[Jacob-list] crook

[Kate Barrett]

I have bought several things from premier...really like them. I had the
red aluminum crook for many years...it is now so bent it doesn't work very
well...am hoping to try the chestnut hook next!
Thanks for all the assistance on the sheep feeders...will be building this
weekend!
Kate
Ruby Peak Farms
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> 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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>> 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.

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>> 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

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>> 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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>> 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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>> 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/

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>> Take care all!

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>> 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 20:47:05 -0400

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

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

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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

>> CA)

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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???

>> To: Jacob List <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>,

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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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