FWD BBBDiana, I assume it is more individual genetics at work here. Katahdin are, as you said, a heavier meaty sheep.
We have two Katahdin (not pure, and I suspect have BB genes) & one BB/Barbado ewe(s), which we then crossed with a BB ram (horned). What resulted in 3.5 month old offspring was: The heaviest is the ewe lamb from one Katahdin--nice & full; Then the ram lamb from the BBs (but it IS a ram); Then the other ewe lamb cross...but very close to the ram lamb. --Valorie Machin [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message: 24 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:50:03 EDT > Subject: Re: [blackbelly] My sheep > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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]/
