Rams (Please scroll down)
Rams At Lone Star Farm
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(1)
Boris comes from old established bloodlines that
trace back to the North Carolina University Research
Flock through Eric, who is included in his pedigree five
times in five generations. He was bred that way
because, in his time, Eric was known as the most
genetically sound ram available. True to genotype,
Boris, has proven to be a consistent producer of quality
lambs no matter into which line we entrust his genetics.
He has been progeny tested and to this date has never
produced white markings. Boris is a twin.
(Dam: Show Off 2 x Sire: Ramses)
(2) Drago is a full brother to Boris, only a year younger.
He is a rare commodity these days indeed with the pure
100% Arkansas line being so scarce.
(Dam: Show Off 2 x Sire: Ramses)
(3) Horatio is a twin sired by Saint Lucy VSU out of Roxy
P. Rosenstein (a Nuisance VSU daughter). Horatio is
always paired with ewes who need to increase size in
their offspring. He consistently produces large lambs
with beautiful conformation. He has an exceptional coat
that is almost impermeable to weather and external
parasites.
(Dam: Roxy P. Rosenstein x Sire: Saint Lucy VSU)
(4) Paul is inbred on his dam, Pester, who is a huge ewe
from the Virginia State University Research Flock. He is
a very large ram chosen for his massive bone and
structure, along with his short tight coat and his lovely
disposition. You will be seeing more of Paul in the future.
Paul just produced his first ram lamb who weighed 2 oz.
short of 10 lbs. at birth.
(Dam: Pester VSU x Sire: Critterhaven Zip)
(5) Gideon is an exceptional ram at Lone Star Farm.
His Codon 171 factor is RR, so I feel sure he will be
used extensively, either here at Lone Star Farm or by
another breeder. Gideon is the sire of some of our
lambs that were born in the fall of 2010 and also several
spring 2011 lambs. We are pleased with the quality and
massive bone that he is producing along with the Codon
factor he is contributing to his lambs.
(Dam: Caribe VSU x Sire: Lone Star Jolyon)
(6) Mojo and (7) Romeo are both contenders for a
position in the ram pool. Their genetics certainly make
them eligible. They are pictured here looking more
than qualified. Mojo is a very large ram that we have
not yet used for breeding.
Mojo's parents (Dam: Show Me 2 x Sire: Lone Star
Don Diego)
Romeo's parents (Dam: Lone Star Heidi x Sire: Lone
Star Don Diego) Heidi is our Red Shanks VSU daughter.
Romeo is a solid heavy weight with good conformation,
a good head, good coat, good topline and perfect markings.
He has not yet been used for breeding. There are just too
many good ones and not enough time to be able to get
to use them all.
(8) Vaquero is a new arrival from Aavalon Farm. He
is the son of Lone Star Drago, who is a full brother to
Lone Star Boris Badenough. We feel fortunate to have
been able to purchase him and are looking forward to
using him in the near future.
(Dam: CB4 x Sire: Lone Star Drago)
(9) Hugh was bred to six of our ewes last spring. This
yearling ram has lots of potential. Beautiful conformation,
perfect head & great temperament. We had a very nice
crop of lambs out of Hugh last September and October.
(Dam: Adina VSU x Sire: OFF Dan VSU)
(10) Samos is a large ram from Pat Schooley's flock
in Maryland. Now that he has lost his winter wool, you can
see all of his assets, in the flesh. He is related to Hugh, but
has a different sire and dam. Both Hugh and Samos are
direct decendants of VSU stock. We are expecting great
things from the induction of these two new rams into our
gene pool.
(Dam: Ruth VSU x Sire: Ezra VSU)
(11) Caruso (date of birth: 02/01/11) has some
attributes that aren't often seen in a lamb this young. His
bone is massive. He has an extremely hard weather
coat. We are waiting to see if he will get enough length
of leg to look balanced before he qualifies as a sire. He
has a perfect head and a beautiful down turned Roman
nose that is not usually seen until adulthood.
