Bennett Creek Ranch, LLC
Bennett Creek Ranch
Our Breed-up vision
We began with Scottish Blackface sheep as our foundation animals for several reasons:
1) We had seen pictures of the F2 crosses and felt that they already bore a strong likeness to the Valais Blacknose sheep. 2) We are dedicated to producing an animal that adheres to the Valais Blacknose sheep breed standards. We felt that the Scottish Blackface sheep would get us there and we would see those characteristics quicker. We were not disappointed. Just take a look at the pictures of our F2 lambs as compared to the Valais! 3) Scottish Blackface sheep are excellent mothers and we have seen the same in our crosses. It is important to us to have a flock with strong maternal instincts. The Scottish Blackface ewes are very smart and easy to work into a routine. 4) We are here to help. In the first year of the breed-up we found that there were few willing or qualified to offer assistance. We devoted the next year to bettering our AI program and succeeded in turning a 28% success rate in year one to a 97% success rate on year two. Our committment is to help others be successful! |
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