aberfield sheep

[ford4000]

That extra Texel shows through.

Thankfully it over rides the BFL!

Haybobs are underrated sometimes...

 

[reverand]

Wondering how people are getting on with their aberfields by now. These are my oldest ones ,shearlings. The lambs that they had as hoggs have sold well, £13 more than texel x mule lambs last week! !
This year's aberfield x lleyn lambs did well too, no problem fattening the male lambs and sold as well as texel x mules, sometimes better as their skins can be tighter

Are the shearling in the picture an aberfield over a texel?

 

[ford4000]

Are the shearling in the picture an aberfield over a texel?

No they are from aberfield tups over lleyn ewes

 

[Ysgythan]

Thankfully it over rides the BFL!

Haybobs are underrated sometimes...

Trends go round in circles.

 

[Yale]

Aberfield X highlander X.

 

[Ysgythan]

And a gay tup

 

[Yale]

And a gay tup

@neilo

 

[Top Tip.]

@neilo

I don't believe it!!

 

[ford4000]

Aberfield X highlander X.

Nice ewes! Considering how many crosses there are in them very uniform looking too [emoji106]

 

[Ysgythan]

Only tup to put on a Highlander or Averfirld cross is a Texel. Draws the bloodlines in. Anything else is just too random.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Only tup to put on a Highlander or Averfirld cross is a Texel. Draws the bloodlines in. Anything else is just too random.

Fishing ??

 

[Ysgythan]

Who, me?

 

[neilo]

Only tup to put on a Highlander or Averfirld cross is a Texel. Draws the bloodlines in. Anything else is just too random.

I put a NZ Texel on some. Is that OK?

 

[Ysgythan]

I put a NZ Texel on some. Is that OK?

It's a broad church...

 

[ford4000]

I put a NZ Texel on some. Is that OK?

Is that because your charollais are gay too?

 

[M-J-G]

That extra Texel shows through.

Yes on the 5/8 Texels out of the half Aberfield ewes.

But if the 1/4 Texel (Afield x Lleyn) is still doing as well as a 1/2 Texel (Texel X Mule), and maybe even better in some cases. Doesn't this mean that the Lleyn deserves some credit?

 

[M-J-G]

I put a NZ Texel on some. Is that OK?

Plus you're working with a mainly Texel based ewe, so you're safe enough

 

[ford4000]

Yes on the 5/8 Texels out of the half Aberfield ewes.

But if the 1/4 Texel (Afield x Lleyn) is still doing as well as a 1/2 Texel (Texel X Mule), and maybe even better in some cases. Doesn't this mean that the Lleyn deserves some credit?

Some people might say there's some texel in a few lleyn ewes there days too.

 

[Ysgythan]

Yes on the 5/8 Texels out of the half Aberfield ewes.

But if the 1/4 Texel (Afield x Lleyn) is still doing as well as a 1/2 Texel (Texel X Mule), and maybe even better in some cases. Doesn't this mean that the Lleyn deserves some credit?

Yes, totally. Texel and Lleyn are a great combination.

 

[M-J-G]

Yes, totally. Texel and Lleyn are a great combination.

The more I see of the combo, the more I tend to agree!