Don't have sheep, just wondering if this normal

[Theykeepmebusy]

Found it on our local Cl, is this normal...does this make it special...and that's why it's so highly priced??? Around here, Barbado go $50 a piece, boy or girl. Just wondering. Thanks for letting me ask some ? and Thanks in advance for the answers.


http://odessa.craigslist.org/grd/2194594206.html

 

[Theykeepmebusy]

after a lot of google-ing wow.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

I have no clue if that's normal or not (the price) but I'd not pay it. I guess they think his third horn is unique enough to charge that much. You can't eat horns though!

 

[patandchickens]

Don't have sheep, just wondering if this normal

Yes, it is quite normal not to have sheep, many people don't

I would tend to wonder whether the ram in question has maybe some Jacob blood in him, which would account for the extry horn in a higher-probability way than 'a separate mutation'.

I agree they are nuts, but OTOH you only have to find *one* sucker to pay a buncha money and that's all it takes to make a tidy profit

Pat

 

[rebecca100]

I'm thinking part Jacob too. It is not unusual for a Jacob to have 4 or 6 horns. There are a couple of other breeds that have extra horns.

 

[Theykeepmebusy]

Don't have sheep, just wondering if this normal

Yes, it is quite normal not to have sheep, many people don't

I would tend to wonder whether the ram in question has maybe some Jacob blood in him, which would account for the extry horn in a higher-probability way than 'a separate mutation'.

I agree they are nuts, but OTOH you only have to find *one* sucker to pay a buncha money and that's all it takes to make a tidy profit

Pat

I'm actually thinking about adding some sheep here, from my google 'n' people like to hunt them and it's grand to have that on your wall.......

 

[Ariel301]

Some strains of Barbados sheep are multi-horned as well. I know that Jacob breeders prefer an even number of horns, so I think in that breed a 3-horned animal would be worth less than a 4-horned or probably a nice 2-horned, for aesthetic reasons. I don't know if that's a reasonable price for a multi-horn Barbados or not, but I bet someone would pay it because it's a weird sheep.

 

[elevan]

Don't know if it's normal or not...

Kind of looks like he has a pinwheel on his head though

 

[carolinagirl]

That's strange looking. I'd much rather pay for a normal American Blackbelly with a gorgeous set of normal horns.....for less money too! Someone will probably pay it though, just because it's different.

 

[TheSheepGirl]

Barbados rams sell for 250 on average around here. He does look like he has a good body and build on him. I'd have to see the bloodlines and things like that before I'd be able justify prices.