[Homestead] Selling lambs for meat
Bill Jones
billj at harborside.com
Sat Mar 8 17:54:56 EST 2008
They're crosses between Soay and Katahdin, and some other breed I can't
remember. It was not Cheviot.
Lynda wrote:
>What breed do you have? We've looked at Soay, but I'm kinda worried that
>they might be too small with the local coyote problem. So we're also
>looking at Icelandic.
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>Lynda
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>From: "Bill Jones" <billj at harborside.com>
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>>I''ve tried out many farm animals here, and the only ones that come
>>close to getting along with no feed are the sheep. I went away for 3
>>months this winter. Even though my caretaker only brought my 5
>>miniature sheep one flake of hay each week, they got along just great
>>with their bowl of salt and 1 2/3 acres of grass.
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>>I especially came to appreciate them when one newly acquired "lamb" gave
>>birth. What a boon to think they can get along all by themselves like
>>that! There's no wonder that people have kept them throught the ages.
>>Now we're looking for a miniature ram.
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>>Yesterday I opened up the gate into the garden, so they could graze the
>>grass between the beds. The last of the Brassicas have been removed,
>>and there are no tall favas yet, so how much can they harm a few leek
>>tops and old celery plants, I figure.
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