M-J-G
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Thinking of getting a Charollais.........am I completely bonkers?.......
- Thread starter CharcoalWally
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- North Antrim
We bought these pure lleyns last week in Ballymena.
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
Kerry hill?!?!
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- Dumfries & Galloway
Does that give you a Kerry-Angus or an Aberdeen-Hill??
No, but I've been told there easy lambed like a Charlie, but more cover,
Guiggs
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- Leicestershire
Absolutely effing wild!
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
Maybe someone will start a thread
“Thinking of getting a Kerry hill....I am fudging mad”
CharcoalWally
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- Location
- West of Scotland
It will also depend on what is in the background of the tup. In the past, the offspring of Charollais tups with well covered heads would be lambing away quite happily, plenty of cover etc etc, when, bang, a run of chihuahua lambs. It may sit a generation or two back, but it can rear it's head when you don't want it.
CharcoalWally
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- West of Scotland
Ker ching!!!
Is that for crossing with the Border Leicester?
I've heard they're not for amateurs though......
Don't have to take the AA 's too, do I?
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Skintagain
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- Perched on the Pennines
Get a ‘soutdown’ Type Charley and the should be fine.
Better thread
“ Thinking of getting sheep .......would the f**ckers drive me mad”
CharcoalWally
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- West of Scotland
I want these tups to mostly cover Scotch Mules though Bob, so I don't think that the Aberfield is going to work that way crossed. What do you put them on?
CharcoalWally
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- West of Scotland
What blown tits and trailing udders ? There are no blown tits and trailing udders in this flock, so it's not an issue needing addressed.
And it doesn't need addressed because we've always taken care in our breeding policy to avoid this. It's not compulsory by any means.
If you will buy enormous, bone headed Blue tups, and Blackie ewes off farms where they place no importance on anything other than the hair on their head, and the angle of their horn, then you might well end up with the sheep you're talking about.
Some of the rest of us aspire to other traits though.
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CharcoalWally
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- West of Scotland
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- Mendips Somerset
basically if you want 4t to the are there will be compromises charollais maybe bit soft need landing indoors or shelter though all we sold to NZ all lambs outdoors last 3 seasons trexel slower growing maybe lambing issues horses for courses every breed has a downside just down to what your happy to live with
M-J-G
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Border Leicester x Kerry Hill is some cross.Ker ching!!!
Is that for crossing with the Border Leicester?
Don't have to take the AA 's too, do I?
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CharcoalWally
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- Location
- West of Scotland
Sure shum cross sir. ....????
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- Dumfries & Galloway
What blown tits and trailing udders ? There are no blown tits and trailing udders in this flock, so it's not an issue needing addressed.
And it doesn't need addressed because we've always taken care in our breeding policy to avoid this. It's not compulsory by any means.
If you will buy enormous, bone headed Blue tups, and Blackie ewes off farms where they place no importance on anything other than the hair on their head, and the angle of their horn, then you might well end up with the sheep you're talking about.
Some of the rest of us aspire to other traits though.
Sadly, speaking to many who still run mules only (so have to buy in each year) lack of udder control and blown tits is a problem in Scotch Mules once they get to 3-4 crop. As is the occurrence of mastitis.
In a (cross)breed, bred for colour markings to win show&sale - the deterioration of functional traits is inevitable.
I suppose you're flock will be more immune to that sort of thing, as you don't breed to sell. Too few breed them like they should be these days
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- North Antrim
We've been using them for the last couple of years and intend to go all lleyn with texel crossed in every so often. I like them for a number of reasons, they are excellent on their feet with good skins, very good mothers with loads of milk but have a nice tidy bag and teats. They're going to allow us to breed our own replacements in a straight forward way with a consistent type along with the texel. We've some texel/lleyn ewe lambs this year I'll get a few pics.Nice sheep @glensman . Are Lleyns new to you, or have you used them before?
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- Dumfries & Galloway
I'm going to get sacked, I can feel it, I was far too slow on the uptake
I should have said;
Have you considered a Suffolk?
Him and his pal are away out to the TexX ewes, yesterday
It's coming round quick - we will be back lambing before we know it!
I should have said;
Have you considered a Suffolk?
Him and his pal are away out to the TexX ewes, yesterday
It's coming round quick - we will be back lambing before we know it!