My Zack is more like a dog than a Border Leicester ram. Border Leicesters are the "Babe" sheep. I bought him at Maryland Sheep and Wool two years ago from a 4-H family. Libby Llop kindly brought him home for me and kept him for a while until she was able to make the trip over to my farm. Zack has given me some lovely lambs without any planning on my part. I took him out in plenty of time but he already got his licks in. Zack has a very thick, dense fleece and a large, boxy body. I wanted heavier fleeces on my Bluefaced Leicesters while keeping the clean Leicester face and bare legs for ease in shearing. I never expected to have such a pussycat for a ram. Zack lives in the back pasture with some angora goat bucks and wethers. He has a silo room to bed down in with a window partially opened into the barn. He likes to poke his head in and say hello while I scratch his chin. Love my Zack.
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