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breed fat lambs or pedigree flock
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<blockquote data-quote="neilo" data-source="post: 8188886" data-attributes="member: 348"><p>If you want to keep females from your own mules, you'd be far better off with a Texel (especially a more maternal/less extreme type) cross than a Charollais IME. That doesn't help you for the next cross, as too many crosses of a Texel and you'll be assisting more lambings.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I run a Highlander based composite flock, having incorporated a bit of Lleyn and NZ Texel into the mix too. They do everything I want them to do, apart from needing shearing, so dabbling in trying to breed the wool off them for now. I'm more interested in reducing costs and work these days than topping the mart. Been there and done that, but a low cost system leaves more at the end of the year IME.</p><p></p><p>Everyone has different aims and ideas though, and there's more than one way to crack an egg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neilo, post: 8188886, member: 348"] If you want to keep females from your own mules, you'd be far better off with a Texel (especially a more maternal/less extreme type) cross than a Charollais IME. That doesn't help you for the next cross, as too many crosses of a Texel and you'll be assisting more lambings. Personally, I run a Highlander based composite flock, having incorporated a bit of Lleyn and NZ Texel into the mix too. They do everything I want them to do, apart from needing shearing, so dabbling in trying to breed the wool off them for now. I'm more interested in reducing costs and work these days than topping the mart. Been there and done that, but a low cost system leaves more at the end of the year IME. Everyone has different aims and ideas though, and there's more than one way to crack an egg. [/QUOTE]
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