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Not sure, I know Charollais grow well. But their not just my kind of ewe, to mad. A good Belclare could grow alright too.

Sell live, will retain females but maybe not in first year.

Had my mind set on purchasing a Charollais ram to run with ewe lambs. But from working with some over the winter, put me off somewhat. They are mad and less settled than my other ewes. would a rouge be calmer ?

We get the point, the Char are the best breed and everything else has a defect, this record keeps on playing.

No offence meant to any breeders, but if a Rouge was to like a Charollais I’d avoid. I like what a Rouge seems to offer on its own 2 feet, without diluting those positive traits.

Thanks. This is what I wanted to hear, always liked the look of them, but was afraid they’d be wild like the Charollais so never bought one. But read somewhere that they were mild. My Charollais Hoggs are really breaking my heart, always stray to neighbours field. Doesn’t ever happen with the...

Would love to hear peoples expieriences, of the Rouge Sheep as thinking of buying in a ram soon. Hear they milk better than the Charollais and aren’t as wild or are more docile. Is this true ? Are they as prolific as a Charollais ?

What I mean is from what I heard they would dig tho snow for grass, I also head their lambs fatten well on grass. But that all I know, as I say I’m new to Dorset’s and not an experienced farmer.

Good advice. I’ll lamb in April/May and keep lambs until they r Hoggs the following spring. Have 40 ewes and 40 ewe lambs this year. Suppose see how it goes. I’ve some Belclare, rest hilltex. Belclare are prob easy kept too.

North Donegal, by the coast. I'm thinking hill cross ewes such as Hilltex or belclare cross Mayo ewes, would be easier kept, hence I could keep more of them ?

Dorset horns are lower prolificy than poll ?? Though it was other way around, but only from what I've read, have no expierience.

Given that Dorsets are good foragers could I keep more of them than say a Suffolk or other hungry ewes ? Dorsets wouldn't scan as well as Suffolk tho or would they ?

I have 45 acres, not sure how many sheep I could keep maybe 100. Land is all green fields, no hill, with maybe 10acres of marginal land. Question. Would I be able to keep more Hill cross ewes such as Hilltex or Dorsets ( who are good foragers) , than say Suffolks or some other lowland breed or...

Do Dorset's need to be Pure to Breed out of season, would half breeds also breed out of Season ?