I recently saw a pair of Dorset sheep and was impressed at how big these animals were. Is this normal? I want to say they are almost 37" tall and heavy. If cross breeding what size ram can mate? Suffolk? I may want to buy them for meat production but want to make sure we can find a ram big enough to do the job. Thanks.
dorset are big sheep... not unusual for a ram to be well over 300 lbs. 37" would be a bit tall for the sort of dorsets we were seeing in SoCal, 32-34 was more typical, but 37" wouldn't be a shock. if you're breeding for meat, dorset's a good choice... why not just get a dorset ram? many sufolk rams would be tall enough, and there are some long-legged wool breeds as well, but more important is what are you looking for from the cross?
