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<blockquote data-quote="ISCO" data-source="post: 7077755" data-attributes="member: 5662"><p>For a lot of years we've always bought a small number of mules, perhaps 30 a year and crossed with NZ Texel to breed gimmer lambs. This is to reduce cost and disease risk.</p><p>Last year we bought 20 easycare gimmer lambs as well as mules. All 3 breeds ran together from September and reared similar amounts of lambs. Son asked me to have s look at them this week as he had split them into breeds. The Texelx looked ok , as if they'd reared lambs but would be fit to tup come November. Mules very disappointing, very lean bordering skinny and will require pushing to scan well whilst easycares by far the fittest.</p><p>Wintered on stubble turnips our own and easycare not seen cake . Mules would be on cake pre sale which I think spoils them if you want to be forage based. I find mules not as good as used to be and can only see us going down easycare/exlana route in future only buying tips to reduce disease risk.</p><p>U</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ISCO, post: 7077755, member: 5662"] For a lot of years we've always bought a small number of mules, perhaps 30 a year and crossed with NZ Texel to breed gimmer lambs. This is to reduce cost and disease risk. Last year we bought 20 easycare gimmer lambs as well as mules. All 3 breeds ran together from September and reared similar amounts of lambs. Son asked me to have s look at them this week as he had split them into breeds. The Texelx looked ok , as if they'd reared lambs but would be fit to tup come November. Mules very disappointing, very lean bordering skinny and will require pushing to scan well whilst easycares by far the fittest. Wintered on stubble turnips our own and easycare not seen cake . Mules would be on cake pre sale which I think spoils them if you want to be forage based. I find mules not as good as used to be and can only see us going down easycare/exlana route in future only buying tips to reduce disease risk. U [/QUOTE]
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