Good luck, Jerry....this is an interesting topic....and no real answer....I really think our standard was written for both types to be acceptable....it allow...
I for one would love to see pictures of "old style" vs improved. I think my lambs are the most beautiful things around...my ram is show/meat style(like a small...
From what I understand after talking to a 'miniature' tunis breeder, the minis are actually the 'old style'. He said the minis cannot be higher than 26 inches...
I have a Mende bred ewe here. She is a brick! She is the smallest ewe here but by far the biggest boned and thickest made. Her head is not the prettiest but...
Tammie, do you have a picture of her? It sounds like the same butt my ram has; kinda slopes down to a low dock. He passes it on to all his 'kids' and am...
Louise, do you know how much they want for the ewes? I was thinking that Sam might be interested... I think she has something going with someone out there...
Hi, Please don't start with the mini tunis, Babydoll southdowns, are they truly the old type or genetic defects that people have propagated. The tunis breed...
I don't know price.....so email Bill directly. Louise ... From: NVTunis To: TunisTalk@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 1:19 PM Subject: Re:...
I shear in April so they will be cool...and I shear in late November so I can see their condition as they go through lambing...and they will always come into...
I'm glad John that you were talking about the butt on my sheep and not mine! Louise ... From: john buffington To: TunisTalk@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
I know those west coast people are trying a wide range of ideas to promote sheep in general and Tunis particularly....why don't we post some promotional ideas...
You have some good sheep, bout time you took some credit. Are they the biggest, maybe not, are they correct, YES. and I appreciate that. We are finding bigger...
Thanks for the input; it's been helpful. Jerry organicman321 <organicman321@...> wrote: I would like to solicit opinions from the group about these ...
I checked through the pedigrees of my Tunis girls and here are names of their ancestors: 11131 BRI 17 13903 BRI 78 15696 BRI 94 15697 BRI 95 17616 BELL 22 4525...
I don't mind it in the ewes, I can always breed it out of them. He is a nice ram and doesnt have the sloped rump himself but *every* lamb that is sired by him...
I know KENDAR and MAYES were bred by Keneth Mayes; KENDAR was a blend of his and his wife's name in their early tunis flock. Bob told me about the name cross...
Julia, go to the tunis talk site and look to the left side of the msgs; you will see a link called 'Database', click on it and you will see where to put your...
If you have problems getting to TunisTalk's page, try these links: Recent Activity New Members New Files New Database Visit Your Group One of the cool things...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the TunisTalk group: How about a poll? It ends September 1st, 2007. What tests do you have done on your...
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What blood tests do you do on your sheep? Do you just get Codon 171? Do you recommend getting both 171 and 136? Is Spider Syndrome a threat to Tunis? Do you...
I just do the codon 171 and 136 test for our sheep. I was told spider wasn't an issue with Tunis. Tammie ... 171? Do you recommend getting both 171 and 136? ...
Debbie, I know that... POW and POWLEY are mine BRI is Blue Ridge Farm Museum, Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA JHC is Jeff Creel, Anderson, AL I could be mistaken...
... who ... Yes, we raise Registered Tunis sheep, and a few commercial sheep, and we have Red and White, and Black and White Border Collie Working Dogs. ...
Yep, I use border collies to manage my sheep (mainly tunis and karakul). My neighbors raise only tunis and also use working border collies to manage their...
So all of your dogs are working dogs? I want to have my aussie trained but there is no one around here to do it :( ~~Becky Registered Tunis Rovings, Raw Wool,...
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