Over the years we have used a number of excellent sires for our breeding program. Below are some of the more recent ones.
BIG CHOPS (MGR 4001)
(RR/NN), was the sire of many of our lambs
from 2005 through 2007.
Pictured here at 5 months- 9 days of age, BIG CHOPS scanned a 5.01 sq in loineye at 181 lbs (4.55 adjusted to 135 lbs). His twin ewe lamb scanned 4.17 in2.
Together they weighed a total of 343 lbs on that date. His Sire is
Mint Gold Ranch 1172. MGR 1172 scanned 5.11 in2 loin at
191 lbs (4.44 adjusted to 135 lbs). Big Chops represents the
fourth generation of Mint Gold Ranch top scanned ram lambs. His
Dam is a Kimm ewe by Kimm 1010.
GRAND CHOPS (MGR 1172) (RR/NN). He started
with being a top ram at Wisconsin Ram Test in 2003 with 1.15 average
daily gain and a loin of 3.80 in2 @ 160 lbs (3.55 in2
adjusted to 135 lbs). We scanned him at the farm on July 11, 2003.
He scanned 4.53 in2 @ 183 lbs (4.05 in2 adjusted
to 135 lbs). We again scanned him on August 15, 2003 and he
scanned 5.00 in2 @ 191 lbs (4.44 in2 adjusted to
135 lbs). As you can see his loin continued
to grow until well through his first 8 months. His twin scanned
3.71 in2 @ 140 lbs (3.64 in2 adjusted to 135 lbs).
And on August 15, 2003 she
scanned 4.78 in2 @ 169 lbs (4.44 in2 @ 135 lbs).
We used "Grand Chops" for breeding on a few ewes and sold him that same
fall. It wasn't until we scanned his lambs that we recognized his
value. He sired 10 ram lambs (including Big
Chops) and they averaged 3.67 in2 adjusted to 135 lbs.
He sired 6 ewe lambs and they averaged 3.73 in2 adjusted to
135 lbs. All total 5 of 16 that scanned over 4.00 in2
adjusted to 135 lbs. His was the third generation of top scanned
rams. And his dam was a home raised ewe that topped her class at
the River Falls Jackpot show. MGR 1172
returned home in 2006 and we used him again for our 2007 lamb crop.
He is pictured here about 6 months of age.
Kimm 6106 (RR/NN) is sired by JCJ J100 and Kimm 3188. 6106 had three consistent scans during the summer with a scan of 3.67 in2 adjusted to 135 lbs. His dam is a top producing ewe with excellent NSIP numbers. She has Kimm 2022 as a sire and Mc 144 and Slack 5259 ET as Grandsires. We purchased this ram as an outcross and used him on 14 high scanning ewe lambs in 2007.
This site was last updated 02/17/08