Here in the tall oaks and piney woods of south east Texas we raised Black Belly Barbado sheep as a meat supplement along with rabbits, chickens and garden vegetables.   The sheep thrive upon the varied vegetation native to these parts; grazing on pasture grasses, and browsing on the yaupon thickets, along with the many tree saplings they can reach.

One day a fawn colored ewe dropped a snow white ram lamb, and we saw the potential for a marketable animal known as the Texas Dall.

As more white lambs were produced, we separated the Blackbellies from the Texas Dalls, and bred for a consistent white coat. In addition to their graze and browse, we added daily servings of pelleted sheep feed, quality hay, and a high mineral baked molasses tub to their diet, enhancing horn growth.

As we refined our Texas Dall bloodline, our rams horn growth increased, with lengths reaching into the middle 30 inch range.

The sire of our new breeding rams was an impressive creature. At four years of age (as shown) he sported 41 3/4 by 42 inch horns. At the time of his death, his horns measured 45 1/2 inches even.