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Talk to Baymule about Katahdins. The Texas Dahl may not do what you want if you want a decent meat yield. TD are flighty, have a lower carcass weight and the trophy stock puts more into its headset than it does its body score. The trophy stock is second to none…but a royal pain. Lol.

A second hello from ETX. Congratulations on the beef and the land. I hope it gives you what you’re looking for. Don’t forget to show them off! What breed(s?) of sheep are you planning to get into?

What is the cost per test with the second panel added in the instance of QR sheep? The USDA says $11.50 per test. If you include in your lambing protocol it’s not extra vet fees. Sadly our state isn’t the best when it comes to anything prion related… Getting ahead early and breeding with...

There are large mats of straw that you can buy for covering your garden as well. If you did that over the old hay, ideally layered with some manure. Look into native grasses. The roots will set better and be able to deal with the weather like nothing else. Being a hilltop I don’t think a wind...

Thank you! What parts? I’ve got family over near Lake Martin.

I’ve had hands on with Painted Deserts, Texas Dall, the usual suspects on that note. The main reason is meat and I enjoy having a herd to tend. Horns are less than of a concern, we’ll probably end up with some bragging hair sheep later just because the genetics of it are fun. Lol. I’ve...

How do you like the cross? I’d been looking at pure natives to try and help converse the breed and the dualish purpose (meat, fiber, some folks milk I think). I tracked down a couple pure ewes out San Antonio way but I’m hunting closer before I want to take that jaunt. Lol.

Between Lovelady and Crockett! I was actually reading your Lambing Journal yesterday to just study up some. I didn’t realize you were that close. Thank you!

Hello all, we’re a small farm in East Texas. We’ve had a small herd of mini Nubians for the last 2 years and I’ve decided to transition to sheep. Looking around at breeds I went down a heritage hunt and ended up finding a Texan landrace race, the gulf coast natives. I was hoping to talk to some...