Foundation Ewes (Please scroll down all the way to the bottom of the page)
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Our ewes are a dynamic part of our flock. They are just as important as the ram, as far
as we are concerned. Many breeders disagree with that notion. They believe that the
ram carries more weight because he influences the genetics of more lambs. Fifty
percent of that lamb is made up of DNA from the ewe. Generally, the ram is removed
from the flock after breeding. The ewe is there, not only to contribute her DNA, but to
influence the lambs socially and temperamentally. Socially, by showing the lamb how to
interact with the rest of the flock; basically teaching him how to behave to keep himself
out of trouble. Temperamentally, because besides inheriting it, the lambs mimic her
behavior. You may say that is INSTINCTUAL BEHAVIOR. If so, then why is it that if you
have a skittish ewe, you generally have skittish lambs, yet if you remove the lambs from
their mother at a young age, they are often no longer skittish? We also think the ewe
has quite a bit of influence on her lambs by teaching them it is not necessary to totally
freak out each time the vet comes for a visit, or if someone comes to the barn in the
middle of the night to check on an ailing barn mate. The lawn mower will not eat them,
and motorcycles driving by aren't going to crash through the fence.... at least we hope
not. Contributing all that, along with her fifty percent of the DNA, makes her worthy of
more credit than just her fifty percent in our books. Yes, a good ram is a valuable
asset to a flock, but let's not sell our ewes short when it comes to their contributions.
In fact, at Lone Star Farm, we think it is wise to make sure our ewes measure up
to the "ideal" of the breed standard in the same way that the ram does.
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Show Me 2 is the matriarch of our flock,
who guards her lambs against intruding
predators as good as any ram that we've ever seen. All our Arkansas line of ewes have
descended from her because of the value placed on her attributes. She was bred by
Charles R. Beam, and she came to us from the Hatley Farm in Arkansas. On January 29,
2011 she turned twelve years old, and on February 22, 2011 she presented us with twins.
Many of Show Me's ewe lambs will live out their lives at Lone Star Farm following in
their mother's footsteps. Every sheep in the flock recognizes Show Me 2 as the Queen
Mother of our farm. She is pictured below.
predators as good as any ram that we've ever seen. All our Arkansas line of ewes have
descended from her because of the value placed on her attributes. She was bred by
Charles R. Beam, and she came to us from the Hatley Farm in Arkansas. On January 29,
2011 she turned twelve years old, and on February 22, 2011 she presented us with twins.
Many of Show Me's ewe lambs will live out their lives at Lone Star Farm following in
their mother's footsteps. Every sheep in the flock recognizes Show Me 2 as the Queen
Mother of our farm. She is pictured below.
Show Off 2 (above) came to us as #19. We immediately recognized her quality
and named her Show Off 2 so her name would coincide with her mum's name. We
have also named some of their lambs using this same theme so the recognition of
bloodlines would be apparent in years to come for posterity. We only bred Show
Off four times, mainly because we were breeding when it was convenient for us to
do so back then. The few times she was bred though, she certainly left her mark on
our flock, and hopefully on the Barbados Blackbelly breed in general. Among her
progeny are Lone Star Boris Badenough, Lone Star Drago and Lone Star Ruth who
have made significant contributions to our flock and continue to do so.
Caribe VSU is our Saint Phillip VSU daughter. She is descended from the Virginia
State University Research Flock and has been a valuable asset to our flock. Caribe
has produced quadruplets, triplets, and twins for us that have all become significant
producers at Lone Star Farm and at several other breeder's farms. She is pictured
above.
Foundation Ewe: Show Me 2
Her daughters: Show Off 2
Lone Star Annie
Annie's daughters Lone Star Bindy
Bindy's daughter Lone Star Helen
Lone Star Bonnie
Lone Star Agnes
Agnes's daughter Lone Star Regina
Lone Star Rebecca
Rebecca's daughters Lone Star Fergie
Lone Star Fandango
Fandango's daughter Lone Star Hallmark
Lone Star HighOnEwe
Lone Star Bodacious
Bodacious's daughters Lone Star Yetta
Lone Star Gotcha
Lone Star Gilda
Lone Star Gumption
Lone Star Show Boat
Show Boat's daughter Lone Star Yoki
Lone Star ShowMeAGoodTime (Goody)
Lone Star ShowMeTheMoney (Money)
Lone Star Diva
Diva's daughters Lone Star Grin&BearIt
Lone Star Groovy
Foundation Ewe: Show Off 2
Her daughters: Lone Star Ruth
Ruth's daughters Lone Star Holly
Holly's daughters Lone Star Gucci
Lone Star Highfalutin
Lone Star HighSociety
Lone Star Rascal
Lone Star Show Biz
Foundation Ewe: Caribe VSU
Her daughters: Lone Star Becky
Becky's daughter Lone Star Frankie
Lone Star Bequias
Lone Star Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar's daughter Lone Star Java
Lone Star Bacardi
Bacardi's daughters Lone Star Jamaica
Lone Star Hot Lips
Lone Star Houlihan
Lone Star Havana
To date, all of Caribe's sons have become flock sires for other breeders as well as Lone Star
Farm. They include:
Bailey - Owned by Elaine Haas, Hillsboro, MO
Lone Star Jolyon - Owned by Patrick & Ivania Kahn, Hondo, TX
Lone Star Waylan - Owned by Adam & Shannon Peairson, Bryan, TX
Lone Star Ezra - Owned by Karin Dirickson, Corsicana, TX
Lone Star Harley - Owned by Nate Teig, Amery, WI
Lone Star Don Diego - Owned by Nanci Loren, Cleveland, TX
Lone Star Gideon - Owned by Lone Star Farm, Hockley, TX
Lone Star Caracas - Owned by Marti Young, Willcox, AZ
Lone Star Jamaican - Owned by Lone Star Farm, Hockley, TX
Click on the photo for identification of each ewe.
The five Lone Star Don Diego daughters pictured above are yearlings.
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We were pleased to have been able to add some VSU blood to our flock__________________________________________________________________________
as they have surely contributed greatly to our breeding program. They
are sturdy animals, great mothers (as well-documented by Caribe), they
have extremely good coat texture, they have increased size in our flock,
and certainly they have influenced the head piece with their classic VSU
look. They are the type of sheep that I refer to as a breed that could
survive in the wild. They require a minimum amount of care other than
the obvious water supply and enough pasture to be able to forage
sufficiently. We have bred in order to keep some of them pure VSU,
others were combined with our Arkansas line.
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