Re: Super-large egg?

From: angie (angie_arsnic_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/01/04

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    Hi Jill,
    They were merino .I think they had a very hard life before I got them. Alot
    of farmers here just bye their sheep and leave them to there own devices .
    some don`t even crutch them before winter and the dags are horrible . Alot
    die of fly stike.
    Peggy

    " Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
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    > angie wrote:
    > > If you do not sell / kill . Sheep they end up with no teeth .
    > > At about 5 years old they start to loose teeth .
    > > from then on they can not eat properly .
    >
    > While this can be true its not entirely so
    > We have Jacobs and our girls usually don't start needing all round top ups
    > until they are at least 8 - 10 years old. We have had a number who have
    died
    > peacefully in the sunshine of a heart attack at around 12 years old -
    still
    > with a good body condition.
    >
    > > We got 2 ewes few years ago they were suppose to be 2 years old .
    > > That year we bred them and got twins from both. the next year again
    > > twins. When the lambs were 2 days old I had to take 1 of each to
    > > raise . At 1 week old the other lambs were going down hill verry
    > > fast .We caught the lambs and ewes and found 1 ewe had 2 teeth left
    > > the other had none.
    >
    > What breed were they ??
    >
    > --
    > regards
    > Jill Bowis
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