Mornin' Sheepies, To continue our discussion of yesterday about copper poisoning. I had written to a friend in the UK about this, because I had never heard...
In response to Kathie Miller's posting about copper poisoning, we are of course hoping that when people submit data about their sheep to the Open Flockbook...
Hi all, I have had a letter from Virginia in South Carolina with a great photo of one of her NAS/British crossed ewes which is polled. Along with the photo was...
The polled or scurred ewes I have had in Br/NAS crosses are: Isabel polled 1/2 RBST (Uig x Stacey - dam is polled) Jetta scurs 1/4 RBST (Zorba x Downey) - not...
Hi Kate, Thanks this is exciting. Now I can go back and follow up on the rams and take a look at their profiles. It occured to me after I wrote I needed to...
Hello, all We need to be very precise and consistent in the terms we use for this business. Especially in distinguishing "totally polled" from "teeny buttons."...
Kate this is so exciting!! Triumph, the sire of Prarie you have listed here, is the son of St. Ana who is one of the two (Aphrodite is the other) British ewes...
There is a tendency of some ewes to be polled their first year and develop scurs their second. This makes it difficult sometimes and a "polled" ewe lamb may...
Hi Kate- guess we need to call Steve in on this one. Aren't scurred and polled genetically the same thing? Every place I have ever seen anything written...
Thank you, thank you! I have Clutton-Brock too but of course most of it goes over my head! It is so nice to have someone to translate for me. Is there a...
I have been curious whether some Soays (either individuals or a related family) are more sensitive to copper than other Soays. The reason for my provocative...
Congratulations Steve, this is so exciting. As I mentioned to you earlier for me this is a dream come true for me and I am grateful for your efforts and...
As fall has arrived in Maryland and knowing really cold weather will not be far behind, my mind has turned to the impending battle against frozen buckets....
Hi Laura, We get a little ice here in the winter, but nothing like you describe. Somewhere a few years ago I saw some heated water troughs- they were rather ...
Following on Laura's post on frozen buckets and tanks. Here in southwestern Oregon, my creatures are outside in pastures all winter. Water comes in 45 gallon...
Hi Laura, I didn't realize it wasn't generally available. I had ordered it through my membership in the St. Kilda Club. Here is the info: (I think you have to...
I have a stock pond, and the area that the animals can get to it is lined with crushed rock, and fenced so they cant wander out onto the ice, or get stuck in...
I just read in the Soay Sheep Society's newsletter about the new children's book that Michael Darlow has written on Soay Sheep. The title is: "Sam's Soay...
Seeing that I am originally from Wales before moving here to the US, I still have lots of family back home in Wales. I am planning on having my family buy a...
Hi Elijah, I just spent a month on a friend's farm in Wales-- near Chepstow, it now feels like a second home (this is my 3rd summer there). Are you familiar...
I have been in contact with the author of this children's book, Michael Darlow and he will be happy to ship an order of these books to the U.S. At least for...
Laura, I would like to have 5 copies. Warmly, Tonya Davis ... From: Laura Lane-Unsworth To: SoaySheepBreeders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005...
Kathie, I know where Chepstow is, Beautiful area. Chepstow Castle is one of my favorite castle ruins to visit in the southern parts of Wales to visit. My...
Hi Elija, How nice to hear from you. St. David's Head.... you can't get much further west in Wales can you, I bet it is beautiful? Are you aware that there...
... Howdy, Laura. Here in southern NH we get pretty cold winters, down as low as -25 deg F (though not that cold often or for long, thank goodness). However,...
Kathie, Thanks for the link to the openflockbook and I will be sending them an email later today to join. I don't have any issues with North American Soays. I...
Elijah, where are you located? temperament in the rams is so interesting. I just sold Poppy who was the sweetest, nicest easist ram I have ever had, and Fir...
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