Tiff 36 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Does anyone know anything about sheep called Hair Sheep, or Dorper, they are the ones you don't have to sheer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 i only know about Barbados Sheep http://www.blackbellysheep.org/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiff 36 Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 and you don't have to shear them? I want some sheep but Kye refuses to have "poxy maggoty sheep" running about the place ... so my task is to find out about the ones that shed ... and then I'll get a dozen of them! He never set a number limit on me! Anyone else know anything about these types? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pops 19 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 google up homesteading today and go to the sheep forum. also google breeds of livestock and click on the site from oklahoma state university. if thats you in your pic Kye deserve a F*#!ing medal for snagging you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigbulls 26 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 and you don't have to shear them? I want some sheep but Kye refuses to have "poxy maggoty sheep" running about the place ... so my task is to find out about the ones that shed ... and then I'll get a dozen of them! He never set a number limit on me! Anyone else know anything about these types? They run semi wild on most of the sand boroughs around my way, dont no how to spell it but.... it sounds like SOWEY when said, though i think its spelt with all sorts of complicated silent X's and such like. My friend is the shepherd for all these local flocks, though they are pretty much self maintaining and are used to graze off the growth. Im sure they are quite cheap and if its any help i could make inquiries about them from him, i think the Queen has a flock of the little scraggy brown fellows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiff 36 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 BigBulls I'd love to get the name if you don't mind, don't know if we'd have them here but it would be a start. Saw an add in the freetrader for 4 ewes and 2 lambs, but I think they are regular old sheep that need to be sheared. I guess we could always get them and have lamb & mutton in the freezer? Pops I'll check on that forum, thanks for the info. Oh and no it's not me in the pic, I don't wear that many rings ... and I think I'm the lucky one! ladies .... it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month .... take care of them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pops 19 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 well he still deserves a letter of commendation, you sound like a right smart girl w/ your head and heart in the right place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clover 0 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 The Wiltshire Horn is naturally self shedding - but I'm not sure just how easy they'd be to obtain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 and you don't have to shear them? I want some sheep but Kye refuses to have "poxy maggoty sheep" running about the place ... so my task is to find out about the ones that shed ... and then I'll get a dozen of them! He never set a number limit on me! Anyone else know anything about these types? we had a friend that had a small flock of Barbados sheep (in Florida by the way) and knew of another man who trained border collies, he also owned a mixed flock of Barbados and the woolly kind of sheep. it seemed like the Barbados gene was stronger than the woolly gene because they were all slick haired. the other breed mentioned by Bigbulls is Soay Sheep. I have, right in front of me, a magazine called Hobby Farms and on the front cover is one of them. in the article it says they are an ancient breed, look like Mouflons but they are small compared to normal sheep... and they are too! http://www.soaysheepbreeders.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiff 36 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I knicked a copy of Hobby Farms from my vet when I went to pick up Kye's dog who had been run over by some dick ... awesome mag and I can't wait to have the spare cash to get a subscription! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 lol i just steal my mom's magazines. i usually bring her mail in for her. she has about a dozen different magazine subscriptions (one is Mother Earth News, and the other Hobby Farms) if they sit too long on the shelf i know she hasnt even looked at them so i take them home with me lol i think she does it on purpose.... she knows if i find something useful or interesting i'll tell her about it, so thats half the work done for her Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiff 36 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 some of the articles are way too pet-ish for me, but some have been quite good. Maybe Kye will read this and take the hint for a Christmas gift! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 i havent seen many of the pet articles. well there was one about which dog breed is best, and they focussed mainly on sporting dogs(was actually a good article about making a responsible choice!) then again i dont usually read magazines front to back, lol i just pick out the most interesting articles that could make things easier for myself. still, its not a bad one. but the majority of them get shelved, while a select few are kept within reach (like the one article about producing and processing your own meat either for your freeze or market) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pops 19 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 another good one on the same lines is "countryside & small stock journal" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiff 36 Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) I'll need to check them each out and the make up the subscription form, tape it to the bathroom mirror and maybe one will end up under the christmas tree I got onto the homesteading forum, (forgot I was actually a forum member there!) and posted a message and sent some PM's. Got 2 contacts in MO but the emails aren't working any longer so I'll have to call when I have the time and a bit of spare cash. Anyone know what type of shelter they need? A 3 sided place okay, or do they need something more? The goats/chickens have a nice barn but they'll stand out in the rain unless it is pissing down or really cold. Edited October 8, 2008 by His Wife Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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