Diane: I would figure that you should get about 30-35lbs of meat from a 50lb animal, which is about what we normally get. We normally ask for leg of lamb (bone in), shoulder roasts, chops (loin), brisket, rack, shanks, (great for soups), some stew meat, and the rest ground lamb (great for taco, chili, lasagne, enchilades, even spaghetti. You should have enough meat for the stew and ground. We even ask for the kidneys, heart, fryers, liver. We use them for gravy giblets, for our cats and dogs (after boiling them, they love to eat them) or even for some homemade Haggis (Yes, were Scottish).
Hope this helps. Steve PS-visit our family web site at www.thecrawfordranch.com for some blackbelly info on cuts of meat and even some lamb recipes. *********************************************** Dr. Stephen Crawford Director of Bands & Percussion Studies University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 900 College St. Belton, TX 76513 PH: 254-295-4816 FAX: 254-295-4158 EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************** -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Wright Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 7:56 PM To: Blackbelly List; Hair Sheep List Subject: [blackbelly] what to expect from a lamb? Hiya! I'm going to be taking a February lamb to the processing plant on Monday. She's fairly good sized, if I had to guess how much she weighs, I'd guess upper 40s to lower 60s? Keep in mind that I'm GUESSING. I have a bag of dog food (40lbs) to compare her to. Does anyone have any idea of WHAT I should expect to take home? I was thinking of asking for stew meat, legs o' lamb, shoulders, chops & rack... is there anything left for burger or sausage? or would I give up shoulders for stew meat? shoulders for sausage? Sorry, this is my first processed lamb... I'm totally ignorant! Diane Battle Creek, MI =============================================== 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]/
