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<blockquote data-quote="ed g" data-source="post: 186157" data-attributes="member: 656"><p>I've recorded my flock since 2006 when I started with the texels. I feel that my ewe flock is better for it as over the last few years I have culled the bottom 25 percent. Looking at the figures, most of the ewes being culled are all from the same family lines producing lambs which aren't selling as breeders or as the first draft as fat lambs. I have kept 10 lambs to sell next year as I do usually sell some of farm. It also helps to see what my ram lambs are going to turn out like.of the ten, i will probably kill three leaving 7 to sell. i usually try to sell at 480 for top 10 percent going down to 300 for average figures.I didn't sell them this year as 5 didn't meet reserve with the remainder not matching the rest of the Builth pen. When buying a tup ( bought a cairnum lamb this year which ihave high hopes for) I spend hours looking at ram lamb catalogues and indexes then get to the sale and find the highest performers don't meet my requirements looks wise so I usually try to buy a top 10 percent which has the length and carcass which I hope wil click with my ewes. I've used a couple of rams heavily over the last 4 years so most of my 75 ewes are very similar in type producing lambs which when at sale age are all like peas in a pod. Prefer to buy as lambs as that's the age they get killed. Looking at the farming eye reports today I'm in the wrong breed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ed g, post: 186157, member: 656"] I've recorded my flock since 2006 when I started with the texels. I feel that my ewe flock is better for it as over the last few years I have culled the bottom 25 percent. Looking at the figures, most of the ewes being culled are all from the same family lines producing lambs which aren't selling as breeders or as the first draft as fat lambs. I have kept 10 lambs to sell next year as I do usually sell some of farm. It also helps to see what my ram lambs are going to turn out like.of the ten, i will probably kill three leaving 7 to sell. i usually try to sell at 480 for top 10 percent going down to 300 for average figures.I didn't sell them this year as 5 didn't meet reserve with the remainder not matching the rest of the Builth pen. When buying a tup ( bought a cairnum lamb this year which ihave high hopes for) I spend hours looking at ram lamb catalogues and indexes then get to the sale and find the highest performers don't meet my requirements looks wise so I usually try to buy a top 10 percent which has the length and carcass which I hope wil click with my ewes. I've used a couple of rams heavily over the last 4 years so most of my 75 ewes are very similar in type producing lambs which when at sale age are all like peas in a pod. Prefer to buy as lambs as that's the age they get killed. Looking at the farming eye reports today I'm in the wrong breed [/QUOTE]
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