[Jacob-list] Re: Digging

Fri Apr 8 15:03:27 EDT 2005

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Hi Chris,
   We found goats are also very fond of locust bark. 
I find my sheep are attracted to bark when they are
low on the minerals I give them.  I get the minerals
and salt together and are just for sheep and so avoid
the copper toxicity goat minerals have.  They have the
sheep minerals/salt always available in a dish on the
wall in their little house.  I also put in baking soda
free choice and they regulate their sour tummies
themselves.  This year I also added powdered Atlantic
kelp which has lots of trace minerals and they really
chow down on that. Gardern stores here in Calif. carry
powdered kelp as it is great for plants too, but I got
a food quality kelp to give to the sheep.
    My sheep sometimes paw when they want to get out
of an enclosure into another part of the pasture. 
Have your sheep pretty well cleaned out the food where
they are and there is better stuff in another area
that they can see?
   Those are all my thoughts for now.  Victoria
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>  Hello Everyone,    
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> From: Christopher Brantley
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> I've a slight problem starting up this spring with
> my Jacobs. 
>  
> Let me start back in the winter when I moved them
> into a new pasture. I left many Locust trees to
> provide shade in the summer and grow to sufficient
> breadth for posts in the future. It was no big deal
> when they decided they liked the taste of the bark
> and ringed all the trees from the ground up to about
> 5-6 feet. Even to the human taste the bark has a
> sweet flavor and is enjoyed as a subsitute for
> chewing tobacco for the old men in the mountains.
>  
> The problem I'm encountering is the Jacobs started
> digging holes in the Locust groves last week. This
> week they're digging in theopen pasture areas. I at
> first thought I had some pest (rats, groundhogs,
> skunks, etc.) ruining the pasture. Then I caught the
> Jacobs pawing holes this afternoon.
>  
> Has anyone else encountered digging Jacobs, and is
> there a way to at least slow them down if not stop
> them?
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> -Christopher C. Brantley
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Victoria
Castle Rock Farm
Jacob Sheep & Nigerian Dwarf Goats
www.castlerockfarm.net

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