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Frank-the-Wool

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
What's wrong with High Country Romneys?

Much less now than there was, but they are still on the small side.
They were for a long time too prolific and too woolly.

They have got better in size recently and I am told you get less triplets.

This is a proper Romney in the picture!!
 

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kfpben

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Location
Mid Hampshire
I had some of @Frank-the-Wool ‘s Romney’s on turnips here last year and they seemed great sheep. Very impressed by them.

I would be slightly worried by the low scanning rate for my system (grass leys and stubble turnips in the arable rotation) but if I had plenty of permanent pasture Romney’s would be the way to go.
 

Henery

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Livestock Farmer
Location
South shropshire
I had some of @Frank-the-Wool ‘s Romney’s on turnips here last year and they seemed great sheep. Very impressed by them.

I would be slightly worried by the low scanning rate for my system (grass leys and stubble turnips in the arable rotation) but if I had plenty of permanent pasture Romney’s would be the way to go.

what do you consider a low scanning rate ? Romneys here this year scanned over 1.8 ave, 1.9 for a big mob tupped on clover leys…… under 2% empties, lambing now, super lambs. Ewes came home from CC too fat but can cope well if we have a dry spell like last year and grass growth drops….
Horses for courses …..
 

kfpben

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Location
Mid Hampshire
what do you consider a low scanning rate ? Romneys here this year scanned over 1.8 ave, 1.9 for a big mob tupped on clover leys…… under 2% empties, lambing now, super lambs. Ewes came home from CC too fat but can cope well if we have a dry spell like last year and grass growth drops….
Horses for courses …..
Fair play- I always thought Romneys were normally in the region of 1.5-1.6?
Perhaps I’m wrong?
 

andybk

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Mendips Somerset
sedgemore highlights today , (we had £127 for store late born good shaped ram lambs today )


Saturday 2nd April 2022
Dairy Cattle (75) Sold to £2140
Store Cattle (776)
Steers sold to £1660 Heifers sold to £1635
Stirks (452)
Steers sold to £1095 Heifers sold to £1035
Bulls sold to £1100
Calves (351)
Bulls sold to £445 Heifers sold to £345
Sheep (2334)
Store Lambs (933) sold to £130 av £98.92
Killing Ewes (836) sold to £242
Goats (43) sold to £155
Orphan Lambs (83) sold to £56
Breeding Ewes (126) sold to £180
Couples (323) sold to £194 (singles) £295 (doubles)








 
Location
Cleveland
sedgemore highlights today , (we had £127 for store late born good shaped ram lambs today )


Saturday 2nd April 2022
Dairy Cattle (75) Sold to £2140
Store Cattle (776)
Steers sold to £1660 Heifers sold to £1635
Stirks (452)
Steers sold to £1095 Heifers sold to £1035
Bulls sold to £1100
Calves (351)
Bulls sold to £445 Heifers sold to £345
Sheep (2334)
Store Lambs (933) sold to £130 av £98.92
Killing Ewes (836) sold to £242
Goats (43) sold to £155
Orphan Lambs (83) sold to £56
Breeding Ewes (126) sold to £180
Couples (323) sold to £194 (singles) £295 (doubles)


Which ones guthrey….did he buy that over priced goat….
 

Frank-the-Wool

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
Fair play- I always thought Romneys were normally in the region of 1.5-1.6?
Perhaps I’m wrong?

On an all outdoor system around 160% is the ideal number, providing triplet numbers are very low.
We would be on around 2% triplets and 2.5% empties so scanning at low 160% is perfect.

Best I have ever had was 169% on a thousand ewes with 9 empties and 9 triplets!
 

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