I have several ewes with small horns. Jann
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2014, at 5:36 PM, "Sunny" <wspri...@goldstate.net> wrote: > > Actually, it looks like the ewe has horns........oops! In all my years with > American Blckbellies, I did have one ram who had tiny scurs instead of horns > but never a ewe with horns. > > Sunny Goodier > Northern Caliofornia > -----Original Message----- > From: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info] On Behalf Of > blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 3:02 PM > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/4352954708.html > > Not something you see every day. I have only ever seen American > Blackbelly horned rams here in California. But everyone calls them > "Barbado" because they are unaware of the difference between Barbado > and American blackbelly. > > Here, appears to be actual, polled Barbado blackbelly sheep. Cannot > vouch for the purity of their breeding. Just passing it along in case > anyone local is interested. > > > -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:49:17 -0700 > From: Carol Elkins <celk...@critterhaven.biz> > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Actual Barbados Ram and ewes for sale in > California? > Message-ID: <20140228184914.9775249...@diego.dreamhost.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > 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 daily digest is from the Blackbelly mailing list. > Visit this list's home page at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info/ > > > End of Blackbelly Digest, Vol 10, Issue 13 > ****************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > 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
