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BLW-839R - Black gray/mouflon, twin, born 4/18/05, dam is our Reserve Champion Ewe, BLW-194L., sire BLW-612N, our quad from Lizzie, BLW-54G and our Flottison, BLW-477M. He is 1/4 Hnykill, and 1/8 each Skreppur and Flotti for a total of 1/2 AI blood. Skirted lamb fleece weighs in at 3#, 13 oz., wonderful silver-blue color.
We have found that 839R and most of his lambs did particularly well holding good eye color during the barberpole season and thankfully have a number of his daughters to keep for our breeding flock this year.
Here are some of his lambs: BLW-129T
BLW-962S
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BLW-920S, a very chunky white twin son of Thokki and Red, STS-858G. A twin born to an older ewe, none the less, he is very well built, with that beautiful, downy Thokki fleece with little curly ringlets. 922S has small horns, but oh! That build with that fleece, plus Red's amazing maternal qualities. Red has had 22 lambs in nine seasons for a lifetime percentage of 233%, and always attentive, always careful with her lambs. Red has been a carefree, dependable mother all of her years here and we are thrilled to have one of her sons go into the breeding pens this fall. This ram has an amazing neck and shoulders, very muscular, and a good, beefy leg as well. All good! Here are a few shorn photos:
I've just skirted his lamb fleece, and it is downy, downy, downy! Tog is short, and the fleece is just jammed with thel. Skirted weight, 2 lbs., 5 oz.
This last time we ran the flock through to vaccinate the lambs, I noticed that 920S's fleece has a sheen that catches your ewe, white and shiny and silky; really stands out! Some of his lambs from 2007:
BLW-140T
140T lambed this spring and is doing a great job with her lamb. This is 140T as a shorn yearling with her beautiful lamb 202U.
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FFC-363P A polled black bagerface, single born 5/02/04 to sire AI FFC-250M and FFC-210L. 250M is a Flekkurson and there are not many Flekkur offspring left. Flekkur was a spotted black with a beefy build and plenty of fleece, so I am happy to be bringing in some new Flekkur blood. Dam 210L is a triplet Hnykill daughter named Blue. We are VERY pleased with our Hnykill daughter Juno, BLW-194L, so again it is thrilling to be bringing in some new Hnykill blood as well. Thanks Elaine! You can research the lines further at http://www.clrc.ca/cgi-bin/pedigree.cgi?_breedcode=IL&_countrycode=CAN&_association=30&_regnumberprefix=&_regnumber=594406&_regnumbersuffix= In short, he is 25% Flekkur and 25%Hnykill for 50% AI.
363P has the rich, charcoal thel undercoat that is so wonderful and so rare. Can't wait to see his lambs!
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Twin moorit ram born on 4/07/07 to Mori and BLW-733P. He has small
horns so we are using him for breeding our horned ewe lambs this fall, but
he also is long, square and chunky in the torso. 1/16 each for
Sveppur and Heli, linebreeding to Solee, STS-38Z, a touch of Morro, plus 1/2
Mori; all topnotch.
BLW-123T, BLW-124T, BLW-131T, BLW-134T, BLW-135T, BLW-142T and BLW-166T. The ease of lambing allowed by his very small horns is very desirable, as is his moorit color, but also look at his leg, and chest; they are particularly strong.
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White horned AI single born 4/08/07 to BLW-520M and Visir.
He is perhaps our best looking ram lamb of the year, and I can envision him
winning a permanent breeding job here. Visir is known for his
excellent build, particularly in the neck and shoulders, back, rump and leg,
plus his wool score is an 8. His daughter scores are very good:
milkiness 111, fertility 110, with a composite daughter score of 109, with
100 being the average. His dam Chub, 520M, is calm, efficient, and
consistently gives us large, square, straight lambs. With ram lamb
BLW-257U, a spotted black/gray, we've just discovered that 109T carries both
the gray pattern, and spotting! Then with ram lamb 262U we discovered
that he carries moorit as well, clever fellow! A happy surprise!
109T has given us a whole flock of outstanding lambs. 1/2 Visir, 1/8 Hunn, for 5/8 AI blood.
I just skirted his lamb fleece and it is jam packed with dense, creamy thel. Very little weathering which is unusual for these thel-rich fleeces. Skirted weight: 2# 5 oz.
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Black polled AI single born 4/19/07 to BLW809R and Langidalur.
Langidalur has some very strong scores. He has 8.5 for neck and
shoulders, chest, back, wool and overall symmetry which is mostly a measure
of the length of the loin. His daughters score 106 out of 100 and his
mother is said to be a superb milker. 138T is a chesty, muscular ram
lamb and we are very pleased to be using him for breeding before he travels
to his new home in New Jersey. 138T has given us some very nice
lambs. 1/2 Langidalur, 1/4 Rektor, for 3/4 AI total, plus a Red
grandson - a real bonus!
138T has a shy and cautious temperament so usually moves out of range before we can get a photo. I've just skirted his fleece and it is lovely. A dark, shiny black, with subtle highlights of mahogany. Thel is dense and creamy, and the tog is fine and silky, long with curly tips. Skirted weight is 2 lb., 12 oz; really nice.
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BLW-115T - Black spotted horned AI single born 4/10/07 to our leader Ewe STS-434K and leader AI sire Tigull. Classic leader build, coloring and style. Very calm, very watchful. 115T would be a great addition to your leader flock, or he would be a great choice as a teaser ram for VAI. We have used him his fall and are awaiting his lambs this spring.
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103T will be bred to the following ewe lambs:
