Well, since I've got the wasp nest stirred up, I might
as well swat it again. My ram, who is of fair size,
about 90 lbs. don't think my barn door could handle a
bigger ram. (he uses it for a battering ram, punching
bag). My question now is who carries the genetics for
the size of the horn. I know t
I had what I considered to be a good sized ram sell in February of this
year and he weighed 140 lbs. They are definitely smaller here, probably
because of the dry conditions.
When I said thicker heads, they are somewhat thicker, however they look
to have a larger head profile on the Corsican, s
rb Lee
Blacklocust Farm
Registered American Blackbelly Sheep
http://www.blacklocustfarm.net
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From: "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Corsican vs. Blackbelly name
> Inte
Interesting observation, Cecil. I will be looking at American Blackbelly
heads with that in mind. I'm not convinced, however, that the name
"Corsican" was specifically applied to blackbelly sheep with wider heads. I
think it more likely that whatever sheep the Barbados Blackbelly was
crossed wi
bject: Re: [blackbelly] Corsican vs. Blackbelly name
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 t
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
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
