Breed check! Corriedale ram.

[chubbydog811]

I have what was said to be a registered Corriedale ram. I have researched, and never seen one in this color. What do you guys think? I don't really care either way, since he is sire to my meat flock (not breed specific), but I would like a rough idea as to what, breed wise, I should advertise his lambs as.
The ewes are all Corriedale/Shetlands (And they look the part), but he is the one I am doubting.

Here are a couple photos. He is a very large ram. Taller than my waist, and I am 5'7".

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Looks like he could be a Corriedale. There are Natural Colored ones, so it's possible!

 

[SheepGirl]

He looks like a Corriedale to me.

 

[chubbydog811]

Thanks! I just wanted to double check. I am still new to sheep, so I wasn't really sure if the color was right or not.

 

[Bossroo]

I have never seen a Corriedale of this color in 50 years ... he is a very poor physical specimen conformationally for meat lamb production. Using this ram will increase your production costs and then bring lower market price at sale time.

 

[chubbydog811]

I have never seen a Corriedale of this color in 50 years ... he is a very poor physical specimen conformationally for meat lamb production. Using this ram will increase your production costs and then bring lower market price at sale time.

For the sake of knowing why and learning - why do you say he is "a very poor physical specimen comformationally for meat..."?
If it helps any, he was severely under weight when I took this photo. They all came in poor condition.
In person, I think he is a pretty good multi-purpose ram. His ram lambs are very bulky and look to be good for meat and wool, which is what I was aiming for with his flock.

 

[Royd Wood]

Think you have answered it yourself by saying they came in poor condition. He looks nice though and at a good home now
Welcome to the sheep world

 

[TexasShepherdess]

I gotta ask, how tall do you think he is? he looks huge in the pictures..but I am used to squatty dorpers..

 

[chubbydog811]

Think you have answered it yourself by saying they came in poor condition. He looks nice though and at a good home now
Welcome to the sheep world

Thank you! And you are probably very correct, but I just wanted to check if there was anything else I was missing. He's already put on weight, and looking a bit better. I hate that it's harder to put weight on than it is for them to drop it!!

As to his size - he is VERY large. As I mentioned in the first post, I am about 5'7" and he is a little over my waist. Very big boy. He's about the size of a Shetland pony lol

 

[TexasShepherdess]

wow! That is one big sheep!