Re: [blackbelly] Corsican vs. Blackbelly name

2006-12-06 Thread Cecil Bearden
Carol: first let me say that I am not arguing with your response. Just an observation. I have some sheep that seem to have "reverted" to the Corsican gene.. What I noted was that the Corsican had a thicker head from the jaw to the nose "bridge" The Blackbelly has a slim and very pretty head

Re: [blackbelly] Corsican vs. Blackbelly name

2006-12-06 Thread Carol Elkins
Not a dumb question at all. "Corsican" is a name used to describe sheep having the American Blackbelly coloration and horns. When the Barbados Blackbelly was crossed with Mouflon and Rambouillet to add horns for trophy hunters (creating what we refer to now as the "American Blackbelly," a game

Re: [blackbelly] Rams for sale

2006-12-06 Thread william bartlett
Time for a dumb question that has probably been ask before. What in the world is the differance between a blackbelly and a corsican. --- Nancy & Tom Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, I hope everyone in the midwest is all safe > and sound. Our sheep woke > up the other morning to 14"