(Dam: Bellwether Hillary x Sire: Lone Star Gideon)
(12) Dante and (13) Einstein (date of birth:
02/10/11) are the fifth generation that we have bred of
what we refer to as the Arkansas line, which in actuality
is the original Charles Beam line. Their dam has always
thrown ram lambs with perfect heads. Both of these
ram lambs have very nice conformation and they are
well balanced. Their lighter tan coat coloring with the
dark markings presents a very striking appearance.
(Dam: Lone Star Ruth x Sire: Lone Star Gideon)
(Above: Lone Star Dante)
(Below: Lone Star Einstein, Dante's twin)
(14) Outrageous (date of birth: 11/15/10) putting
his best foot forward is living up to his name. We
think he is absolutely and outrageously gorgeous!!!
(Dam: Lone Star Bodacious x Sire: Lone Star
Gideon)
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Rams chosen for breeding stock have to meet our strict requirements just to be a sire here at
Lone Star Farm. Each ram must possess first and foremost a non-aggressive attitude toward
humans. We know that temperament is inherited in the same manner as physical traits. How
can you enjoy your flock when you must constantly watch your back as you go about the
business of caring for them, just because a ram is present? At Lone Star Farm, a ram that has
a bad temperament is not bred, he is put into little white freezer packages. Every ram that we
use for breeding has a good temperament. He passes it on to his lambs, along with the
protective instincts he needs to guard his group of ewes, when and if they are ever
threatened by predators, not by the presence of their shepherd who feeds them.
The insert above is a photo of my husband, Mike, sharing a graham cracker with livestock
guardian, Huey. You will notice that Mike is standing with his back to seven rams, as an eighth
one walks toward me. These rams, who range in age from eighteen months to four and a half
years, all know that they are not allowed to touch either one of us, though they are very curious
about what is going on in their pasture. Mike has nothing in his hands to defend himself, except
a graham cracker. How many of you know of rams that are gentle enough that you would be
willing to turn your back on them in a wide open pasture? Many of our clients, that have been
in that position, can attest that these are gentle rams. Only after we are convinced a ram has
a good temperament, do we begin evaluating his physical traits.
Lone Star Farm. Each ram must possess first and foremost a non-aggressive attitude toward
humans. We know that temperament is inherited in the same manner as physical traits. How
can you enjoy your flock when you must constantly watch your back as you go about the
business of caring for them, just because a ram is present? At Lone Star Farm, a ram that has
a bad temperament is not bred, he is put into little white freezer packages. Every ram that we
use for breeding has a good temperament. He passes it on to his lambs, along with the
protective instincts he needs to guard his group of ewes, when and if they are ever
threatened by predators, not by the presence of their shepherd who feeds them.
The insert above is a photo of my husband, Mike, sharing a graham cracker with livestock
guardian, Huey. You will notice that Mike is standing with his back to seven rams, as an eighth
one walks toward me. These rams, who range in age from eighteen months to four and a half
years, all know that they are not allowed to touch either one of us, though they are very curious
about what is going on in their pasture. Mike has nothing in his hands to defend himself, except
a graham cracker. How many of you know of rams that are gentle enough that you would be
willing to turn your back on them in a wide open pasture? Many of our clients, that have been
in that position, can attest that these are gentle rams. Only after we are convinced a ram has
a good temperament, do we begin evaluating his physical traits.
Currently we have 19 rams at Lone Star Farm. If a picture is worth a thousand words, take a
look at a few we have chosen to represent our farm.
look at a few we have chosen to represent our farm.
(Scroll down to view pictures and descriptions)
(1)
Boris comes from old established bloodlines thattrace back to the North Carolina University Research
Flock through Eric, who is included in his pedigree five
times in five generations. He was bred that way
because, in his time, Eric was known as the most
genetically sound ram available. True to genotype,
Boris, has proven to be a consistent producer of quality
lambs no matter into which line we entrust his genetics.
He has been progeny tested and to this date has never
produced white markings. Boris is a twin.
(Dam: Show Off 2 x Sire: Ramses)
(2) Drago is a full brother to Boris, only a year younger.He is a rare commodity these days indeed with the pure
100% Arkansas line being so scarce.
