TexasShepherdess
Ridin' The Range
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I drove 9 hours to Sedalia this past week for the national dorper sale. My intention was to purchase a new ram.
This is my new guy..I call him Magic Mike.
He was first place fall ram lamb.
And then, ended up buying the second place spring ewe lamb. She will be one of my son's show ewes this year..she is pretty friendly and he is excited to work with her.
Was interesting to walk thru the barns and see the different breeds of sheep (like the Montedales..WOW, they were HUGE!)
Long drive, but worth it!
This is my new guy..I call him Magic Mike.
He was first place fall ram lamb.
And then, ended up buying the second place spring ewe lamb. She will be one of my son's show ewes this year..she is pretty friendly and he is excited to work with her.
Was interesting to walk thru the barns and see the different breeds of sheep (like the Montedales..WOW, they were HUGE!)
Long drive, but worth it!
I am getting my new ram in a week or two.
My sheep are Montadales x Babydoll Southdown crosses, but even my 1/2 Montadale is a pretty big sheep (though of course not as big as a full montadale). When my neighbor had Montadales, I was always amazed at their size. But then he crossed them all with a BS ram to get smaller sheep. But what's funny is Montadales aren't even the biggest breed. Suffolks (frames, not the wether type) are like 4 ft tall at the shoulder. They're like little ponies!
