Interesting. Thanks for the url. According to the site, it is the Mouflon
genetics that influence the white on the tails and lighter bellys. The
Barbados influence is black.
Always learn something new.
My white spotted on the head ewe lamb doesn't look like she would qualify as
a Painted Des
http://www.elcascabel.com/PDSSgeninfo.htm
Painted Desert Sheep Society addy above. I do not know all their
qualifications concerning how much white maks a Painted Desert. Sue
Susan Smith
Sandoah Achers
www.sandoahachers.com
American Blackbelly Sheep
Painted Desert Sheep
Barbado Sheep
Moufl
No worries, Diana, you shouldn't take anything I said personally,
because I don't even know what got me started today, certainly not
anything you said!
Once again, take my crusading with a grain of salt. I believe in what
I've said, and I believe there should be an end to the confusion in
na
"German Shepherd dog."
What came to your mind? Police work. Tracking. Intelligent. 100%
readily identifiable.
"I want one for a pet."
What came to your mind? Temperament. Hip dysplasia. Suitability as
family pet.
"I bought a German Shepherd puppy at the pet store."
What came to your
In a message dated 8/31/05 4:46:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< To you out there who have Blackbelly looking sheep who have a
spot of white on them. >>
Thank you, Sue. Does that include a white spot on the head?
All my offspring were clearly ABS lambs, except the o
Black Hawaiians are a cross with a Mouflon and a black sheep found in
Hawaii. They will breed true to their color. The Painted Deserts are
crosses of Texas Dall/Blackbelly sheep. These hair sheep are color breeds
bit are treated as seperat breeds of sheep. Sue
Susan Smith
Sandoah Achers
The Manx Cat originated on the Isle of Man. They should have "no" tail,
although out crops do pop up. This breed also has longer hind legs then
average cat. Thats all I know about them. Sue
Susan Smith
Sandoah Achers
www.sandoahachers.com
American Blackbelly Sheep
Painted Desert Sheep
Bar
Oh, and BTW, how on earth did an American-made breed get to be
"Corsican"? Did the US annex Corsica without telling anyone? :o) (TONGUE
IN CHEEK - don't get offended!)
http://www.themarksman.us/profiles/corsican.htm
I have registered Painted Deserts as well as registered American Blackbelly.
In a message dated 8/31/05 2:42:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< It is, of course, your right to sell your sheep as "Barbie Doll" (oh,
please...), Barbado, Corsican, or whatever. But if you are representing
your sheep as Barbados Blackbelly, or even American Blackbel
Why should anyone be concerned with producing an animal to a registry
standard? Why should we concern ourselves with the "elitist" ideas of
some breed snob's imagination?
There was a time when we weren't so removed from our agrarian roots -
when livestock were expected to perform a service to
You can read the history (as we know it and as I presented at the 2004
BBSAI Annual Meeting) of both the American Blackbelly and the Barbados
Blackbelly at
http://www.blackbellysheep.org/articles/history.pdf
In short,
[The Barbados Blackbelly/Mouflon/Rambouillet] cross created a wide variety
So what is a Black Hawaiian sheep and how does it fit in to the hair
sheep family? I had assumed they were just solid black (mismarked)
blackbellies, now I wonder. And where did the name come from, creative
marketing? They don't seem to breed true, witness the Bronze Hawaiian
offspring.
Then there
Oh goody, a discussion!
Please rest assured that I am not disrespecting anyone by the following
comments. They are just my personal opinions, which are fondly and
carefully cultivated.
"Coloration seems to be what adds so many different names to the ABS
line. A
GSD is a GSD no matter what
At the Auction, sheep in multi colour as Blackbellies are called Pintos.
just got a phonecall from the Auction.
You want belive it, but now we see the turn.
For years white lambs did always get a better price.This changed first time,
as in january blackbelly lambs have been higher paid in Michi
Very parasite resistant sheep in wool are Baltic, Texel and Ile de
France.There has been done an outstanding work over the last 40 years in
selection.
Ile de France with South African background is a very different breed than
the IDF developped in France over the last 25 years. IDF out of SA h
Carr:
I'm not sure where Meridian Tx. is, I don't have a map
handy, but I'll tell you a few things I've learned
trying to sell my sheep. Here on the boarder of
Oklahoma and Arkansas, everybody is after the "HORNS".
I've not had any luck selling young rams (6 to 8
months)in the fall of the year. But
>> The Barbados as the St Croix are much less parasite resistant than many wool
> breeds. <<
Is this a typo? What wool breeds?
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Pics at any age would be great, Dayna. It might be useful to know a ram's
age so that we can indicate what expected horn growth might be at a
particular age.
Carol
At 09:29 AM 8/31/2005 -0700, you wrote:
SORRY...The question should have been is there a specific AGE the sheep
should be, or are
MANX CATS
don't know if some of you lived in Scandinavia.
We have had in Smoland Sweden both type of cats,short tail and long tail,
natural in the cat population, 50 :50
Don't know any are where the kind of cat did live as short tail only.
Here in Canada sometimes a cat with short tail shows
At 11:13 AM 8/31/2005 -0400, you wrote:
Color and markings classify mine as ABS. My polled ram is still an ABS
though polled and unregisterable as such. If he consistently produces
polled offspring he becomes an american BBS.
http://www.sheep101.info/breedsA-B.html#Barbado
http://www.sheep1
SORRY...The question should have been is there a specific AGE the sheep
should be, or are you looking for different stages of development!
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Carol,
Is there a specific the sheep must be for the photos, or are you looking for
different stages of development?
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We have had several breeders visiting the Barbados and searching for
fullblood sheep. It seems either those rancher got lost on the Island and
did not know where to go, or there are only a very small number of fullblood
BB sheep.
But those few fullblood sheep they did see are very large and
If you would like to promote your farm and stock, whether for Blackbelly
sheep, livestock guard dogs, or sheep equipment, I would like to invite
you to send me a small supply of business cards, brochures, etc., to lay
out on the table at our NW Blackbelly Sheep Fanciers Get-Together! You
do NO
I've just put an announcement in the Capital Press, Oregon's state
agricultural newspaper, about the first ever northwest regional
get-together of Blackbelly Sheep Fanciers!!! I have also invited them
to cover the day!
If you missed it the first time, we are "Calling All Blackbelly
Fanciers"
Coloration seems to be what adds so many different names to the ABS line. A
GSD is a GSD no matter what color. Crooked tails or too much curve
disqualifies it for AKC registration, but it's still a GSD.
>From what I'm reading this AM the catch all phrase is primarily, Corsican or
Barbado(Cari
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