[Jacob-list] LLAMAS

[Ron Shaffer]

We have llamas with our Jacob sheep.  Our main llama serves as our guard.  
He is gelded and has bonded wonderfully with the sheep.  Make sure you get a 
gelded male or a female that is not breeding.  Cynthia



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>    1. pellets and llama (Lynette Frick)

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>Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:48:33 -0800

>From: "Lynette Frick" <lynettefrick at gmail.com>

>Subject: [Jacob-list] pellets and llama

>To: Linda <patchworkfibers at alltel.net>

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>Thank you all for responding about the pellets, that clears things up a 

>lot.

>Every one else has gotten their chance to, now I'm going to say thank you 

>to

>the list administrator. Even though I have not been a subscriber for very

>long this list has been so helpful and informative. I still haven't made it

>through all the archives, but so far they have helped clear up questions,

>and bring new ones to mind. I have another question though, how is the best

>way to introduce a llama in your experience, and can an adult llama that 

>has

>not been raised with sheep be successfully introduced if done properly? I

>have never owned (and still don't, but am going to go look at some on

>Saturday) a llama before so any suggestions on anything would be great.

>

>Thank you

>

>

>Lynette Frick

>IDEAL FARM

>Jacob Sheep

>http://lynettefrick.googlepages.com/home

>

>On 12/17/06, Linda <patchworkfibers at alltel.net> wrote:

> >

> >  I buy the pellets in 50 lb bags.  Alot of the pellets are too big for

> > sheep, but Southern States, Godfreys (local Georgia mill) and Purina 

>make

> > smaller pellets.  I always have hay available to the sheep, but the 

>pellets

> > cut down on how much hay they will eat.  I've read about limiting hay, 

>but I

> > don't feel right about doing that without alot more research.

> >

> > When I first started using the alfalfa pellets, I fed them mixed with

> > grain.  That seemed to keep them from bolting the pellets and choking.  

>I'm

> > not sure if it's because my sheep are used to the pellets now, but I can

> > feed the pellets alone and they don't choke.  A few of my older girls 

>get an

> > extra feeding of alfalfa pellets in the morning along with treats during 

>the

> > day.  Everyone gets a 1/1 (by volume - 4/3 by weight) mix of whole

> > corn/alfalfa pellets at the rate of 3/4 lb each.   Free choice mineral 

>mix,

> > of course. I started using alfalfa pellets 10 years or so ago because 

>the

> > quality of our local hay was so awful.  Now there is some great hay 

>around,

> > but also alot more demand.

> >

> > Linda

> >

> > *www.patchworkfibers.com* <http://www.patchworkfibers.com/>

> > *Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn*

> >

> > *>*

> > *>*

> > *>> How do you feed alfalfa pellets, do you purchase them in the 1ton*

> > *>> bags? How much do you feed at a time and do you feed them in*

> > *>> conjunction with hay? I had thought about using pellets but was*

> > *>> not sure if sheep could or would eat them. They are alot less*

> > *>> wasteful, and more easily stored than hay.*

> > *>>*

> > *> Thank you *

> > *> Lynette*

> > *> IDEAL FARM*

> > *> Jacob Sheep*

> > *> lynettefrick.googlepages.com/*

> >

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