[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 77, Issue 1

[Joan Gross]

Regarding the shepherd's crooks... I've had two now both from Premier and
they make my sheep handling much easier.  I had the fiberglass one for about
a year until the head snapped off and now have replaced it with the sweet
chestnut wooden version.  I like the latter better but do recommend them as
a whole.  Especially if you don't have a smaller area to catch sheep.  I
have a couple of 12x24 horse stalls that my sheep are gathered in to and the
crooks make my catching much easier. :)

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>   1. selling some sheep (Heather Hettick)

>   2. outcast ewe (Linda)

>   3. shepherd's crooks... (Zach Oaster)

>   4. Re: shepherd's crooks... (Susan J Martin)

>   5. I might have to sell off my flock (5 ewes in NO CA) (Jaci Siehl)

>   6. Himalayan Rock Salt Licks??? (im rapunzil)

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> Message: 1

> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:26:33 -0400

> From: "Heather Hettick" <hettick.1 at osu.edu>

> Subject: [Jacob-list] selling some sheep

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> I would like to sell a number of my JSBA registered Jacob flock.  I have 8

> sheep priced individually as bred ewes and a ram, (between $150 and $300

> each) but will also consider selling the whole group for a discount.

>

> They range in age from a 2010 ewe lamb to an older ewe of about 9.  I cull

> for bad mothering, udder issues and excessive escaping so these girls

> should

> be pretty trouble free, although triplets can be an issue.  I have had very

> few birthing issues at all with them in 13 years of breeding.  My oldest

> started looking thin this summer but when we sold her lambs, she fattened

> right back up.

>

> A couple have better fleeces than others, some have better horns, some have

> had triplets, all have had twins, except the 2 youngest, a yearling and

> lamb.  My original flock of 3 ewes and a ram came from Deb Yeagle in 1997

> and were largely Fieldwood, HardyHill, Smokeham, Tranquil background. We

> added rams through the years but not ewes from Spahr Farm, Hatch and a

> couple FF rams from unregistered flocks.  All but the 2010 ewe are 4

> horned,

> but some have weaker or broken off side horns.  Some ewes are lilac or

> carry

> lilac, but the ram does not.  My almost two year old ram is halter broke

> and

> calm and has not been destructive to fences/buildings or aggressive towards

> people and is not related to the ewes, other than his 2010 daughter.  I

> picked him up as a lamb at last year's AGM - Summerhill Dennis.  His 2010

> lambs looked excellent overall with this group of ewes.  I can tie him and

> shear him by hand and he is the best behaved sheep I've ever shorn this

> way.

> I chose him for his excellent fleece characteristics and sweet temperament.

> His horns are close but not bad and he mostly produces better horns than he

> has.

>

> Jacobs are an attractive, fun and relatively low maintenance breed and

> produce good wool as well as meat and interesting pelts too.  I've really

> enjoyed breeding and owning them, but want to focus more on my Icelandic

> flock with the limited space that I have.

>

> Email me directly for pictures, prices, breeding records, other questions.

> hettick1 at yahoo.com or hettick.1 at osu.edu

>

> I'm in Ohio, about an hour South of Cleveland.

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>

> Heather Hettick

> Moonstruck Farm

> Creston, OH

> www.moonstruckfarm.wordpress.com

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> Message: 2

> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:35:24 -0400

> From: Linda <patchworkfibers at windstream.net>

> Subject: [Jacob-list] outcast ewe

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> Has anyone ever had an ewe that many of the other sheep just don't like?

> Jacobs have pretty individual personalities and I have a number of ewes

> that just don't flock. I currently have a yearling ewe that was sold as

> a lamb and returned here this summer and was with the ewe lambs and

> another ewe until breeding season - no particular reason for that, just

> that I unloaded her here and didn't bother to move her to the ewe

> pasture. Everyone got along fine.  For breeding season, she is with 5

> other adult ewes. Three of the 5 ewes are really aggressive towards her

> - and one of them is her mother. I don't quite understand why the three

> ewes are so intolerant of her. She's a very timid ewe (around other

> sheep - friendly with people) and it might be that she just doesn't

> stand up for herself. Any suggestions?

