Hello everyone

[SageHill]

Wow - very different looking --- look like something out of Star Wars !

 

[Weldman]

I feel like I am back home again. Thought I would never see that place again. Swear going from Iraq to Kuwait was like going from 1980 to 2020.

 

[Baymule]

Welcome to the forum from east Texas. East Texas is lush and green, pine forests and lots of grass. We do have droughts and it is not so green then. West Texas is dry, rocky and trees are small. It takes many acres to support one cow. More sheep and goats are raised in west Texas than in east Texas. I raise Katahdin hair sheep and I battle parasites. I select for parasite resistance, among other things.

I enjoyed the pictures of your sheep and goats, love the long ears on the goats. Brahama cattle are popular in Texas because of the heat, and they have long ears too, but not that long. The goats have long hair, are they sheared for the hair? What type of wool do the sheep have and what is it used for?

I'm glad you joined the forum and it will be fun and interesting to exchange ideas and information.

 

[RR Homestead]

Welcome to the forum! Thanks for sharing. Very interesting to see how others raise livestock. Please stick around and enjoy!

 

[desert_rancher]

Welcome to the forum from east Texas. East Texas is lush and green, pine forests and lots of grass. We do have droughts and it is not so green then. West Texas is dry, rocky and trees are small. It takes many acres to support one cow. More sheep and goats are raised in west Texas than in east Texas. I raise Katahdin hair sheep and I battle parasites. I select for parasite resistance, among other things.

I enjoyed the pictures of your sheep and goats, love the long ears on the goats. Brahama cattle are popular in Texas because of the heat, and they have long ears too, but not that long. The goats have long hair, are they sheared for the hair? What type of wool do the sheep have and what is it used for?

I'm glad you joined the forum and it will be fun and interesting to exchange ideas and information.

Im actually a big fan of the Brahma cattle breed. Naimi has long coarse wool, used for making carpets and clothing. Most people in Kuwait shear sheep twice a year, though wool has no economic significance and most of it is thrown away. Naimi sheep are not famous for producing the best quality wool amoung other sheep breeds. They are meat breeds, known for thier high quality meat production and good yield. We also shear our goats. Goats hair can be used to make tents and clothing.

You think Brahma cattle can survive the desert?