We started this class of ewe lambs with the most complete from the stand point of balance, structure and muscle.  She is the most eye appealing and is presented the best in terms of showmanship which gives her a huge advantage.  Ideally she could tie better in through her loin.

 

Nevertheless we found her to be easily used over 4.  She is nicer balanced being stronger topped and smoother shouldered.  She too is growthier in her kind, evidence by her being longer about her cannon bone, indicating she should be the larger framed ewe at maturity.  We agree that 4 is thicker ended, however when considering her boldness of shoulder, roached top and shorter cannon bone we placed her second. 

In the middle pair we would like to mention that both these lambs could look a whole lot better if exhibitors would have set their legs up squarer and leveled their tops out, but we have to judge them as they are and try to look at them for any qualities that could be hidden.  With that we used the squarer, leveler hipped sheep that is more impressive from a breeder's perspective; this is a harder piece of the puzzle to achieve.  We also like how 4 stands with more structural integrity on her hind legs, having a more correct set to her hock. 

 

We admit 3 is neater in her chest floor and her neck comes out of her shoulders higher, but we criticized her and placed her third as she is lower in her dock placement and appears to hock under herself.

In the bottom pair we used a more productive oriented ewe lamb that has more width, and muscle.  She is wider through her center body and is more dimensional through her leg when viewed from the rear.