HIGHLIGHTS FROM TWENTY YEARS OF SHORT TALES! REAL FINNPOWER!!

·        In 1981 a purebred Finn Glen Avon ram owned by Mrs. Harold Judy and sons, topped the 5^th Annual Ohio Ram Test Sale

·        1n 1981, at the National Finnsheep sale, a Bloxham fall born ram topped the sale at $1,000.

·        In 1983 a University of Minnesota Finn ewe # 3266 had septuplets as did a four year old Finn owned by Dick Bloxham.

·        In 1985 at the age of 61 months, #8805 also had seven lambs.

·        In 1986 at the Keystone Sale in PA, the top selling ram at the National Finnsheep Sale went for $1,000 and was consigned by Edwin Root and sons and purchased by Bunker Hill Farm.

·        In 1987 at the Central States Regional Finnsheep Sale in IL, Clear Hills Finnsheep of Alberta, Canada sold the top ram for $1,000 to William Engebretson of Wisconsin.

·        Longevity: Two Glen Avon ewes gave birth at the ages of 108 and 111 months. Another ewe from the Williamson flock gave birth at 121 months. The Bonham flock had one lamb at 118 months. Another lambed at 108 months in the Leonard Amendt flock.

·        1989, Super Ewe: A Magee Finn ewe had 17 lambs in four lambings on the Star system by the age of 36 months (1986).

·        1990 Super Ewe of the Year, Magee 205 had 13 live lambs in 22 months on the Star system.  She raised all but one of her lambs.  Her lambing percentage was 583%.  Runners up were a Maurice ewe with a lambing rate of 578%,  a Jones ewe with 468% and a Hunter ewe with a lambing rate of 518%.

·        1991, Glen Avon 57 gave birth to triplets at 145 months of age.

·        1991 Super Ewe of the Year, a Maurice fall born triplet had 14 lambs in her two years of lambing for a lambing rate of 694%.

·        1993, Leanne Mason's ewe FSW 2061 had triplets in March and again in August.  She was 10 years old.

ANZAR FINNSHEEP