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Put a calf coat on it, or a foal rug . Protect your investment.
Then post a photo so we call all laugh !
Poor thing, it'd get far too hot wearing that down here in the Med, with all the Palm Trees and hot beaches
Put a calf coat on it, or a foal rug . Protect your investment.
Then post a photo so we call all laugh !
Bring him into longtown when I’m there for the autumn sales I’ll look after him for you.If they can't handle weather - then neither can their lambs, which means they aren't fit for purpose. That's why I don't work with BFLs or Charollais.
1 Beltex should handle it fine. The other, which was barer skinned when I bought him, I don't think would - I half thought he had been trimmed to be as bare for sale, but no he is just bloody bare (and a few lambs were bald at birth).
It's a culling offence here.
Bring him into longtown when I’m there for the autumn sales I’ll look after him for you.
I lamb Texelxmules outside to Beltexes and if the weather is dodgy use lambmacs. Only used 3 this year, but I know people who say the same as youIf they can't handle weather - then neither can their lambs, which means they aren't fit for purpose. That's why I don't work with BFLs or Charollais.
1 Beltex should handle it fine. The other, which was barer skinned when I bought him, I don't think would - I half thought he had been trimmed to be as bare for sale, but no he is just bloody bare (and a few lambs were bald at birth).
It's a culling offence here.
Year old now to be tupped this autumnIMO it’s would be the texel bit in the tup that would worry me on the suffolks & the texel x’s. I use Charolais x Beltex tups that would be a better x, but I haven’t lambed tegs to them.
Are they a year old now or are they born this time?
Yes, sorry I re read my OP and comes across otherwiseSo they'll be Gimmers... crack on with the Beltex Texel
Personally I’d want the ones with a smaller beltex head as opposed to the big Texel heads. But should be goodHere's one for you all then....
Suffolk, BFL x tex and mule hoggs to tup in autumn time been offered a couple beltex x texel tups - am I mad?
Am I even more mad to think about putting them over pure tex ewes?
Bring him into longtown when I’m there for the autumn sales I’ll look after him for you.
I'll get a pic of him later...
He doesn’t look great, did they both come off the same farm?Done! 12 tups and 1 cull ewe (lame, waiting on her walking so she can go). Wouldn't even be shearing an hour - did 8 in about 25mins then had a break. Did the last 5 at a leisurely 15-20 mins. They all tipped up and sat fine, except 1 Texel fought a lot when tipping him over, but sat fine once on his arse. One or 2 dirty bums, but the grass has gone very lush here in the last couple weeks
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The Beltex I dislike was the worst shearing of them all
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Quite a difference between them and it's pretty clear I'm right in not liking him
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He doesn’t look great, did they both come off the same farm?
He wants to be on his way before he does the deedDone! 12 tups and 1 cull ewe (lame, waiting on her walking so she can go). Wouldn't even be shearing an hour - did 8 in about 25mins then had a break. Did the last 5 at a leisurely 15-20 mins. They all tipped up and sat fine, except 1 Texel fought a lot when tipping him over, but sat fine once on his arse. One or 2 dirty bums, but the grass has gone very lush here in the last couple weeks
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The Beltex I dislike was the worst shearing of them all
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Quite a difference between them and it's pretty clear I'm right in not liking him
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I’ve decided not to come to Longtown this back end