Diana, After much research we have made a few discoveries and thought this might in some way help someone else in a quandary. Barbados, Blackbelly Barbadoes for the most part (except purebred), Texas Dall, Hawaiian Blacks, Painted Desert, and Corsican have basically originated from the 1904 import of sheep (from the island Barbados) which were crossed with Rambouillet and Mouflon by the USDA. All of these have ended up being color phases of this USDA cross.
As a hunting promotion gimmick, a gentleman named all these ferel sheep according to the different colors and has offered a "Grand Slam" with all these color phases for hunts, and as well has admitted naming them. The only true (no horn) Barbados Blackbelly were on the island and there are a few true full bloods as we understand it. With all the mixtures it appears difficult to ever come up with criteria for youth shows, etc. Hope this helps. J&B Stahl, Texas > >Message: 1 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 15:01:48 EST >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [blackbelly] hmmmm >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >So I have 3 "Barbados" with blackbelly markings. My ram has horns growing. > >The name is sooooo confusing. If the BBS are from Barbados why not call the >american breed (with horns) American Blackbelly Sheep? > >Diana =============================================== 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]/
