Fw: [Jacob-list] (no subject)

[Thomas Simmons]

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Simmons <creagchild at monad.net>
To: stonecroft235 at juno.com <stonecroft235 at juno.com>
Date: Friday, March 16, 2001 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] (no subject)


>Sue -
>
>Gee, I;d love to say I have this all figured out to a science, but it's all
>luck of the draw ;-)
>
>During breeding, because we are a Large (6 kids) homeschooling family, we
>have a darn-near-all day vigil going on to report "breeding events."  Our
>pastures are very hilly, and the sheep often do *not* see us around the
rock
>outcroppings even when we're quite close.
>
>As for food:  During gestation, the sheep have non-stop 24-hour access to
>hay, which I store around the inside walls of the barn and secure with
>baling twine so nothing falls: constant hay, and insulation to boot.  They
>get their grain rations once every other day, between 4:00pm and 5:00 pm.
>If this has anything to do with lambing time, it's due to the whim of my
>scheduling convenience, not any particular plan!
>
>thom
>