It is hard to tell if it is the price for just the ram or for all four. When I first read it I though they were selling just the ram.
Jann Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Carol Elkins <celk...@critterhaven.biz> wrote: > > It isn't uncommon for horned American Blackbelly stock to occasionally throw > a polled ram. (Nor is it uncommon for polled Barbados Blackbelly sheep to > plop out a ram lamb that grows scurs or horns.) But that doesn't make the > polled ram a Barbados Blackbelly. Progeny testing using registered Barbados > Blackbelly ewes will determine if that ram reliably produces polled ram > lambs. In my experience, they do not. > > Also, the BBSAI's American Blackbelly registry and Barbados Blackbelly > registry are both closed registries, meaning that in order to register sheep, > their parents must both be registered. So whomever buys this lovely > blackbelly family would be unable to register them. Judging from the white > crown and tail on the lamb on the right, there is some evidence of > cross-breeding already present. But for someone who simply wants to enjoy the > benefits of raising the most beautiful sheep in the world with superb meat > quality, this group would be a steal. I regularly sell my freezer lamb for > $350 for a 90-lb ram lamb. $200 for four sheep is a good bargain. > > Carol > > > At 11:18 AM 2/28/2014, you wrote: >> http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/4352954708.html >> >> Here, appears to be actual, polled Barbado blackbelly sheep. Cannot >> vouch for the purity of their breeding. Just passing it along in case > > 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
