tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post6228153797842694173..comments2023-10-10T03:15:53.754-07:00Comments on Boston Lake Farm: Just in TimeSabrina Wille Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204840198185030162noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-88173265756040910672007-11-21T22:58:00.000-08:002007-11-21T22:58:00.000-08:00Becky,Glad you made it home safely. Bombarde does...Becky,<BR/>Glad you made it home safely. Bombarde does seem to like his new girls. He always stands very proudly when we are out there to admire him.<BR/><BR/>Michelle,<BR/>Yah, I know I could get a full rack. Even more likely would be scurs. I was thinking, if both parents are half polls, I have a 25% chance at polled, 25% chance at full horns, and 50% chance of scurs. Is that right? <BR/>I would like to pursue polled Shetlands. I have three reasons: I would not have to deal with broken horns ever again. I would have a few less worries about horns tangling up in fencing. And I think that fine crimpy fleece is sortof linked to the polled gene. Now I don't want to start a war. But the fleeces I have admired most have just happened to be on polled or scurred stock. <BR/>Bombarde and Anna Belle are my first "suspected" poll carriers. I'd like to add more. Maybe some of my lambs will display some polled traits and I can keep them. The hardest part is thinking about my beloved ewes that aren't likely to carry polled. Do I keep both types going, or eventually move in a single direction? Clancy admires the beautiful racks the rams get. I agree they are spectacular. I'd really hate to see that trait lost. But still I long for a bit "easier" time with some polled stock. Sorry for babbling on...I probably think the same thing as everyone else out there that loves their horned Shetlands but find polled management tempting.Sabrina Wille Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204840198185030162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-30919496941747201382007-11-21T10:13:00.000-08:002007-11-21T10:13:00.000-08:00What a handsome ram! And those "teacup" horns coul...What a handsome ram! And those "teacup" horns could indeed be the result of one poll gene. Of course, even if Anna Belle carries one poll gene herself, she and Bombarde could both pass on their horn gene and give you a ram with a magnificent rack! Here's hoping you get all you are wishing for in your 2008 lamb crop....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026543255921843203.post-2173097077970577032007-11-20T21:31:00.000-08:002007-11-20T21:31:00.000-08:00I'm glad you got him home okay and I'm sure he's h...I'm glad you got him home okay and I'm sure he's happy with his new harem. I'll look forward to seeing your lambs in the spring!<BR/>I had a nice ride home watching the sunset. It was just gorgeous over Big Sandy Lake.Becky Utechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664957352385337093noreply@blogger.com