Books on raising sheep:
Beginning Shepherd's Manual - Smith
Colored Sheep and Wool - Kent Erskine
(The Proceedings of the World Congress on Coloured Sheep U.S.A 1989)
The World of Coloured Sheep - Roger S.
Lundie and Elspeth J. Wilkinson
(The Proceedings of the World Congress on Coloured Sheep U.S.A.
2004)
Journal of Agricultural Research in Iceland
Colour Inheritance in Icelandic Sheep and relation between coulour, fertility and
fertilization - Stefan Adalsteinsson PhD 1970 (Out of print)
Diseases and Disorders of the Sheep and Goat - Linklater &
Smith
Farm Livestock - Graham Boatfield
Herbal Recipes for Farm Animals - Diana manseau
Lambing Problems - Lawson
(Available for sale through us Click HERE
for more info )
Managing your Ewe and her Newborn Lambs - Lawson
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for more info )
Merck's Veterinary Manual
Missouri Grazing Manual - University of Missouri-Columbia
The Modern Shepherd - Brown & Meadowcroft
Outline of Clinical Diagnosis in Sheep - Wright
Practical Lambing - Eales & Small
(Book is from England and has some good photos)
Raising Sheep the Modern Way - Paula Simmons
The Sheep Book - Parker
Sheep and Goat Science - Ensminger & Parker
Sheep Ailments - Eddie Straiton
(Book is from England and has some very good photos)
Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook - Iowa State University
The Sheep Raisers Manual - William Kreusi
SID Sheep Production Handbook - American Sheep Industry
Association
The Veterinary Book for Sheep Farmers -Henderson
Your Sheep, A kid's guide to raising & showing - Simmons & Salsbury
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Sheep Magazines:
Black Sheep Newsletter
25455 N.W. Dixie Mtn Rd.
Scappoose, OR 97056
Phone: 503-621-3063
E-mail: BSNewsltr@aol.com
Website: members@aol.com/jkbsnweb/index.html
Sheep! Magazine
P.O. Box 10
Lake Mills, Wisconson 53551
Phone: 920-648-3770
The Shepherd
(Check out our article that was published in the April 1999
issue, page 14, about managing breeding rams)
Sheep and Farm Life, Inc.
5696 Johnson Road
New Washington, Ohio 44854
E-mail: shepmag@bright.net
The Stockman Grass Farmer
282 Commerce Park Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone: 601-853-1861
Shepherd's Journal
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Catalogs for veterinary
supplies & equipment:
Bradley's Plastic Bag Company
(clear plastic bags for storing fleeces)
9130 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, California 90241
Phone: 1-800-621-7864
Hoegger Supply
Phone: 1-800-221-4628
Foster & Smith
(mainly for cat & dog supplies but has inexpensive syringes & needles)
2253 Air Park Road
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone: 1-800-826-7206
Jeffers
(Vet supplies)
P.O. Box 100
Dothan, AL 36302
Phone: 1-800-533-3377
Ketchum
(Great for tattooing supplies)
396 Berkley Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2A 2G6
Phone: 613-722-3451
E-mail: ketchum@sympatico.ca
Website: www.ketchum.on.ca
Livestock Concepts
601 8th St.
Hawarden, IA 51023
Phone: 1-800-225-7399
Mid-States Livestock Supplies
9449 basil-West Rd. NW
Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110
Phone: 1-800-841-9665
Nasco Catalog
Phone: 1-800-558-9595
4825 stoddard Rd.
Modesto, California 95356
Website: www.enasco.com
Pipestone Veterinary Supply
1300 So. Hwy. 75 \ P.O. Box 188
Pipestone, MN 56164
Phone: 1-800-658-2523
Website: www.pipevet.com
Premier
(Sheep Equipment)
2031 300th Street
Washington, Iowa 52353
Phone: 1-800-282-6631
Shaul's Mfg
(Sheep Equipment)
2890 Maple St.
Sutter, CA 95982
Phone: 530-755-0861
Sheepy Hollow
(Sheep equipment)
Sells sheep stanchion with winch to raise and lower platform
Phone: 208-263-4426
Sheepman Supply Company
14502 Old Gordonsville Road
Orange, VA 22960
Phone: 1-800-336-3005
E-mail: sheepman@ns.gemlink.com
Website: www.gemlink.com/sheepman
Sydell
(Animal equipment)
46935 SD Hwy. 50
Burbank, SD 57010
Phone: 605-624-4538
E-mail: sydell@sydell.com
Website: www.sydell.com
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Spinning and Weaving
magazines:
Spin-Off
Interweave Press, Inc.
201 East fourth Street
Loveland, Colorado 80537
Phone: 907-669-7672
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Books on wool, spinning
& fiber arts:
Black Sheep Newsletter Companion -Sachiye Jones
Colored Sheep and Wool - Kent Erskine
(The proceedings of the World Congress on Coloured Sheep U.S.A. 1989)
Felting by Hand - Anne Einset Vickrey
the Felting Needle - Ayala Talpai
Fibre Facts - Bette Hochberg
Handspinners Handbook - Bette Hochberg
High Whorling - Priscilla Gibson-Roberts
(Excellent book on drop spindles)
the Icelandic Fleece - Elizabeth
Abbott
In Sheep's Clothing - Nola & Jane Fournier
(Check out page 134 about Icelandic wool)
Needle Felting -Anne Einset Vickrey
New directions for felt an ancient craft -Gunilla
Pactau Sjoberg
Practical Lambing and Lamb Care - Eales & Small
Spinning - Lee Raven
(Great beginner spinning book)
Turning wool into a Cottage Industry - Paula Simmons
(Check out page 162 about Woodland Woolworks)
Wool Fibers - Diane Betts
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Spinning and Weaving
Catalogs:
Spinners Hearth
7512 Lackey Road
Vaughn, WA 98394
Phone: 253-884-1500
Woodland Woolworks
262 So. Maple St. \ P.O. Box 400
Yamhill, Oregon 97148
Phone: 1-800-547-3725
E-mail: woolwrks@teleport.com
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