Hi Elizabeth,
I have never eaten a 5 year old ram. The oldest I've eaten is a 3 year old
ram. My 3 year old ram was 50% Polypay (wool sheep) 50% Dorper (hair
sheep). I would think this 3 year old ram would taste stronger than a
Blackbelly of similar age. We ground the meat up and it tasted
Hi Elizabeth, I do my own slaughterting and butchering and the job is not to
hard. I know you say you don't want to do it yourself but the kill cost seems
high to me. Do you have any friends that are deer hunters? If so see if they
might be willing to do the job for part of the meat. 22
Hi Elizabeth,
The butcher who told you a 5-year-old ram is too old to eat may not have
any experience with blackbelly sheep. This could be a learning experience
for both of you. If you do decide to butcher him, please let us know how
it turns out--his hanging weight, the amount of packaged
My husband has informed me that he thinks our ship has just come in and Its
about time. The emails reads as follows
.hello,I saw your ad on the {sheep} and it fits what I
have been searching for. I will be paying with money order or cashier cheque
, get back to me with your final asking
Hope I am not out of line in posting this on the list.
I am offering for sale Blackbelly Hair Sheep breeding stock. All are pure
stock. No crosses. Not registered.
I have several ewes(1yr-4yr), ewe lambs and ram lambs, also One 3yr old
ram(beautiful, good natured)--all for sale at very
