The size of your lamb was consistent with what I get. Somewhere between 25 and 40 lbs per sheep ...lambs are obviously on the smaller end of the scale
If you always do what you have always done; You will always get what you have always got John Dahl Buckeye, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorri Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 11:49 AM Subject: [blackbelly] Small lamb We have 4 ewes and 1 ram which we acquired in the spring. We just butchered the oldest ewe and only got 27 pounds of meat. The chops are very, very small. Is this normal for the breed? I am rethinking the BBB and perhaps moving on to Khatadins or another larger hair sheep breed. Your experience and comments are appreciated. L. Erickson Coeur d'Alene Idaho =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
