SAFFEL -MLS oo45 2023 SIRE
A Big powerful ram, we ran into him by accident buying rams for another program. We LIKED HIS SCALE DIMENSION and got to use him on our ewes after our A.I. before he went to his new home. Sired by a joe neil ram that we owned earlier, going back to our genetics. Steve AND MARY Saffel live in west Virginia near where we spent 23 years. HE bought his first NCC from us.
Ram 3 _ March Twin. Dam by Highland Trooper. sire: Sebay Xcitable Male Champion highland show, sired record seller, Highland show Champion 2024
Ram 34 _ Single Feb 27 Sire : Cairnside Brightspark. Dam by Highland Trooper SCOTTISH SIRE VIA A.I.
Ram 49 _ April single by Maloy
ram 93 _ March 2 twin Sire: Sebay Xcitable Dam by Meadowview C109 SCOTTISH SIRE VIA A.I. SOLD TO LEWIS ACKER, NORTH CAROLINA
Ram 01 _ SIRE: SAFFEL MLS 0045
ram 02 _ SIRE: SAFFEL MLS 0045
Ram 33 _ March twin SIRE: SAFFEL MLS0045
Ram 36 _ March twin Sire : SAFFEL MLS 0045
IN GOOD COMPANY
OUR NEW BREED ASSOCIATION OFFICERS, NOAH BARKLEY, VICE PRESIDENT ON LFT AND MIKE MALOY, PRESIDENT ON RIGHT PICTURED WITH MACQUEEN AND RON FLETCHER. THANKS TO PRISCILLA MALOY FOR TAKING THE PICTURE.
RON WAS NEWLY INDUCTED INTO THE NCC HALL OF FAME, HAVING BEEN A BREEDER SINCE 1982 AND A GREAT AMBASSADOR FOR THE BREED. WE BOUGHT OUR FOUNDATION EWES FROM RON IN 2008 TO FOUND HIGH ROAD SHEEP, AND RON ASSURED US THEIR GENETICS WERE FROM THE WILLIS FLOCK IN MARYLAND, A FLOCK I FOUNDED IN 1966 WITH CANADIAN IMPORTS FOR MCKENNY WILLIS. THAT FLOCK IS NOW OWNED BY SUSAN DAVIES IN MARYLAND, WHO IS A VERY CAPABLE CUSTODIAN AND GOOD FRIEND
The Old GUYS
WE HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO KNOW RON AND CONNIE SINCE BEFORE WE FOUNDED HIGH ROAD SHEEP IN 2008. RON AND I HAD BEEN LONGTIME DIRECTORS OF THE BREED ASSOCIATION UNTIL THE RECENT RESTORATION AND
INSTALLATION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
SOME OF our ewes IN 2016
THE RIGHT KIND
NORTH COUNTRY BREED PRICE RECORD HOLDER
HIGH ROAD 0085 $2000 2012
THIS RAM WAS SUPREME OVER ALL BREEDS AT THE WEST VIRGINIA PUREBRED SALE, PETERSBURG, 2012. THE FIRST NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT EVER TO WIN THAT HONOR. A YEARLING, HE TOPPED THE SALE AT $2000, SETTING THE U.S. RECORD FOR THE BREED. HIS FIRST SON WAS RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION RAM IN 2013 FOR SUSAN DAVIES. JULIE TOOK THE PICTURE SO I COULD SHOWBOAT.
THE PURCHASER WAS TERRY WOODS, CRIDERS, VA WHOSE SHEEP OPERATION IS ALL COMMERCIAL, NO PUREBRED EWES. TERRY HAS BEEN A GOOD CUSTOMER OVER THE YEARS.
PICTURED WITH JUDGE BRAD KASLER FRON OHIO, MACQUEEN AND ROBBIE McNABB HOLDING. I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN BEING ABLE TO HAVE ROBBIE HANDLE OUR SHOW AND SALE SHEEP. he HAILS FROM OUR OLD HOME COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA AND IS A VERY PROFESSIONAL SHEEP SHEARER AND SHOWMAN. I KNEW HIS DAD WELL. BOB SADLY DIED MUCH TOO YOUNG AND WAS A GOOD SHEEP MAN LIKE HIS SON.
This was the youngest ram at the 2011 Virginia Ram Lamb Performance test. He failed to pass the semen test and was thus ineligible to sell in the sale. I thought the ram had better days ahead, and elected to keep him over for a yearling.
His fertility was lacking due to his age, and he subsequently bred extensively. I lent him as a lamb to Steve McHale to breed 5 Chieftain daughters I sold him that fall, and the lambs that resulted made a splash as is mentioned elsewhere in this site. His three soms provide the first picture on our home page
WE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT RAISE SHEEP IN THIS AREA WITHOUT GUARD DOGS OR OTHER PROTECTORS ON DUTY. OUR PRIMARY PREDATORS ARE COYOTES, BUT WE ALSO HAVE BEAR, AND SOME SAY BIG CATS LIKE MOUNTAIN LIONS OR PANTHER. THE AUTHORITIES ASSURE US THERE ARE NO BIG CATS, BUT WE KNOW FOLKS WHO HAVE PICTURES OF THEM ON THEIR GAME CAMERAS. THE GUARD DOGS STAY AROUND THE SHEEP 24/7 AND MAY BE ON PATROL THROUGH THE NIGHT. THERE ARE SEVERAL GUARD DOG BREEDS, LIKE GREAT PYRENEES, MAREMMA AND ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD, BUT KENNY IS FROM A RARE ONE.
KENNY IS A FOUR YEAR OLD MALE KARAKACHAN (BULGARIAN SHEPHERD DOG). THIS IS A RARE BREED IMPORTED TO VIRGINIA BY DR. PHILIP SPONNENBERG FROM VIRGINIA TECH WHO FEARED THE BREED WAS FACING EXTINCTION IN BULGARIA. KENNY IS BIG AND STILL GROWING. HE WEIGHS AROUND 150 LLBS. HE WAS BORN IN GREENBRIER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA WHICH BORDERS US. NOTE THE SHORT TAIL. WE HAVE NOT LOST A LAMB TO PREDATORS SINCE KENNY TOOK OVER. HE WAS NAMED AFTER MY FAVORITE NFL FOOTBALL PLAYER, KENNY "THE SNAKE" STABLER, LATE GREAT HALL OF FAME QUARTERBACK FOR THE OAKLAND RAIDERS IN THE 1970's.
DO YOU FEEL LUCKY, PUNK ? WELL DO YA ?