The new Ram

[RemudaOne]

He looks enormous to me! Lol, I'll stick with my little ones .

Gracie, you shouldn't have to join any clubs. I would think the breed associations would have the show/sale info on thier websites for the public to see.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Speaking of big sheep.....this is a yearling Suffolk ram that I helped show at one of our local fairs this year. I'm 5'7".

Does anyone know where I could get nice Dorper ram near VT? We have raised registered Border Leicesters and Romneys for years, but we recently decided to focus on the Border Leicesters and a commercial flock (plus I have a few Shetlands on the side). I *really, really* want to find a Dorper to breed to my crossbred ewes. There is a farm near us with Dorpers, but when I talked to them last fall, the only ram they had available had CL.

 

[boykin2010]

I don't know about joining any clubs but I am a member of the Katahdin Association. They are having a big sale/show in Ohio in August. I got an email about it.

 

[boothcreek]

Biggest sheep I have ever seen was a Lincoln Longwool, they had a pen of 4 rams at the last sale and they towered over the pen of suffolk rams beside them. Who needs horses if you got sheep like that?

 

[shawnfisher]

http://craftssuffolks.com/breedingstock.asp

Biggest sheep i have ever laid eyes on in person. He measured something like 45" tall x 47" long, and weighed almost 500 pounds.

Personally, the biggest sheep I've ever made. measured 42" x 43" and weighed almost 390 at Louisville as a yearling.

btw: I'm about 6-3, and my wife is about 5-7. The buck can rest his head on her shoulder.

 

[Cornish Heritage]

Wow! Big sheep! I think I'll stick with the smaller St. Croix

Liz

 

[TexasShepherdess]

I just didnt realize some sheep get THAT big...dorpers arent that tall..so thats probably why Im saying that Montedale was so big!

heres a side shot of the new ewe..on unlevel ground.....but nonetheless, a side picture.

Remuda may know of the youth futurity program..but the dorper society allows consigners to nominate ewe lambs they sell at the major sales thru the year to the ewe lamb futurity. if a junior member buys the lamb, they can accumulate money by showing said lamb at shows..dorper or open..its pretty cool and this lamb is nominated to the program.....even 4-h and FFA shows count!

 

[shawnfisher]

I just didnt realize some sheep get THAT big...dorpers arent that tall..so thats probably why Im saying that Montedale was so big!

heres a side shot of the new ewe..on unlevel ground.....but nonetheless, a side picture.

Remuda may know of the youth futurity program..but the dorper society allows consigners to nominate ewe lambs they sell at the major sales thru the year to the ewe lamb futurity. if a junior member buys the lamb, they can accumulate money by showing said lamb at shows..dorper or open..its pretty cool and this lamb is nominated to the program.....even 4-h and FFA shows count!
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/548017_447183011968768_1070270417_n.jpg

many breeds have a futurity program, our included. In '09, (the last year I nominated lambs), until this year-- we sold a ewe lamb which would have won the deal by a longshot-- but the people forgot to turn in one point sheet from a double points show. In our deal, 5 shows can count points, and three shows can count double points of the 5- the three double point shows are your regional junior show, the all american, and the louisville junior show. This lamb was in the top 3 at all three double point shows, and was first at all the other shows....

ended up she was 5th in the final placing- only turning in 4 shows's points. We did have another lamb, which finished 3rd overall that year as well.

The ewe lamb we nominated this year-- should win the deal big time. Her mother would be a 3/4 sister to the ram I pictured above, and her sire would be a double bred brother/ his mother is also a 3/4 sister to that same ram pictured above.

 

[TexasShepherdess]

I just think its a great program Shawn...really helps kids become involved