Badger faced texels

[SheepTerrier]

I'm wondering if anyone is using Badger faced texels on their commercial flocks and If so how have they found them for lambing, growing/ finish and do the lambs come black fleeced?
I quite like the look of them and the ones I have handled seem really solid, but I'm struggling to find any pictures of them on commercial flocks .

 

[Coximus]

arnt they basically the latest ponzi scheme breed by adding new markings to a texel?

Surely your best off buying an indexed texel or suff with papers to proove the work has gone into the breeding?

Meatlinc for example - had one and cant fault it for reliable lambs that grow steady, meaty and sell well without any supliment feeding. No fancy faces or breed standards.... just growth rates, easy lambing and muscle .

JUst dont save any ewes back, theyre a killing sire.

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

I'm wondering if anyone is using Badger faced texels on their commercial flocks and If so how have they found them for lambing, growing/ finish and do the lambs come black fleeced?
I quite like the look of them and the ones I have handled seem really solid, but I'm struggling to find any pictures of them on commercial flocks .

They're just a variation of the Texel breed that looks nice. However that won't make commercial lambs worth anymore. Just forget about the colour and judge them on the attributes you are looking for in your tups

 

[kps]

There were a few shearlings in Melton yesterday made about 220gns didn't look anything special at all.

 

[Ysgythan]

Having judged a few in any other continental classes they have a far better top to the quarter than a Beltex, and not far behind in the gigot. They seem to be easier doers than Zwartbles, Blue Texels or Dutch Spotted. But, and the way they’re trimmed doesn’t help this, they are very short and boxy. They tend to have legs like cocktail sticks stuck into a sausage - posty and in under them. They do remind me of the early Dutch Texels that went out of favour here, and back in Holland. The commercial niche they could inhabit is pretty limited as existing breeds can all do what they do, but better. In other words, if you want a less extreme version of a Beltex, or a moderately sized Texel, buy one of them. There’s plenty of them, and as they’re not particularly in vogue, they’ll be cheap.

 

[SheepTerrier]

arnt they basically the latest ponzi scheme breed by adding new markings to a texel?

Surely your best off buying an indexed texel or suff with papers to proove the work has gone into the breeding?

Meatlinc for example - had one and cant fault it for reliable lambs that grow steady, meaty and sell well without any supliment feeding. No fancy faces or breed standards.... just growth rates, easy lambing and muscle .

JUst dont save any ewes back, theyre a killing sire.

Yes i know they the new fad in sheep but they do remind me of the original texels that came over in the beginning which i liked

I do like texels but i now find a lot have lost what they were ,they have gone big boned big headed and lost the chunkyness , suffolks are worse than texels at that imo

It was just if anyone had used them and how they found them

 

[SheepTerrier]

Having judged a few in any other continental classes they have a far better top to the quarter than a Beltex, and not far behind in the gigot. They seem to be easier doers than Zwartbles, Blue Texels or Dutch Spotted. But, and the way they’re trimmed doesn’t help this, they are very short and boxy. They tend to have legs like cocktail sticks stuck into a sausage - posty and in under them. They do remind me of the early Dutch Texels that went out of favour here, and back in Holland. The commercial niche they could inhabit is pretty limited as existing breeds can all do what they do, but better. In other words, if you want a less extreme version of a Beltex, or a moderately sized Texel, buy one of them. There’s plenty of them, and as they’re not particularly in vogue, they’ll be cheap.

You have backed up what i was thinking about them but because i have only seen a handful in the flesh since they came in i was wondering if anyone had used them commercially or wether they are just a pedigree breed basically.

 

[Ysgythan]

You have backed up what i was thinking about them but because i have only seen a handful in the flesh since they came in i was wondering if anyone had used them commercially or wether they are just a pedigree breed basically.

There’s more go on Blue Texels tbh. The lambs I’ve seen in the mart from them though as crossers aren’t all that.

 

[SheepTerrier]

There’s more go on Blue Texels tbh. The lambs I’ve seen in the mart from them though as crossers aren’t all that.

Did make me wonder with not seeing any lambs from them even in promotion from the society as they only have pure bred lambs on their website

 

[neilo]

Yes i know they the new fad in sheep but they do remind me of the original texels that came over in the beginning which i liked

I do like texels but i now find a lot have lost what they were ,they have gone big boned big headed and lost the chunkyness , suffolks are worse than texels at that imo

It was just if anyone had used them and how they found them

The original ‘chunky’ Texels that came over, before they chased size, are still available. They are now branded as Dutch Texel.

I’ve yet to see/handle a badger faced Texel that hadn’t been VERY well fed, and handling as well as would be expected under that feed regime. They are just a Texel with a colour defect ultimately, nothing more.