http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/4352954708.html
Not something you see every day. I have only ever seen American
Blackbelly horned rams here in California. But everyone calls them
Barbado because they are unaware of the difference between Barbado
and American blackbelly.
Here, appears to be
It isn't uncommon for horned American Blackbelly stock to
occasionally throw a polled ram. (Nor is it uncommon for polled
Barbados Blackbelly sheep to plop out a ram lamb that grows scurs or
horns.) But that doesn't make the polled ram a Barbados Blackbelly.
Progeny testing using registered
It is hard to tell if it is the price for just the ram or for all four. When I
first read it I though they were selling just the ram.
Jann
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On Feb 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Carol Elkins celk...@critterhaven.biz wrote:
It isn't uncommon for horned American Blackbelly stock
Yes, I think you're right. But $200 for a ram isn't bad, even if he's
not registerable, if you have a good market for lamb meat. He is a
well-built guy and should make good sons. We blackbelly breeders are
fortunate that we raise the best tasting meat available. Far superior
to any other breed
the Barbados as people call them here in California, are fairly plentiful as
weed control and in my neighborhood of 1-10 acre semi-rural plots, there a few
to a small flock on every street. i usually don't pay more than $80 for a fully
grown animal, since there's no papers and/or control over
