Rams (Please scroll down)
Current sires 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 butchered. 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.
Secondly, and only then, do we begin evaluating physical traits. If a picture is worth a thousand
words, take a look at the rams we have chosen to represent our farm.
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(1) Fabio is a twin sired by Saint Lucy VSU out of Perturb VSU
(2) Boris is a twin sired by Ramses out of Show Off 2
(3 & 4) Horatio and Quinn are twin brothers sired by Saint Lucy VSU
out of Roxy P. Rosenstein (a Nuisance VSU daughter)
(5) Paul is the new kid on the block. He is inbred on his dam, Pester,
who is a huge ewe from the Virginia State University Research Flock.
Only just over a year of age now, 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.
(6) Gideon is the baby. Gideon is looking very promising as a future
ram for us. His Codon 171 is RR, so I feel sure he will be used
extensively, either here at Lone Star Farm or by another breeder.
In this picture, Gideon is only 9 months old and he is already turning
heads in the ewe's pasture.
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