Hi Susan, I am also interested in knowing just how small the gene pool is for the "true" polled BBs. As I gathered from various posts in the past, it is very small. If that is the case, the future of the polled version of BBs is dependant on new blood being brought in from Barbados. Long term inbreeding is a dead end road. I hope we do get new blood, I raise horned bbs but I would rather throw in more unrelated polled blood from Barbados than turn to some other breed of hairsheep to cross with.
Chris -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Smith Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) Hi, I agree that Barbados Blackbelly sheep should not have horned genetics. This was one of my passing thoughts when I saw so many breeders of polled BB's in the United States. Only cause I thought the gene pool was so small I thought there might be a genetic problem popping up once in awhile. Without blood testing everyone of those BB how will you be able to tell if there is "horned" blood running through the BB's? I wonder how many "True" BB there really are.....would you know??? Sue Susan Smith Sandoah Achers www.sandoahachers.homestead.com Barbado Sheep (hair breed) Ponies 4-H Projects Public Sales Donkey Rescue and Adoption >From: "James Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) >Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:16:10 -0400 > >Hi Sue, > >I have Barbados Blackbelly sheep and I obtained a polled ram but he threw >horned ram lambs. Therefore he was not what I called a pure Barbados >Blackbelly even though he was polled. I sold him for meat and I am in the >process of selling ALL of his offsprings. I guess I could register him as >polled but I personally do not think that is ethical and/or correct since >his bloodline has horns. > >I am bring this up wondering if any of the polled sheep on the breeders >list >have horns in their bloodline. Not that anyone would do this unethically >but maybe lack of knowledge. My opinion and my opinion only is that a >Barbados Blackbelly sheep should not have any horn genetics. > >James Harper >Virginia Regional Director >and BBSAI Newsletter Editor >Blackbelly Barbados Sheep Association International >(804) 732-2626 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Smith >Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:45 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) > > >Thanks James, I appreciate your answering. It has just been a question I >wondered about since I found out about Barbados Blackbelly (polled) No >real > >reason, just wondering. Thanks, Sue > > >Susan Smith >Sandoah Achers >www.sandoahachers.homestead.com >Barbado Sheep (hair breed) >Ponies >4-H Projects >Public Sales >Donkey Rescue and Adoption > > > > > > >From: "James Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) > >Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 18:52:40 -0400 > > > >Hi Sue, > > > >I did not realize there were that many Barbados Blackbelly (polled) on >the > >breeders list. I am wondering if some of the breeders have Barbado and > >are > >listing that the ewes are polled and rams are horned. I really do not >know > >and that is a good question. I know the President of BBSAI has to herds > >one > >Barbado (horned) and the other Barbados Blackbelly sheep . I am not sure > >if > >there are other breeders or the number of breeders are raising 2 herds. > > > >Dealing with inbreeding, one might read "Making New Bloodlines Using the > >Only Ram You Have" by Carol Elkins. > > > >I also guess you can look at it that if one believes in Adam and Eve then > >we > >are all inbred. I have not had any problems with my stock of Barbados > >Blackbelly sheep. > > > > > >James Harper > >Virginia Regional Director > >and BBSAI Newsletter Editor > >Blackbelly Barbados Sheep Association International > >(804) 732-2626 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Smith > >Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 3:05 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) > > > >Hi guys, just out of curosity: I count 27 breeders of BB (polled) on the > >breeders list. Might I assume that all these sheep are inbred with each > >other and no knew blood has been introduced since??? Please take no > >offence, but have their been inbreeding problems showing up? Thanks for > >answering my questions. Sue (no real reason for the question other than >I > >am just curious) > > > > > > > >Susan Smith > >Sandoah Achers > >www.sandoahachers.homestead.com > >Barbado Sheep (hair breed) > >Ponies > >4-H Projects > >Public Sales > >Donkey Rescue and Adoption > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > >download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > >=============================================== > >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]/ > > > >=============================================== > >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]/ > >_________________________________________________________________ >Don't just search. 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