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I cant say how the Border would cross on pedigree Suffolk's but we've used the Bluefaced Leicester on pedigree Suffolk ewe lambs with excellent results. The lambs have been easily born and quick to their feet and seem to thrive and grow quickly. I've no photos of the lambs from this cross but...

We use a Beltex on Suffolk x and Mule ewe lambs and they are easily born and have a great desire to get up and go. The Beltex cross lambs certainly are slower growing, but their superior kill out % means we can draft them at lower weights than our other lambs and still deliver a 21kg E or U...

I'll try your tip with the gel the next time I'm tagging ewes to see if it helps. Thanks

Hi all, I had tagged our breeding ewes back in late September with 2 different types of tag from a leading tag supplier. Essentially one is a loop tag (electronic) and the other a larger leaf type tag which had the flock information on the back half and a management number on the front. I have...

I had a good 2 yo BFL do the same about 10 days pre lambing but with a bit of care and energy drench on a twice daily basis she got through till lambing and produced 3 strong lambs. She did however appear uncomfortable and got suddenly worse 8 days after lambing and was dead within a few hours...

Scanned 86 ewe lambs mainly Suffolk and Texel crosses - 2 empty 38 singles 46 twins 151% so happy with that

The tyfon works best if sown early in the year to get multiple grazing's off it. We sow it at 1kg / acre along with the grass seed in a conventional reseed normally in late May/ early June, with the added bonus that it helps to keep weeds like redshank at bay. The lambs thrive very well on it...

The female vets in our local practice are able to do the job as well if not better than their male counterparts especially when it comes to sheep work.

I had the same issue last year, but they will soon start eating the tyfon when the grass disappears so closing them in a smaller area should do the trick. The only problem that I had occur was a few lambs had their ears swell up after a few days eating the tyfon but the swelling went down after...