[blackbelly] Saw the first Barbado hair sheep at the county fair

Hi all, This is how we got into raising hair sheep. We had the wool sheep and did not know the hair sheep existed. We went to the county fair last Aug. and there I saw a stall with two Barbado ewes...I was not sure I knew what they were but thought they were interesting... The next thing

[blackbelly] Tame Black bellies

We have over 75 ewes . My husband can't get into the gate sometimes without help opening & closing for the truck. They come up to get hay or corn some will jump in the back of the truck when the tail gate is down! Most we can't pet but some will eat from your hand etc. We are experimenting with bot

Re: [blackbelly] FW: Rams, Katahdin's, pregnant ewes

Hi Albert, 5 ft is about the average feed-or-flight response perimeter that you'll find with most blackbellies, even the tamest. Food is the overriding equilizer if the rest of a sheep's environment is calm and normal. There are always pros and cons for raising any breed of animal. With blac

[blackbelly] Here's another one!

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[blackbelly] Here Oregon - Put this one on your calendar!!!

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Re: Judging Blackbellies was RE: [blackbelly] A Day at the Fair

Hi all, My pal, Barb Lee, just said a mouthful!! I totally agree that the Blackbellies are wonderful and offer a niche that is unique. Problem is...noone seems to know what they are. I had two separate visitors this week who came over to see my Morgan horses. Both parties were intrigued by the

Judging Blackbellies was RE: [blackbelly] A Day at the Fair

What the "hair sheep" world needs is people like the ones on this list server who would be willing to take the time to be judges. Sue, It could be argued that because there is no "big money" in blackbellies that there is never going to be an interest in fostering enough education about "what m

RE: [blackbelly] A Day at the Fair

Morning, I also have seen "wool" sheep judges attempt to judge "hair" sheep and the out come was disastrous. Sometimes they haven't even heard of the hair breed being shown. In 4-H hair sheep are/can be shown in breed classes and showmanship classes mostly because hair sheep cannot compete wi