Have bought some broken mouth Lanark ewes (straight off the hill) this year to breed some mule replacements for myself. Was planning on grazing them on good grass till around Christmas then putting them on slats till they lamb. Is this a good idea putting BF ewes on slats? Or will they die for...
What time do people usually tip NC Cheviots? Using them for the first time this year and put the teaser out last Saturday and they won’t let him come near them. Am I too early putting him out? They are all hoggets too so factoring that in.
Yes, my intentions would be to keep them in my own flock... however the intention in the long run would be to cross these with a Suffolk and sell ewe lambs. What would that make them? Suffolk Cheviot mule/scotch half bred? I wonder would there be a market for them?
Such as the problem with all cross breeding I suppose, it’s always a gamble at the beginning.
Oh yes that goes without saying, crossing type has enough problems without creating more.
Im thinking of trying this cross and throwing him into a few draft nc Cheviots next year. What’s the worst can...
Does being in a field next to ewes count as isolating? I’ve 40 coming from Scotland next week and I was planning to put them in a field next to my neighbours flock