How old would you say these rams are? My 3 year old has a nice set of
horns but nothing like these.
Sandy

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:58:23 -0700 (PDT) Outlaw Boers
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Judging by the New Zealand style Boer buck that guy is
> holding that is billed as a wild "Spanish Billy",
> along with the "Karacal" ram (Karakuls were bred for
> the fur trade, in the US they're rare as hen's teeth),
> and the Merino ram (a fine wool domestic breed), it
> looks like some of these "exotic sheep and goat"
> outfitters are just bringing anything with a rack home
> from the sale barn.
> 
> However, breeding trophy animals is a serious business
> down here so I doubt the Corsican is just a look. 
> It's probably developed into a breed in that the type
> has been concentrated on until it breeds true. It
> looks like it has primarily Barbado characteristics
> (black belly, tan body, roman nose) but a better rack
> (no risk of digging into the face as it matures), and
> that rack looks more like a Rambouliet than Mouflon,
> come to think of it. 
> 
> Krista

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