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| Columbia Sheep Breeders Association |
The annual Montana Columbia Sheep Breeders Show and Sale is on the schedule for Saturday August 27, 2011 at the Livestock Pavillion at the Fergus County Fairgrounds, Lewistown Montana. The show will be at 9:00 a.m. and the Sale comes along afterwards at 1:00 p.m. The show will include registered Columbia rams and ewes of both yearlings and lambs. There will also be range rams and unfitted registered ewes available. Contact for the show and sale is through Raina Blackman at 406-235-4227 or Kathy Hochstrat at 406-547-3866.
The Montana Columbia Sheep Breeders Directory includes:
Prairie Island Columbias
Sun River, Montana
406-264-5426
Pat & Bev Gibbs
Jordan Montana
406-557-2852
Doug & Logan Pierce
Harlowton, Montana
632-4419 or 220-3466
Montana Aerie
Tom & Anne Key
Great Falls, Montana
406-788-3264
Kathy Hochstrat
White Sulfur Springs, Montana
547-3866 or 547-4199
Scott & Raina Blackman
Secretary MT Columbia Association
Wolf Creek, Montana
406-235-4227
Doug Hitch
Hobson, Montana
406-423-5651
Gene & Mary Langhus
Big Timber, Montana
932-4718 or 930-0068
Timber Coulee
Luanne Wallenwein
Sunburst, Montana
406-937-2775
The Columbia breed of sheep was the first to originate in the United States. Columbias were developed in 1912 from Lincoln and Rambouillet crosses. The object of the cross was to create a breed that produced more pounds of wool and lamb and could replace crossbreeding on the range.
Though originally bred for range conditions, the Columbia has found widespread acceptance throughout the United States and is used increasingly to sire crossbred market lambs. Columbias are one of the larger-sized breeds. Rams weigh between 225 and 300 lbs (100-135 kg) and females weigh between 150 and 225 lbs. (68-102 kg).
Columbia sheep produce a heavy, medium-wool fleece with good staple length and hardy, fast-growing lambs.
Breed categories: medium wool, dual purpose Source: Sheep101 Sheep Breeds
