Ok everyone... I need to put my PR board together for the shows... I want to copy along the lines of what Jozi did on the back inside page of the Tunis Spirit....
Tammie, I would be more than happy to give you some tunis yarn. I havent made anything out of it yet, and I dont have any felted, just spun up. I have two ply...
Barb, You and I have talked before about this "fee" Greg has created and you know how I feel about it. He has found himself a cash cow (maybe I should say...
Does anyone know of a good resource on this? I would like to know more about line breeding and dominant/resesive traits. In particular right now, I am...
Go to Google...and punch in "line breeding" and you can find all sorts of information. There is where we found our information...and lots of info from the old...
I don't agree with the $10 fee that Greg charges the Buyer for retaining records when a sheep is bought. I just couldn't believe that he would charge $10 for...
We have shown our Tunis in both wool and meat classes, depending on the animal. If she/he has a beautiful fleece that is already reserved, then I won't shear...
Thank you Kris! Its nice to hear/read that :) I see your point about wool, maybe I will enter one of the ewe lambs in a wool class, that would be fun :) You...
I get $12/lb because I cover the fleeces and I am very, very picky about what I send out (no britch wool, no second cuts, etc. so skirting takes me a while!)....
Yesterday we went to the Kutztown Folk Festival. They had 2 Tunis ewes in the petting zoo along with a bunch of Jacob sheep and lambs! Kim in PA ... Be a...
Hi Kim, Its good to see tunis out in public isnt it? As a 4-H leader, I have been asked to do the petting zoo at our local fair and have been taking tunis for...
ok.. Last shout out... If anyone has pics they would like to share for my ad board, please, please send them to me. I have received some really cool ones but...
Tammie, I may have a few - what specific shots to you have left that you are looking for? You can email me privately if you like... Sheri spalko@... ...
I noticed the other day that several of my new sheep have black on their ears, not black wool (or hair), but black pigmentations in their skin. Is this common?...
Personally, I do think black skin is a problem. According to the breed standard pink skin is listed as an ideal characteristic. While dark skin is not a...
hi sheepshw, I agree, we were talking black spots on the ear, not patches of skin. Yes black skin should be looked at carefully in a breeding program. Spots...
I looked at the New England Sale catalog and the Tunis consignment represents some of the best flocks around . good luck on getting a Futurity lamb for your...
Posting the Furturity points on the Web site would be a dis-service to the children and young adults that are participating. Has been a great event for many...
I went out yesterday and really looked at all of them. Odd, but my older tunis have no black pigmentation on their ears or rears at all while all the new ones...
The current Tunis Futurity is national in scope but hosted by the Northeast Tunis Sheep Association. The NTSRI Board of Directors has voted to institute a...
Hi Sittin, I guess at least with my experience which is limited, in order for the black to be passed on both the parents carry the black gene. My guess is it...
That makes sense, and Louise is trying to beat it into my head that, when it comes to things like this, it is my choice like you said :) I'm coming round... ...
I am really enjoying this thread, thank you to everyone who is participating. I am trying to learn as much as I can before I purchase a ram for my ewes. Even...
I have been asked to post this information. I hope it helps someone! Bill Mende ... looked like in the l960's and 70's. Sent 10 to auction today and I ...
Hi Debbi, There are a number of positions out there on tunis sheep. Remeber they were a desert sheep. Some of their traits have been breed in for generations....
That is very interesting about the pasterns on desert sheep. It's funny that what we always would consider a fault in animals (weak pasterns) could ever be an...
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