) Black ewe: Shandrew Moon...
This should be a topic that sparks some debate and discussion. As I studied Soay sheep information in the last few years, as a new Soay enthusiast, I was often...
Hi Everyone - I was wondering how many of you feed alfalfa pellets to your sheep? I am really looking for something to put some weight on my rams without ...
Hi, Laura, As far as I am aware, alfalfa is not readily available in Wales, so I have no experience of feeding it to Soays, but as you asked for suggestions I ...
When I had an ailing ewe that was off her feed I bought alfalfa pellets to give it a try (even though it didn't save her). None of my sheep will eat them....
Hi all, Sue you don't have alfalfa there like we have here , I think I saw some cubes at the feedstore, but it is not as widely available as it is here. We do...
Hi, Gevan and Laura, The instruction to soak sugar beet pellets is for horses, not sheep. Sheep can eat them quite safely without soaking; I have fed them to...
Hi, Laura and Gevan, Sugar beet shreds look like this – the piece of white paper is 1” long, to give you a scale reference. The colour is dark brown –...
Hear ye, hear ye, all Soay breeders in the Pacific Northwest -- and elsewhere, for that matter, if you're willing to travel, It's time to start thinking about...
Just wanted to thank you all for all the WONDERFUL input and information on what I should try with my rams. I can't tell you all how nice it is to know that...
Just another thought, Laura. Once when they were in very short supply I had to pay double the normal price for some bags of beet shreds which when I opened...
I'm already looking forward to Michelle's potato salad again AND Kate's wild blackberry pie. What about a "spring run" and a "fall run" oh great exchange...
Hi all- At the risk of sounding foolish I have what is a very important question for me. I am currently putting up fencing for a second sheep paddock on my ...
Corinne asks: I am installing standard field fencing, if I install it upside down, with the bigger holes on the bottom, can the lambs get out of it? Sorry,...
Rats, I was afraid it was too easy. I have installed special gates, and put up the 2x4 braces between posts and still they have trouble. Not all the time,...
I'm a new and unwitting , yet increasingly enthusiastic Soay sheep owner.....at least I think I am. Last month I bought 3 small brown hairsheep at the local...
Susan says: ‘And....the sheepdog training qualities of my new dog-schooling sheep?......In a word : Challenging!’ Let’s put it this way, Susan – if you...
Has anyone had any experience, first hand or anecdotal, with the chair-like affairs sold by sheep equipment companies for use in trimming hooves, giving ...
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