- Location
- Cheshire
Right folks.
I can’t believe I’m even contemplating this but here we go. As some of you might remember I sorted 50 SBF ewes out of a batch of killers that were correct both ends. Well after another trip up north that number has grown too 112 correct blackies. I was going too put the texel on them, lamb them and fatten the lot.
New plan has been suggested by family today. Cut in half, put 1 half too texel, 1 half too BFL. Lamb them all down, cash the ewes with mule lambs in may at the breeding sales and run the texel crossed ones on as per my plans. See which one makes the most profit.
I’m not one for dismissing a not terrible sounding plan straight away so I’ve sort of agreed too give it a go. If they are a poor trade in the spring well they can stay here and graze.
One problem
While I posses several suitable texels I do not have a BFL. If I had been advised last week I knew of some sales that I could have got an old Leicester out off, used him then fed him and got shut. But this week I haven’t the foggiest where too head for one?? I’d rather have the old fashioned traditional Leicester too the crossing type. But really I just had too throw good types of lambs too sell.
I throw myself into your hands and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I can’t believe I’m even contemplating this but here we go. As some of you might remember I sorted 50 SBF ewes out of a batch of killers that were correct both ends. Well after another trip up north that number has grown too 112 correct blackies. I was going too put the texel on them, lamb them and fatten the lot.
New plan has been suggested by family today. Cut in half, put 1 half too texel, 1 half too BFL. Lamb them all down, cash the ewes with mule lambs in may at the breeding sales and run the texel crossed ones on as per my plans. See which one makes the most profit.
I’m not one for dismissing a not terrible sounding plan straight away so I’ve sort of agreed too give it a go. If they are a poor trade in the spring well they can stay here and graze.
One problem
While I posses several suitable texels I do not have a BFL. If I had been advised last week I knew of some sales that I could have got an old Leicester out off, used him then fed him and got shut. But this week I haven’t the foggiest where too head for one?? I’d rather have the old fashioned traditional Leicester too the crossing type. But really I just had too throw good types of lambs too sell.
I throw myself into your hands and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
