hmmm, I had no idea that by leaving off the word "blackbelly" I was causing "so much" confusion... ;-) (worth two emails to fully clarify, even)
_Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies Sent from my iPad On Sep 27, 2011, at 8:20 AM, RAY DE SA <ray.d...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > You are correct Carrol, I personally raise ABB and do know the difference. > Most people don't and put the Barbado label on nearly all hair sheep. My > friends who raise wool breeds for a living refer to all hair sheep as > Barbados and it's tough getting them to accept any other term. Glad you put > more info out there than I have had time to. I am finding more people > interested in the breed. > --- On Mon, 9/26/11, Carol Elkins <celk...@critterhaven.biz> wrote: > > > From: Carol Elkins <celk...@critterhaven.biz> > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Need help with identifying a ewe > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Date: Monday, September 26, 2011, 9:53 AM > > > Let's make sure we are using the correct breed names, especially when trying > to help someone not familiar with either breed. > > Barbados Blackbelly are polled (neither ram nor ewe has horns). They are not > called barbado or anything other than Barbados Blackbelly. There are fewer > than 500 of these sheep in the U.S. The registry for Barbados Blackbelly is > closed, meaning that only sheep whose parents are registered can be > registered themselves. This helps ensure that crossbreeds don't slip into the > common gene pool. > > American Blackbelly rams have horns, and often the ewes have horns or scurs. > They should not be called "barbado," but they often are in Texas because it > is a common nickname. American Blackbelly breeders have worked hard to > develop their breed so that it consistently and predictably reproduces true > to type. White, other than in the tip of the tail, is a disqualifying trait. > > Barbado is not a breed. Barbado sheep meet no breed standard. They often do > not have black bellies or facial barbs. They often are cross-bred sheep and > may display various degrees of wooliness and off-type markings, but generally > are a hair sheep. > > Carol > > At 07:16 PM 9/25/2011, you wrote: >> Definitely Barbado or American Blackbelly- mix with something else. My AB >> girls mostly have horn scurs, I would think a true barbado would not. > > Carol Elkins > Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep > (no shear, no dock, no fuss) > Pueblo, Colorado > http://www.critterhaven.biz > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
