[Jacob-list] Mills/ewes

[Karen]

1-  How can you tell when your ewe is in heat?  I read that with goats, 
if you scratch their backs, by thier tails and the tail stays up, they 
are in heat.  If the tail goes down, they are not.  I found there seem 
to be such a pattern.  With my sheep(?),  I put my ram in the end of 
October and I have April babies. I am not sure how to tell if a ewe is 
ready to breed. Any tips?
2- Mills-  Last year I used Stonebridge Fiber mill.  I sent my wool in 
about April,  got my wool back in Dec.  and I thought she was 
expensive.  This year I used Yolo wool mill and my wool took approx. 4 
weeks.  Yolo also produce  my wool into more of the yarn that I had 
asked for.  phone # (530)666-1473.  Yolo is in Woodland, Ca.
Karen Sigler
Benjamin Farms  Utah