(Dam: Show Off 2 x Sire: Ramses)
(3) Horatio is a twin sired by Saint Lucy VSU out of RoxyP. Rosenstein (a Nuisance VSU daughter). Horatio is
always paired with ewes who need to increase size in
their offspring. He consistently produces large lambs
with beautiful conformation. He has an exceptional coat
that is almost impermeable to weather and external
parasites.
(Dam: Roxy P. Rosenstein x Sire: Saint Lucy VSU)
(4) Paul is inbred on his dam, Pester, who is a huge ewefrom the Virginia State University Research Flock. He is
a very large ram chosen for his massive bone and
structure, along with his short tight coat and his lovely
disposition. You will be seeing more of Paul in the future.
Paul just produced his first ram lamb who weighed 2 oz.
short of 10 lbs. at birth.
(Dam: Pester VSU x Sire: Critterhaven Zip)
(5) Gideon is an exceptional ram at Lone Star Farm. His Codon 171 factor is RR, so I feel sure he will be
used extensively, either here at Lone Star Farm or by
another breeder. Gideon is the sire of some of our
lambs that were born in the fall of 2010 and also several
spring 2011 lambs. We are pleased with the quality and
massive bone that he is producing along with the Codon
factor he is contributing to his lambs.
(Dam: Caribe VSU x Sire: Lone Star Jolyon)
(6) Mojo and (7) Romeo are both contenders for a position in the ram pool. Their genetics certainly make
them eligible. They are pictured here looking more
than qualified. Mojo is a very large ram that we have
not yet used for breeding.
Mojo's parents (Dam: Show Me 2 x Sire: Lone Star
Don Diego)
Romeo's parents (Dam: Lone Star Heidi x Sire: LoneStar Don Diego) Heidi is our Red Shanks VSU daughter.
Romeo is a solid heavy weight with good conformation,
a good head, good coat, good topline and perfect markings.
He has not yet been used for breeding. There are just too
many good ones and not enough time to be able to get
to use them all.
(8) Vaquero is a new arrival from Aavalon Farm. He is the son of Lone Star Drago, who is a full brother to
Lone Star Boris Badenough. We feel fortunate to have
been able to purchase him and are looking forward to
using him in the near future.
(Dam: CB4 x Sire: Lone Star Drago)
(9) Hugh was bred to six of our ewes last spring. Thisyearling ram has lots of potential. Beautiful conformation,
perfect head & great temperament. We had a very nice
crop of lambs out of Hugh last September and October.
(Dam: Adina VSU x Sire: OFF Dan VSU)
(10) Samos is a large ram from Pat Schooley's flockin Maryland. Now that he has lost his winter wool, you can
see all of his assets, in the flesh. He is related to Hugh, but
has a different sire and dam. Both Hugh and Samos are
direct decendants of VSU stock. We are expecting great
things from the induction of these two new rams into our
gene pool.
(Dam: Ruth VSU x Sire: Ezra VSU)
(11) Caruso (date of birth: 02/01/11) has some attributes that aren't often seen in a lamb this young. His
bone is massive. He has an extremely hard weather
coat. We are waiting to see if he will get enough length
of leg to look balanced before he qualifies as a sire. He
has a perfect head and a beautiful down turned Roman
nose that is not usually seen until adulthood.
(Dam: Bellwether Hillary x Sire: Lone Star Gideon)
(12) Dante and (13) Einstein (date of birth: 02/10/11) are the fifth generation that we have bred of
what we refer to as the Arkansas line, which in actuality
is the original Charles Beam line. Their dam has always
thrown ram lambs with perfect heads. Both of these
ram lambs have very nice conformation and they are
well balanced. Their lighter tan coat coloring with the
dark markings presents a very striking appearance.
(Dam: Lone Star Ruth x Sire: Lone Star Gideon)
(Above: Lone Star Dante)
(Below: Lone Star Einstein, Dante's twin)
(14) Outrageous (date of birth: 11/15/10) puttinghis best foot forward is living up to his name. We
think he is absolutely and outrageously gorgeous!!!
(Dam: Lone Star Bodacious x Sire: Lone Star
Gideon)
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