What Breed of Sheep Are These Babies? Photos Page 3

[SheepGirl]

I don't think Katahdin are found in Thailand. They are a relatively "new" breed of sheep developed in the U.S. Canada and Mexico have small populations of Katahdins.

I am not familiar with Thailand, much less sheep breeds that can be found in Thailand, so it could be anyone's guess. Did the owner say what kind they were?

 

[thailand]

Hi SheepGirl, I haven't been able to speak to the owner (who apparently has a farm with 100 sheep) because he is currently in Spain. I have only been able to talk with his father, who doesn't seem to know that much about the sheep.

 

[Latestarter]

Being as to where you're located I'd more expect them to be a breed common to and from Australia or New Zealand... Just cheaper to ship if nothing else. I have no idea what breed they are but the look like hair sheep (meat) vice wool sheep. I really think you should get a couple!

 

[OneFineAcre]

I My one vet said the show goats are far fatter then they should be.

That's just not true
If your vet had said that show goats on average had a higher BCS than non show goats I would have agreed

Fatter?
That sounds negative

People who show their goats put a lot more effort in to having their goats in optimum condition and take much better care of their animals than the average goat keeper

I have 2 fat goats now out of 30
Exclude the 8 Bucks who are all running a little thin now and that is 2 out of 22

Dee a yearling who is bred I don't consider to be a problem
I've started to call her Fat Dee ( remember how well Fat Clarabelle turned out)
She actually reminds me of Clarabelle

Cookie on the other hand I'm
Worried about
She is a 5 year old who didn't settle last year and she is a 4+++ on BCS
I think she is bred and I'm a little concerned
Just don't have the facilities to separate her

I have 8 does on milk test
They are all perfectly conditioned and still producing well
That doesn't happen by accident

 

[Goat Whisperer]

He tells me my goats are fat. I still feed em' how I feed them.

I think he looks more at the internal fat reserves. It's actually pretty interesting when you do open a goat up and compare the internal fat to the external.

I didn't think any of your goats are fat.

 

[OneFineAcre]

He tells me my goats are fat. I still feed em' how I feed them.

I think he looks more at the internal fat reserves. It's actually pretty interesting when you do open a goat up and compare the internal fat to the external.

I didn't think any of your goats are fat.

Your does and my does would be perfectly healthy if they were thinner
We just try to have them at optimum condition
And honestly I don't worry to much about yearlings who are fleshy
They make babies start making milk and they are ok
I am a little worried about Cookie

 

[Southern by choice]

Yes, the one vet is talking about internal fat reserves
The other vet that says the same thing is a vet for show herds and non show herds.
I don't think he was saying they are obese I think he was referring to the management is significantly different.
If you had a hundred acres and the goats lived off the land as goats were designed to do they would not resemble what we see. They would be leaner, better muscled, nutritionally balanced without having to give this and that. Milk production may not be as much, we do what we do to optimize these things.

 

[OneFineAcre]

He tells me my goats are fat. I still feed em' how I feed them.

I think he looks more at the internal fat reserves. It's actually pretty interesting when you do open a goat up and compare the internal fat to the external.

I didn't think any of your goats are fat.

Does he open up that many to be able to make a statement like that?
The only vet who opened up mine was a vet pathologist

Thank you I don't think your goats are fat either

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I don't know how many he's opened up Lol

But, once you have gone to vet school and practiced (farm vet) for over 40 years I imagine he has seen a lot. I do believe that after time, you just kinda "know" how much they have.

I've only seen a few dog spays in person but even with those few- I still can "see" the internal fat (without opening the dog up) Hard to explain really. Same thing with goat necropsies. Haven't seen a whole lot, but what I have seen makes me feel disgusted with how much internal fat Ruth must have had.

I have seen some very overweight goats that also happen to be show goats. I don't think all are overweight but others I think are. NOT saying that in a judgmental way at all! We both know I have some very fat goats… Ruth especially. She was almost 90 lbs. She is just one of those does who gets fat off of air. I do disagree with him on some things, I've argued with him and every other vet. I still do respect his opinion, just doesn't mean I agree.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

@thailand sorry for the drift