It has descended from a population of feral sheep on the 250 acre island of Soay in the St. Kilda Archipelago. Got a 10 acre piece that gets 2 cuts silage off it and then left with some growth on over winter. Automatic watering systems with thermostats for automated heating are a good option to minimize spilling and keep the sheep well-hydrated in freezing conditions. Was thinking maybe let it for some winter sheep. I have been told that Soay & Boreray are hard to keep in, what type of fencing will be needed? While this tends to be more of an issue for goats, who are more likely than sheep to stand up on their hind legs to eat, these feeders still pose a risk to sheep, so it’s best to avoid them. of your local authority, who should receive the top copy of the movement form when animals are moved onto your holding. The Soay sheep is a breed of domestic sheep from Scotland. This very much depends on the stocking density of the sheep on the land, whether the land has had sheep on in the past, and where the sheep came from to begin with. [10], The breed is becoming smaller because of the change in climate.[11]. Lambing would usually take place in April/May (Soay), March/April (Boreray), although my earliest lamb arrived on 23rd February. If you do offer grain to sheep, talk to your veterinarian about ammonium chloride supplementation to prevent struvite calculi. You should not feed too many treats to sheep, as they can become overweight or suffer from dangerous conditions like, quite easily. If you change the available mineral mix for sheep, you should be prepared for the possibility of unexpected health repercussions among your flock. Don't over think it. [img]Hi Brandon, I'm new here, but saw this and thought I would recommend looking into Soay sheep--I see that there are some breeders in Texas. I've joined the Soay Sheep forum so hopefully I can learn more there. Ryder, M L, (1981), "A survey of European primitive breeds of sheep", "How global warming made Scotland's sheep shrink", Study discovers secret of Scottish sheep evolution, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soay_sheep&oldid=962587042, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Black, brown, blonde or dark brown with buffish-white underbelly and rump, This page was last edited on 14 June 2020, at 22:53. About one kilogram of wool can be obtained from each animal per year. Before letting sheep loose in their pasture, ensure that it has been thoroughly checked for toxic plants first! This equates to 15 sheep eating approx. Their address is: Grassroots Systems Ltd, PO Box 251, Exeter, EX2 8WX. I know very little about the management of sheep, can you recommend some books to me? It is very high in fat and can easily cause obesity and painful and dangerous urinary calculi in sheep. Simply turning the animals out on land is not sufficient to optimize the use of the land, plants and animals. Particularly the Soay sheep who are browsers. ‘Island Survivors – the Ecology of the Soay Sheep of St Kilda’ by Peter Jewell is the bible for Soay keepers. They are most commonly brown or tan with a white belly, white rump patch and/or white patch under the chin (referred to as the Mouflon or wild pattern). You can also have a veterinarian evaluate and file or remove any teeth that have gotten uncomfortably sharp or painful. To prevent bloat on a new pasture, gradually introduce the sheep to it by letting them graze for only a few minutes each day for a few weeks, slowly allowing longer browsing time if they seem healthy. [3], In the early twentieth century, some Soay sheep were relocated to establish exotic flocks, such as the flock of "Park Soay" at Woburn Abbey, established by the Duke of Bedford in 1910, and selected for "primitive" characteristics.

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