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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / I figured out, i cant make any money on raising sheep

« on: December 26, 2017, 02:10:31 pm »

well after some thought I figured that I am spending $420 a month on just hay, next I will include grain for lambs which will run a extra $56 per month and than when lambing starts and I feed some grain to the moms that will run another $36 per month and all that does not include fuel costs and since I don't work I don't count labor, so selling lambs at #50 and up each a year I am lucky to break even, but if I sell my sheep what would I do? be heartbroken for sure

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / when do you guys pull CIDRS?

« on: May 03, 2017, 02:46:42 pm »

I read somewhere that people pulled them as soo as 5 days but I was told by Pipestone leave them in a minimum of 12 days I will be putting them in soon and I always have left them in for 12 to 15 days and than PG600

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / Argh 4 day old twins have scours

« on: February 05, 2017, 03:35:07 pm »

I started treating with spectra halt the only thing I could get on short notice, but I never seen it on lambs this young and like straight water. anyone else seen it on this young of lambs? mama is a real good milker

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / what do you guys do to keep a lamb fresh?

« on: January 26, 2017, 11:41:13 am »

I have a nice speck lamb born the last of Dec that I want to have shown at our fair is Sept now the family that likes him is worried about keeping him fresh enough I know in the mid west you show older lambs but out here in Ca we show em 6 to 7 months old, also we are in the central valley where it will be 100plus during the summer. I know what I would do but I like to hear from others to see what have worked for them, we have used Og's drench before which I love and works but they didn't want use it last year.

so let me know what to tell them

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / well all my jugs are full

« on: January 10, 2017, 07:43:04 am »

these lambs are coming early, this is what happened last summer. I shattered my knee cap and was laid up from June to Oct so I had my ram in with the girls for breeding for fall lambs and I thought since it was so hot he wouldn't settle anything, he did and I didn't want anyone to mess with the ram and maybe get hurt he stayed in there the whole time. I was a little worried as I never saw a good mark on the ewes in fact I barrowed a ram that I sold to cover them well I was wrong, they are looking good for little guys but staying in the jugs longer because of the weather here tons of rain. hopefully they all sell good and bless the kids that buy them

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / Here's a question for you with out there E,Tes ewes ?

« on: January 06, 2017, 03:42:51 pm »

what I mean is there a company that dos it? I know they do a lot of it in cattle but sheep?

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / I am kicking around the ideal of A.I.

« on: December 24, 2016, 08:17:00 am »

I am seriously thinking about it and the benefits I see are

1 introducing new genetics that I couldn't afford any other way

2 not buying another ram when I don't need one

3 possibly getting some real good ewe lambs and a real good ram lamb
 
4 moving my flock fowrd a little faster

drawbacks are

1. taking a chance on conception rate

2 can I afford it?

3 travel to location I used to not worry about this but ith my health being as bad as it is I kinda to have to

what are your thoughts on it?

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / How many of you guys have done excellerated lambing?

« on: December 21, 2016, 07:27:13 am »

What I mean to say is having 2 lambing's in one year, I am thinking about synchronizing all my ewes for fall breeding this next year, I know that they wont all take but some of the will, I have 8 ewes that are on a fall schedule now. I also know that feeding will be a issue, but out here I can sell the fall born lambs a whole lot faster and easier, I will still have spring lambs as all the ewes wont settle in the hotter months

thoughts?

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / Ok guys time for my annual 12 days of Christmas Game

« on: December 13, 2016, 07:21:41 am »

ok lets have some fun I started doing this years ago on another site and it always a hoot
you know the 12 days of Christmas song lets redo it sheep style of I will start

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to meee a quite ewe with a full belly

ok lets play and it fun to sing this at the in

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / Do you guys feed grain to ewes before lambing?

« on: October 05, 2016, 05:00:10 pm »

I only have 3 ewes to lamb this month and I thought I would through them in with the lambs and they are being fed 50/50 show feed to sweet COB and alfalfa any thoughts? I was worried that the unborned lamb might be to big

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / looking to buy some ewes

« on: September 20, 2016, 05:09:22 pm »

I have a couple of kids in my 4-H club who wants to start a breeding project and they want some ewes to breed with our ram maybe yearlings and I know their budget isn't to high also they want to show these ewes in next years fair along with the lambs, I would like a couple of ewes as well maybe older ewes. in Calif would be best I know they can be shipped but it costs way to much

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / thoughts on sycronizing ewes in the fall

« on: July 22, 2016, 11:16:36 am »

I was thinking about putting CIDRS in for fall breeding that way all my lambing is done in the spring real fast, now will it be beneficial ? I have only one ram and 20 ewes cost of PG600 and CIDRS having them all lamb out at a certain time would be nice though

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / I would like to know if anyone

« on: June 22, 2016, 12:00:59 pm »

feeds their lamb to over fat and than exercises if off? I have been told some of the big time showmen and breeders to this with the lambs and it is supposed to build muscle I have never tried it

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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / Heres the RockstarxOtt son we have for sale

« on: April 26, 2016, 10:23:53 am »

he is ready to go to work if you need muscle and some color he's to one for you
give me a call
jim 559-901-5990



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All Sheep and Lamb Discussion / Can I bring back the milk?

« on: March 20, 2016, 09:16:49 am »

I have this problem a ewe that lambed a week ago she is always a good milker and mom, now she is not giving enough milk for her lamb. She had some bloody discharge for a week and I gave some penicillin, we are feeding her extra but isit to late? this is the first time I have had this and as you know I have been raising sheep for awhile