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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

But . . . . they are such a pain in the patooty to keep up.  AND shearing a 
Correidale is such a PETA.  AND, there is really no market for wool anymore 
(thank you New Zealand and Australia <g>).

Dorpers are pretty good sized.  They are beefier than the other hair breeds.

That said, when the kidlets first showed sheep, we bought lambs up outside 
of Jenner from a rancher that raised wool.  He bred all his Columbian ewes 
to Suffolk and Hampshire rams.  We could buy January and February lambs and 
have no problem making weight for the June fairs!  The lambs were nice and 
long in the loin, nice flat topline and had a lot of twist to the thigh. 
Those lambs finished at an easy 165 pounds!

However, again, at least to me, the woolie breeds are inclined to be more 
toward the mutton end of the taste scale and I prefer my lamb on the milder 
end of the spectrum.

But, if you like the look of the Corriedales, then buy them.  You'll 
probably be able to find a local spinner that would pay for the shearing and 
you'd have your lamb to eat.

Of course, you have to take into consideration that you generally are only 
getting, at most, 50% on woolie breeds.  You'll get 67% on St. Croix and 
around 59% or higher on Dorpers.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <paxamicus AT earthlink.net>


> I'd like to get a little more size out of my wethers. Do you have any
> idea if they work drastically differently?
>
> I will confess that I really want some Corriedales...(hangs head and
> confesses)...just because they are pretty.