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       Rams At Lone Star Farm


      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.
    

     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.


                                             (Scroll down to view pictures and descriptions)
 

        (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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