In a message dated 7/10/04 10:02:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Great looking sheep! I am not familiar with the Katahdin. Is there any reason you have Blackbelly/Katahdin crosses versus raising other crosses? About how many months does it take your lambs to reach 40 lbs.? >> Thank you, James. Four of them are blackbellies (ram is horned)- not crosses. I opted on a cross when I saw her. (she was the only one in the barn, amongst all blackbelly lambs) The place of purchase doesn't raise crosses, so I think she was being sold for somebody else. Sandy is a triplet. I wanted to compare how she grows vs. Heidi (full blackbelly twin ewe). (2 days age difference with Sandy being the younger one) She's lagging behind Heidi in fullness. They are 4 months old. Haven't tried weighing them. We're adding and expanding our buildings/facilities as we can afford. No holding pen, yet. I've read that Katahdin gain weight faster and are meatier than blackbelly alone. 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]/
