Hybrid Leicester Rams for Sale!

Border x Blueface Leicesters give you the BEST of both: long staple length and fine purled locks PLUS uniformity and luster.

Hybrids produce my best selling fleeces!

Hettys Boy07

Look how this guy is growing out! He is a beauty and since he was a bottle lamb, is quite tame. Out of a registered BFL ewe and my gigantic BL ram with the 12 inch locks: HMFF White Knight. $200

#217 Hybrid Leicester Yearling Ram. [see photo in last months issue] I just sheared him and WOW what a great silver fleece... so uniform, lustrous. Rare silver blackbelly pattern. I think I am going to take his fleece to Bethel for the fleece competition. Dam is HMFF Guenevere (one of my favorite all time Border Leicester ewes) and BT BlackPark (aka Parker/BFL Champion) . His dam produced my current Border Leicester herdsire, White Knight. 217 is fat and sassy after a summer's grazing and ready to work this fall! $250

3/4 Bluefaced Leicester Rams for Sale

#220y and #225y are yearling rams ... one silver and one white.... See last months newsletter for photos and details. Both out of Grand Champion BT BlackPark. The 3/4 BFL has a tinier purled lock than the Hybrid and a bit lighter fleece weights similar to fullblood BFL. Uniformity and luster is the same as Hybrid. Priced at $300

HMFF Grant

#261w HMFF Grant - White 3/4 BFL ram lamb born in 2007 but good size on him already. Dam is HMFF Gwendolyn (white Hybrid) Sire is BT Blackpark (GC reg. silver BFL) He is going to have a beautiful fleece and is blue skinned! $250

Border Leicester Herdsire for Sale

may 07

HMFF White Knight #161y will be offered for sale at the end of October. Born in 2004. Proven and spectacular! 12 inch staple white fleece! Sheared 15 lbs this spring. Dam is HMFF Guenevere (white) and sire is HMFF Jupiter (silver blackbelly) He is a gentle giant with no behavioral problems. 5 generation pedigree and up to date on vaccinations, worming and feet. $300

For more information on HMFF sheep contact me at hmffarm@fidnet.com . A 50% deposit will hold your choice for 30 days. Paypal accepted.

In the News: National Sheep Population slightly down

All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on July 1, 2007
totaled 7.73 million head, down slightly from July 1, 2006, and 1
percent below July 1, 2005. Breeding sheep inventory at 4.61 million
head on July 1, 2007 was down slightly from July 1, 2006. Market
sheep and lambs (including newborn lambs), at 3.12 million head, were
also down slightly from last July.

The breeding herd consists of 3.76 million ewes one year old and
older, 185,000 rams one year old and older, and 665,000 replacement
lambs (including newborn lambs). Market lamb inventory at 3.06
million head was comprised of 1.81 million lambs under 65 pounds,
635,000 lambs 65-84 pounds, 360,000 lambs 85-105 pounds, and 250,000
lambs over 105 pounds. Market sheep inventory was 65,000 head.

The 2007 lamb crop in the United States is expected to total 4.12
million head, up 1 percent from the 2006 lamb crop of 4.09 million
head. Lambs born during January through June 2007 totaled 3.64
million head or 88 percent of the yearly total. An additional 480,000
head are expected to be born during the period July through December
2007.

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