Thisd is, indeed, some of the type of information I am interested in-- my new (
actually, my very first foundayion animal) a barbados blackbelly lost a scur
this past weekend, so I am extreme;y happy woth that! His wether buddy, had
scurs that are visible, bit still short enough the little hair
Hi There Terry:
Don't know a whole lot about horn genetics, but I have
had several, four I think (would have to look at my
records to tell how many for sure). But I may not be
qualified because my herd Ram's twin was a poll, and
two of his offspring's have been polled. One of them
snuck up on my
Hi - My flock is composed of all AB ewes (out of
horned stock) and rams (with horns), and in about four
years of raising them, I've only had one polled ram
lamb show up. That's out of about 50+ lambs.
Regards to all,
Cheryl
--- Terry Wereb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hello folks-- this question
hello folks-- this question is for all the American
Blackbelly flock keepers out there---
Have you ever had, or do you know of, an American
Blackbelly ram that produced POLLED ram lambs? Have
you ever had, or do you know of, an American
Blackbelly ewe that has had POLLED ram lambs when bred
to
Hi Terry,
I raise polled Barbados Blackbelly but I know of polled rams born to
American Blackbelly ewes sires. They frequently have partial horns or
scurs as they mature. Some are totally polled and are quite rare to find!
So do you have a needle in a haystack on your hands?
Mark
