Which Sheep breed is short but have lots of meat?

[SheepGirl]

Nice sheep guys! Sheepgirl your ram is nice! Is he tame? How's the temperament?

(I'm assuming you're talking about the white one? If not the natural colored one born in 2009 is long gone because he tried to kill me...multiple times.) Yes he is tame. I once didn't have a halter on me so I took baling twine from a straw bale, tied a circle in it, slipped it over his neck, and was able to lead him around my house to 'weed whack' for my mom. He didn't try to run away; he stopped when I stopped, started walking when I walked, etc.

His temperament is pretty good. He has tried to ram me a couple times, nothing serious, though...I was just taking too long with putting the hay in the hay feeder Otherwise, he is well behaved, comes when I call him, but otherwise stays away. I am able to walk right up to him in the field though and halter him up, which is a good thing.

 

[meloout831]

Thanks for the info sheepgirl. Yes, was inquiring about the white ram. My thing is the wool. It's hard to find someone to shear the sheep. His wool does not seem all that thick though.

 

[SheepGirl]

He has a long staple length, but no, his wool is not very thick and dense like my other sheep. It's very open. And his wool doesn't feel greasy like my other sheep either.

As for shearing, you could always learn to do it yourself When my shearer stops shearing, that's when I'll learn lol.

 

[EllieMay]

I always tought the perfect commercial flock would be a 50% Katahdin 50% Dorper ewes, and a wool terminal sire.
Easy keepers, best meat producers.

x2

 

[TexasShepherdess]

another vote for dorper...

 

[SheepGirl]

Just got my sheep sheared and would like to cast my vote for Texels again

Look at how big his butt is! That's equivalent to the ham on a hog.

A rear view

And his single born 1/2 Texel x 3/8 Babydoll Southdown x 1/8 Montadale daughter... 11.2 lb birthweight -- she will be weaned Tuesday so I will update this when I get her 60 day weight.

His daughter next to her dam at 51 days old -- no creep feed except for a little handful of alfalfa hay here and there and what she stole out of her mom's feed pan

And two 1/2 Texel x 1/4 Montadale x 1/4 Babydoll southdown lambs out of a 2006 ewe, born triplets/raised twins. They are the two lambs facing away from the camera. Pictured at 45 days old.