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 ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! =============================================== 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]/
