Re: [blackbelly] Breed Identification

[Susan Smith]

Possibly Painted Desert Breeding stock.....with the white on her.  I have a 
beautiful PD ewe lamb who's sire was my Painted Desert ram and her mother 
was a blackbelly ewe hair sheep.  Who knows, what you will get with mixed 
breed hair sheep.  It is fun to see what pops out.  When breeding my 
American Blackbelly ewe and ram together, because I know their  genitic back 
ground and the years of work that went into breeding them true, I know what 
I will get......American Blackbellys.  When breeding my mix breed sheep it 
is always a surprise no matter which ram I use.  Good luck and above all 
have fun and enjoy your sheep.  Sue



Susan Smith
Sandoah Achers
www.sandoahachers.com
American Blackbelly Sheep
Painted Desert Sheep
Barbado Sheep
Mouflon X
Black Hawaiian Sheep
Texas Dall
Corsican
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Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Breed Identification
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 01:13:22 EDT

Interesting.  Thanks for the url.  According to the site, it is the Mouflon
genetics that influence the white on the tails and lighter bellys.  The
Barbados influence is black.
Always learn something new.

My white spotted on the head ewe lamb doesn't look like she would qualify 
as
a Painted Desert.  She's not spotted.  Her underside is half/half. (light 
and
black, apparently, the Mouflon/Barbado influence) with a white area on top 
of
her head, otherwise she has the ABS coloration.
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