Prospect/Feeder Lambs
Judge: Gail Christian
Judging Contest Winner: EmsoffLambs
Note: This class is set up to demonstrate what a buyer might find when looking at lambs from a single breeder. Therefore, all of the lambs are presented by Holliterman36 of Texas.
This is a very challenging class to judge because of the similarities of the lambs. However, these are the type of lambs you will find when sorting through lambs bred by a progressive breeder. The fact that they are unshorn will add to the difficulty, however, while studying them as a class and individually you will soon forget that they are not clipped.
If I was selecting between these lambs in person I would probably let the width between the pin bones be my determining factor, especially between the three male lambs. All of these lambs all look to be of medium frame when considering the length of the canon bone. All are set up by the handler in a similar manner. All appear to be correct in skeletal and bone structure. Lamb number 4, the only ewe lamb in the class, appears to be the widest over the rack and loin. All appear to drop off the hip. However, this is not surprising on lambs of this size, age, and breed. My top pair in this class is 1 and 4, my middle pair is 4 and 3, and the bottom pair is 3 and 2.
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First Place: 1
Entry number: 070 Sheep number: 01 Breed: Suffolk/Hampshire |
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I placed number 1 first in this class and over number 4 in a really close placing. Both lambs are structurally correct, really balanced as viewed from the profile, and both are wide topped over the rack and loin. Both are long hipped, and appear to be wide set in the pins. Both are deep in the twist and exhibit a lot of muscle through the stifle. However, I believe number 1 is a tad longer and more level in the hip and possibly a little longer in the neck which would suggest a little longer rack and hindsaddle. 1 does appear to be a little more narrow behind the shoulder than 4, but when viewed from the rear this does not become a factor. I believe when fed out to maturity, 1 will be a more complete individual.
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Second Place: 4
Entry number: 073 Sheep number: 04 Breed: Suffolk/Hampshire |
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I placed the ewe lamb, number 4, second in the class and over number 3 because she is thicker over the rack and loin, is deeper in the twist and shows more muscle through the stifle. I really like number 4, especially when viewed from the rear. Both the 4 and 3 lambs are balanced, however, I would give the advantage in length and levelness of hip to number 4.
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Third Place: 3
Entry number: 072 |
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I placed 3 third and over number 2 because it exhibits more balance. Number 3 appears to be cleaner through the shoulders than number 2. Both lambs appear to be real close in thickness and squareness over the rack and loin.
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Fourth Place: 2
Entry number: 071 |
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I placed 2 last in the class. Although number 2 is a nice prospect with no major flaws, I do think it is a little heavy fronted when compared to the other lambs in the class.
For these reasons I placed the class 1, 4, 3, 2 with cuts of 2,4, and 2.
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