Hi Folks,
Has anyone compiled a Barbado Blackbelly growth chart?
Can anyone tell me what the approximate dressing weight/ live weight ratio
is at the 6 months, 1 year etc?
Thanks in advance
Joanne
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Hi Joanne,
I'm not sure what you mean by "Barbado Blackbelly." Do you mean
"Barbados Blackbelly" (rams have no horns) or "American Blackbelly"
(rams have horns; nickname in Texas is Barbado)? The growth rate is a
little different depending on which breed you are asking about.
A sheep's weigh
Hi Joanne,
Any chance that you are from Ohio or have gotten your sheep information
from there? At the Mt Hope Auction there is no distinction between
Barbados Blackbelly or American Blackbelly, they are all Barbado. I
quit trying to explain the difference.
Mike
On 12/26/2014 12:15 PM, C
And that is why the Barbados Blackkbelly almost became extinct in the
U.S. The average person didn't realize that there were two separate
breeds. Everyone was calling the horned breed "Barbados Blackbelly,"
leading us to believe that there were plenty of BB sheep. In fact, in
2004, there were o
Carol,
I was not aware that the number of ABB sheep were ever that low. Thanks
for the info. Also I have a meeting the first of next month with one of
the owners of the Mt Hope Auction, I'll pass on this email on to him.
Mike
On 12/26/2014 1:46 PM, Carol Elkins wrote:
And that is why the B
Opps I see that I switched breed numbers, BB were down to 100
On 12/26/2014 1:46 PM, Carol Elkins wrote:
And that is why the Barbados Blackkbelly almost became extinct in the
U.S. The average person didn't realize that there were two separate
breeds. Everyone was calling the horned breed "Barb
You are a marvelous person!!
Carol
At 12:14 PM 12/26/2014, you wrote:
Also I have a meeting the first of next month with one of the owners
of the Mt Hope Auction, I'll pass on this email on to him.
Mike
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On 12/26/2014 2:18 PM, Carol J. Elkins wrote:
You are a marvelous person!!
Carol
At 12:14 PM 12/26/2014, you wrote:
Also I have a meeting the first of next month with one of the owners
of the Mt Hope Auction, I'll pass on this email on to him.
Mike
