Sheep and Goats
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In addition to our horses, we have also worked at the Lucky G with sheep and goats. We purchased our first sheep in 2002 as part of a plan to manage weeds and other growth along our fence lines and in the hilly and wooded areas of our pastures. The breed we chose to work with is known today as the American Blackbelly, a breed of hair sheep we chose for several reasons:
To make room for an expansion of our horse breeding program, we decided in September 2007 to sell off our flock of sheep. We gained very valuable knowledge and experience from our work with the Blackbellies, and may establish another flock in the future. |
Our oldest son has been involved with the local 4-H livestock group showing goats since 2003, and has been improving his skills with every show he attends.
| 2003-2004 |
Texoma Livestock Show & Exposition - Exhibitor |
| 2004-2005 |
Grayson County Fair - Exhibitor Fort Worth Stock Show - Exhibitor Texoma Livestock Show & Exposition - 4th Place (made the Premium Auction) |
| 2005-2006 |
Grayson County Fair - 5th Place 4-H Fall Classic - Exhibitor Fort Worth Stock Show - Exhibitor Texoma Livestock Show & Exposition - did not show due to illness |
| 2006-2007 |
Grayson County Fair - 2nd Place 4-H Fall Classic - 1st Place & Reserve Champion Texoma Livestock Show & Exposition - 2nd Place (made the Premium Auction) |
| 2007-2008 |
Texoma Livestock Show & Exposition - 3rd Place & 6th Place (showed two
goats) - made the Premium Auction |
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Our younger son tried his hand at showing a goat for the first time in 2007.
Although he didn't do very well in his class, he learned a lot during the year
thanks to lots of coaching from his brother!
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