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  1. Lizzy733

    Anybody know the Genetics behind Wiltshire\Blackshire Coloration?

    Hello All, I've only just started flipping my flock over to shedding sheep, starting out with 3 Wiltshire ewe bottle babies and have just decided to add in 2 Blackshire ewe lambs as well. Is there anyone here that has a firm understand of how the black coloration gene works? From my...
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    Odd behaviour in Lamb

    Hello all, Have had an odd one with one of my lambs today and not sure what to make of it. She was acting strangely, rapid breathing and wanting to lay down and roll over, but perfectly capable of popping back up on her feet when encouraged. Bright, alert, active and responsive, literally...
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    New Herd - First Time with Bottle Babies

    Hello All! We've finally gotten some goats! An impulse buy of bottle babies just as winter's starting to bite here in Aotearoa. These kids were pulled off feral mums who were being culled off a reveg project. As can be expected, they've come with some problems, but I think we're on top of it...
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    Will feral pigs attack my domestic pigs?

    Hey guys, My husband caught sight of a feral momma and two piglets about the size of our kune brothers up by our orchard. As our kune are essentially our dogs and have free range of the property, my husband has been pretty worried they'll eventually have an encounter. Being young, they can...
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    Downer Ewe

    Well, we've only been on our new block for a little under a week and already seeing some issues with the resident ewes. While walking out to the paddock today with some friends, we noticed one of the sheep appeared to have a limp, so we decided to use numbers and drive them into the yard for a...
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    A Greenhorn's Journal

    November 29th, 2021 is the date if our escape. Ten more days and we can finally see our new home: 3.16 hectares of hilltop pasture, sprawling orchard, productive gardens and native bush. I'll get to meet my new flock of Romney and the 3 old wild ewes which inhabited the land before fences were...
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    Introducing Yourself to an Established Flock

    Hello everyone, We'll be moving into a lifestyle block with an established flock of sheep - roughly ten ewes, most 2 toothers and many with lambs. Lockdown's kept me from putting eyes on them myself and I have a laundry list of questions for the current owner regarding their medical and...
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    Lifestyle Greenhorn

    Hello Everyone! I've been a member over at backyard chickens for quite some time and have gotten pretty adept at handling my little urban flock, but am new to all this ngs ruminant. My husband and I have now bought a 3.18 HA lifestyle block and are looking to settle late November. We'd not...
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