Carol, what a hideous story about the attack dogs. When we look out at our livestock guardian dogs, so stoic, so devoted to our Soay, it is hard to imagine...
Many of you know that we lost a mother and day-old lambs to coyote(s) this last spring. Many recommended LGDs, but where we live we simply cannot have a...
Gevan, Thank you for a very clear description of your fencing and we second (and third!) all your suggestions. Knock on wood, we can only guess that what...
I went to look at some goats one day and the man had electric running about 6" above ground and maybe that much away from field fencing on the inside of the ...
I would love it! But I don't quite have enough money for 5 of them, and they are at such good prices. My sister started my getting 3 sheep last year(had 2...
Katie, I am the webmaster for the soaysheepbreeders.com link. I want to be sure everything is working properly. Here is a direct link to the report: ...
Hi Jen Clicking the link downloaded it into a pdf file. For my slow dial up it took about 3 minutes to download. Looks like all of you had a great time. Wish...
-Hey Jen, For some reason the link you put up would not work for me, and I guess I missed it on the website the first time, but I looked under reports(Duh, did...
thank you!. I really enjoyed reading this and seeing the photos Sharon@... ... From: Jen Bailey To: SoaySheepBreeders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Sharon, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I must admit that I'm pleased how it all came together. The report, that is. The gathering itself was great. Hey, I...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had pictures of Blue_mountain Redstart, or Blue_Mountain Piccolo, Thank you, trying to see what my rams babies look like. Katie...
Found a few more names of babies, if any has any pictures, I would like to see them, They are all Blue_Mountain Phantom,Bjorn,Deandre,Pixie,Redstart,Piccolo or...
Hello everyone, I just joined your group and look forward to learning more about these beautiful sheep. We currently have a small flock of finnsheep in Central...
Hi Mary Scholefield, Welcome to the wonderful, wacky world of Soay. If you are looking for a starter flock with great fleece potential, you can't do better...
Hi, Mary, We're in Ohio and will definitely have lambs in the Spring. All but one of our ewes (we have 13 ewes and 5 rams) are polled and her horns are barely...
Good morning fellow Soay breeders, The OFP Flockmeister tells me he entered the 1200th Soay last week and is ready for the stragglers who have not sent him...
Hi Priscilla, What exciting news, 1200 animals, that is amazing and we have a new member too, this has been quite a week. Happy Thanksgiving everyone Kathie ...
Priscilla and Steve- For those of us that are 'pedigree voyeurs'... what are some of flock names for new entries in OFP? One needs, I think, a flock name to ...
Maybe I should "get my act together" and think about registering this small group I have. What is involved - who to contact, what information is wanted, etc....
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!Speaking of Thanksgiving, lets see Wednsday we have a big meal with a bunch of friends, then thanksgiving on Thursday and then...
Hi folks, Some of those "new" sheep are mine. I've waited over a year for the breeder and SOA to get me my registrations. Due to the recent unpleasantness I...
Good morning fellow Soay breeders and enthusiasts, Well, here goes. Several of you have asked what flocks are in the OFP and who's been added lately. The...
Thankyou so very much for the OFP and for all the non paid work, and effort and love of the sheep. What a significant support for all the new owners out there...
Hi Claudia, thanks for the kind words. Here's a dirty little secret: we are the ones having the most fun with the OFP. For Steve, getting to use his...