>

> Linda

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> Patchwork Farm Jacob Sheep <http://www.patchworkfibers.com>

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> Message: 3

> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 20:24:44 -0400

> From: Zach Oaster <zach at fattoaster.com>

> Subject: [Jacob-list] shepherd's crooks...

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> A few months ago, a friend of mine brought over his crook to help with some

> sheep handling activities... it was the single most helpful tool I had used

> in relation to raising sheep (other than possibly a bucket). Being new to

> all this, I set out to get myself one...

>

> After having browsed numerous livestock websites searching for a quality

> fiberglass shepherd's crook to no avail, I nearly gave up. I finally

> (accidentally) found one tonight, and thought there might be others out

> there that had shared my search. Here is the link to the Premier1 Supplies

> site where I bought mine:

> http://www.premier1supplies.com/c/equipment/crooks/

>

> Take care all!

>

> ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^

> Zach Oaster

> zach at fattoaster.com

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> Visit Zach & Lindsay's farm blog: http://www.fattoasterfarm.com

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> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 20:47:05 -0400

> From: "Susan J Martin" <stcroft at ptd.net>

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] shepherd's crooks...

> To: "Zach Oaster" <zach at fattoaster.com>,        "JacobList"

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> Premier is an excellent source of sheep supplies - and poultry supplies.

>  They are knowledgeable about their products, they actually raise sheep and

> "know" sheep and I have been a very satisfied customer of theirs.

> Sue Martin

> Stonecroft

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>  ----- Original Message -----

>  From: Zach Oaster

>  To: JacobList

>  Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 8:24 PM

>  Subject: [Jacob-list] shepherd's crooks...

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>  A few months ago, a friend of mine brought over his crook to help with

> some sheep handling activities... it was the single most helpful tool I had

> used in relation to raising sheep (other than possibly a bucket). Being new

> to all this, I set out to get myself one...

>

>  After having browsed numerous livestock websites searching for a quality

> fiberglass shepherd's crook to no avail, I nearly gave up. I finally

> (accidentally) found one tonight, and thought there might be others out

> there that had shared my search. Here is the link to the Premier1 Supplies

> site where I bought mine:

>  http://www.premier1supplies.com/c/equipment/crooks/

>

>  Take care all!

>

>  ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^

>  Zach Oaster

>  zach at fattoaster.com

>  ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^

>  Visit Zach & Lindsay's farm blog: http://www.fattoasterfarm.com

>  ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^

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> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 18:03:57 -0700 (PDT)

> From: Jaci Siehl <sugarpinejacobs at yahoo.com>

> Subject: [Jacob-list] I might have to sell off my flock (5 ewes in NO

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> Before I get to the point that they "have to go tomorrow" I wanted to find

> out if there is anyone interested in 5 ewes (2 two-years old, 1 three-years

> old, 2 eight-years old).? 2 horned and 4-horned, out of Meridian?and

> Hillside lines.

> ?

> Please contact me directly if you have questions or want to see pictures.?

> I am hoping to find a way to keep them, but it looks not likely.

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> Jaci Siehl

> Sugarpine Jacobs

> 530-538-9474

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> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 23:14:20 -0400

> From: im rapunzil <im-rapunzil at hotmail.com>

> Subject: [Jacob-list] Himalayan Rock Salt Licks???

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> I give my horses Himalayan rock salt licks and they love them.  I saw them

> on the Premier website and was so surprised that they are priced at half of

> what I usually pay.

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> I could not find any ingredient lists to see if they contain copper.

>  However, when I Googled it found websites of Pakistani manufacturing

> companies which said that sheep could have it as well.

>

> But on the Premier site they had the salt licks under the Goat section, so

> I'm wondering if only goats can consume it....

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> What do you all think?

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> You live by writing your poems on a farm

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Joan Gross
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