Recent content by Steve Quintavalli

Hello, I read an article and actually did some research on a sheep that is called a fur sheep, not hair or wool but fur. Apparently the still born lamb or a really young lamb generates the best "fur". The breed is called Karakul. but is that the only "fur" sheep or is this possible with all...

Hmm, I didn't think we had rats but my two dogs sure did, that is why they would go nuts at night spazzing on my grill. The rats would crawl into the grill and look for whatever dropped into it...guess they love charred meat or charcoal, or the dogs scared them into the grill, not really sure...

oh, well, in CdA this summer an eagle was saved by some women from lead poisoning I believe. Yea, there is tons of wild life out here....we saw big horn sheep on the way into Idaho and a small herd of elk cows close to the highway going north to Bonner's Ferry. Our land is west of Athol, I...

I cant believe there are people who still do that. Is this common, people stealing livestock? Is that still a hanging offense anywhere?

' Yea, that's what I figured. We just bought land in northern Idaho and I wanted to raise American Blackbelly sheep and Oberhasli goats or Soay sheep and Pygmy goats but predators are a big concern. I'm not worried about wolves but cougars, bobcats, bears and coyotes....maybe even bigfoot...

Yea, Nature can be so brutal and many people have no clue. They think it is all rainbows and skittles out there. When an animal is killed by a human, it usually goes really fast....faster than dying from a disease, freezing to death or being eaten alive or disemboweled.

Yea, the LGDs should be keeping the coyotes at bay, which it seems like they are doing, right? Nothing has been taken? Anyway, if the coyotes learn they will die if they go after the livestock the rest should learn to stay clear. If all the coyotes die, then new coyotes will take up residence...

Yea, a 22-250 with thermal sights, silencer, and subsonic ammo.....no one will ever know.

Yea, I have heard and seen images/videos of donkeys destroying predators but I didn't know llamas could, I thought they just scared them...

So, do most large predators, foxes/bobcats and bigger, strike at night? Early or late or in the middle of the night? Typically when it is bad weather or clear skies? ...Or, whenever they are hungry and there is no way to predict time of day?

I did a search to find this post as I stumbled across the breed a few days ago. I must say, they are making me rethink my plan for American Blackbelly sheep. I initially wanted American Blackbellies for their look and hardiness and have them with Oberhasli goats, because they have a unique...

Well, my wife (Ruth) and I will eventually leave Miami for northern Idaho and we want to raise a backyard herd. I like goats and sheep and she likes highland cattle and we both love large and giant breed dogs. I already know we will be raising chickens and quail (possibly ducks) as well as...

Yea, the predator problem is actually concerning. There was a grizzly in Athol and then a woman had four of her German shepherds attacked by a cougar, all this summer within a two weeks of each other and in/near Athol, which is where the land is. My plan was at least six LGDs. I love giant...

Sorry about that, the land is in northern Idaho, kootenai county (on the border with Bonner county). I didn't plan on keeping any intact males until I got a handle on the females and wethers. I want to go slow, year by year. I'm not in this for the money, any animal I buy will be my...

Would it be ok to have those two animals together in a small mixed herd? Only two ewes and two does and possibly one wether from each, to round it out to 6 animals in total, three goat and three sheep? I like these as they have similar sizes, colors, and have horns. I know the sheep have...