Romney tup lamb

Wood field · Sep 2, 2023

We ( well the mrs) bought a few Romneys last year to see how they would do, long story short, two of the bunch must have been in lamb and lambed in early February
One had twins and one a big tup lamb which we decided to keep intact
Now we are looking at shedding tups across a bunch of our Cheviot x Welsh
What to do with the Romney ? Try him on a bunch or sell him on
What would he cross with ( we have cheviot’s and Cheviot x )

Bill dog · Sep 2, 2023

They’d cross well to make a perendale!
Or no offence meant, cull it , and buy a properly recorded Romney tup from High Country Romneys, or @Frank-the-Wool will be able to sort you out !

Wood field · Sep 2, 2023

Bill dog said:
They’d cross well to make a perendale!
Or no offence meant, cull it , and buy a properly recorded Romney tup from High Country Romneys, or @Frank-the-Wool will be able to sort you out !

No offence taken, to be honest we are looking at shedders but big ted stands out from our other lambs so was wondering if it’s worthwhile trying him on a few ewes

steveR · Sep 2, 2023

Fleece!!

Cull.....!

Thought the lure of Shedders, and no more shearing was tempting you ......

Wood field · Sep 2, 2023

steveR said:
Fleece!!

Cull.....!

Thought the lure of Shedders, and no more shearing was tempting you ......

It still is

steveR · Sep 2, 2023

Wood field said:
No offence taken, to be honest we are looking at shedders but big ted stands out from our other lambs so was wondering if it’s worthwhile trying him on a few ewes

I see our post crossed....

Wood field · Sep 2, 2023

steveR said:
I see our post crossed....

Don’t want to put everything in shedders straight away
Looking at tupping 200 ish with shedder to start with

steveR · Sep 2, 2023

Wood field said:
Don’t want to put everything in shedders straight away
Looking at tupping 200 ish with shedder to start with

"Interestingly", when I bought in the original EC bunch, about 50% had been put to a Romney. Original owner had done so to "improve the lambs". I could not see a lot of difference other than a short fleece, and neither could the buyers in Market.

Estate fencing. · Sep 2, 2023

Wood field said:
Don’t want to put everything in shedders straight away
Looking at tupping 200 ish with shedder to start with

At least that way you will only produce 300 lambs that no one wants.

Wood field · Sep 2, 2023

steveR said:
"Interestingly", when I bought in the original EC bunch, about 50% had been put to a Romney. Original owner had done so to "improve the lambs". I could not see a lot of difference other than a short fleece, and neither could the buyers in Market.

We , well my young hired help , went through the in bye ewes and lambs yesterday
I was relegated to leaning on a pen ordered the dogs as my back is still feked
I cull hard but out of 260 ewes there’s only 10 to go
The few Romneys and welsh miles are good as are the Cheviot and cross bred ewes
So I may need to review my plans on what tups
We’ve some cracking Cheviot tups and a couple of texels
Thinking keep Cheviot and there offspring can go on to the shedders
Big ted the Romney tup lamb may get put on a few

Wood field · Sep 2, 2023

Estate fencing. said:
At least that way you will only produce 300 lambs that no one wants.

Fortunately the chap that buys the bulk of our lambs … has been breeding shedders for the last 20 yrs , so he will still take them

Highland Farmer · Sep 2, 2023

Slightly different perspective, but if you find an animal that thrives on your farm (above and beyond the average) then it may have something going for it that is naturally/genetically attuned to your farm and may be worth taking a small chance. You might be pleasantly surprised by the results.

Wood field · Sep 2, 2023

Highland Farmer said:
Slightly different perspective, but if you find an animal that thrives on your farm (above and beyond the average) then it may have something going for it that is naturally/genetically attuned to your farm and may be worth taking a small chance. You might be pleasantly surprised by the results.

Very true, our best ewes are home bred

pgk · Sep 2, 2023

Wood field said:
Very true, our best ewes are home bred

We lent a friend some easycare ram lambs, just out of the killers as he is non mv, the x bred lambs out of his romney ewe lambs look great so much so he has kept a bunch of the half breds in an otherwise pure Romney flock. Personally I cannot bear all that wool and we have started the road to breed shedding terminals to go across our exlana/easycares b flock.

Bury the Trash · Sep 2, 2023

Wood field said:
Very true, our best ewes are home bred

and the sooner you get into shedders the sooner you will have shedders/crosses ewes that are homebred.

beardface · Sep 2, 2023

Use him as a sweeper at tail end of tupping. That's what I tend to do with any decent tup lambs I've missed intentionally/unintentionally 🫣. If they do well I'll keep another year and use again as a shearling or even longer. Can't beat having a bit of your own genetics that work on your own land coming through all the time.

DanM · Sep 2, 2023

Wood field said:
We , well my young hired help , went through the in bye ewes and lambs yesterday
I was relegated to leaning on a pen ordered the dogs as my back is still feked
I cull hard but out of 260 ewes there’s only 10 to go
The few Romneys and welsh miles are good as are the Cheviot and cross bred ewes
So I may need to review my plans on what tups
We’ve some cracking Cheviot tups and a couple of texels
Thinking keep Cheviot and there offspring can go on to the shedders
Big ted the Romney tup lamb may get put on a few

If your looking for a quality, performance recorded shedding ram, with known health status, then get in touch and I’ll offer you something for him as a trade-in!

Wood field · Sep 2, 2023

DanM said:
If your looking for a quality, performance recorded shedding ram, with known health status, then get in touch and I’ll offer you something for him as a trade-in!

Thanks Dan , think we’re sorted for this year with a local ish breeder , my thoughts being he is on similar ground to us

Aspiring Peasants · Sep 3, 2023

Wood field said:
We ( well the mrs) bought a few Romneys last year to see how they would do, long story short, two of the bunch must have been in lamb and lambed in early February
One had twins and one a big tup lamb which we decided to keep intact
Now we are looking at shedding tups across a bunch of our Cheviot x Welsh
What to do with the Romney ? Try him on a bunch or sell him on
What would he cross with ( we have cheviot’s and Cheviot x ) View attachment 1134296

If I’m trying to decide on something like this, I think what’s the worst that can happen? Trying him on a small batch or using him to sweep up isn’t going to break the bank. Sometimes it’s good to have a spare tup around

. If you just want to keep him, do you need a teaser? Looks ideal for that job

Wood field · Sep 3, 2023

Aspiring Peasants said:
If I’m trying to decide on something like this, I think what’s the worst that can happen? Trying him on a small batch or using him to sweep up isn’t going to break the bank. Sometimes it’s good to have a spare tup around . If you just want to keep him, do you need a teaser? Looks ideal for that job

Mrs is loathed to let me sell him

Decided to Chuck him in with a few cheviot’s
Not to sweep up but to go first , then the big Cheviot tups can follow on to sort anything he hasn’t done

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