Recent content by KieronHollis

Yes it’s a very good idea, however I feel once I’ve got a tup that I know is fertile and is decent then id probably rather the no stress buying another tup for a few years instead of having to buy And sell a tup every time aswell as disease risk. But it is a good option to have 👍

I really appreciate that, I’m not far from you! However I do currently have a Lleyn ram and a home bred ram lamb! I think I’m leaning towards getting a texel ram lamb for This year and then seeing where I’m at next year and how the lambs are! I’m keeping 4 lleyn ewe lambs this time anyway so my...

I’m thinking this is the best way to go yes. Buying off farm so I can buy whatever number I need. And from the same source. I like the thought that if they are improving there flock every year then there ‘2nd rate’ sheep might well be better than the 1st rate sheep that I breed myself. Buying a...

That is the problem with having small flocks and needed two rams to stay together, it’s frustrating. If I had texel X ewes then could have better fat lambs and keep replacements im Thinking? And also sell breeding ewe lambs

I agree that there is lots of postives of a closed flock and I do like the thought of it. I’m not convinced that for my numbers it justifys paying for a good stock ram and keeping rams all year and then going MV pays enough extra than simply a Texel and selling Texel X ewe lambs for similar Money?

Would a texel tup onto texel cross ewes not cause my abit of trouble at lambing? I also failed to mention I’m lambing outdoor in April ? Do you still think they’d be okay?

Thanks for all the reply’s. Perhaps buying a texel cheap as a cull tup or a poorer ram lamb off a pedigree breeder be best? I could still keep my own ewe lambs for the next few years as they’ll be first cross texel X sheep from my lleyns and then starting buying after that or Cross back to a...

I’ve got a small flock of 15 pedigree Lleyn ewes this year. 3rd time lambing my own. First year with 8 ewes and last year with 18. Should I stick to breeding with a pedigree Lleyn tup and keep my own ewe lambs or should I simply put a texel on them and sell every lamb I have. pros of the texel...