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You need to get out moreCan’t beat a charalois x beltex
You need to get out moreCan’t beat a charalois x beltex
they are ok as mothers , bit skitty first time , better to lamb them as hoggs feed well wean 100 days , make better 2t , they just keep growing on as ewes so dont to hung up on size ,I understand they are terminal thats why i asked the questions i did so i walk through the door with my eyes open, i intend to buy off farm to avoid the cliques id imagine its no different to texels that way
The thing im concerned about is the poor mothering
I understand they are terminal thats why i asked the questions i did so i walk through the door with my eyes open, i intend to buy off farm to avoid the cliques id imagine its no different to texels that way
The thing im concerned about is the poor mothering
Id rather lamb slow dopey Suffolk lambs than have to deal with Charollais and that's saying something. Charollais are as wild as they come and any sort of bad weather they'll turn the milk tap off so you'll end up with two pet lambs.
Id rather lamb slow dopey Suffolk lambs than have to deal with Charollais and that's saying something. Charollais are as wild as they come and any sort of bad weather they'll turn the milk tap off so you'll end up with two pet lambs.
You cant change the goal posts Neilo. We're talking about pure Charollais and you're talking about X breds which will be a totally different kettle of fish.Really? I usually regret the Charollais x Females I’ve kept back every lambing time (then smile when I sell their 3/4 Charollais lambs of course), but the Charollais x lamb is an absolute dream. Easily born and searching out the teat like an Exocet, and every bit as fast as any of the hallowed NZ genetics I’ve used here.
If I had ewes in lamb to a Suffolk, I think I’d sell them in-lamb rather than go through another lambing of persuading the dopey buggers that they need to suckle the teat I’m holding them to, in order to survive!
I guess it’s a good job some have more patience, or they wouldn’t just be approaching rare breed status.?
You cant change the goal posts Neilo. We're talking about pure Charollais and you're talking about X breds which will be a totally different kettle of fish.
It's a good job you go through the misery of keeping Charollais so others can benefit from your ram genetics.
Pure Charollais lambs are a doddle on the whole, seeking the teat almost before they’re standing.?
That’s if their mothers will let them of course. I had 2 good lambs killed in the pens this March, by their mothers pawing them to death trying to get them up, even though they were doing so perfectly well.?
Most pedigree breeders I speak to say they never lose any of course.
Hello,
Joined this forum to ask opinions of Charollais sheep as pedigrees, considering starting a small flock,
Are they good mothers, mastitis problems? Milky?
How are they on their feet
What type of longevity have they?
Any other breed problems to watch for?
These wouldnt be my first sheep ive pedigree texels and brother has pedigree dorsets
Thanks
I hope the fact that our chartex hoggs were always in hedge on cold windy mornings is an indicator they take after texels on that front!Running a pedigree Charollais flock, as well as a ‘very maternal’ Highlander flock lambing outdoors, I would say that obviously some Charollais ewes are reasonable mothers (I don’t keep stock sires out of any that aren’t), but even most of those are a long way behind the average Highlander on mothering.
Any breeder that tells you they are great mothers (& plenty do) either have no experience of commercial sheep, or they are lieing, imho.?
I have posted before about a field of ewes I had out in a storm. All the lambs were pure Charollais singles and of similar genetics, but some were ET lambs born of Highlander recips. It was a 5ac North facing field with high hedges all round, and the cold rain was coming in horizontally. The Highlander ewes all had their lambs carefully tucked under a hedge with them, whereas a lot of the Charollais ewes were scattered across the field standing with their backs up and their lambs freezing to death beside/under them.? No instinct to find shelter at all.
i always think thats 1 of worse traits in a lamb, especially on a shearling when your wanting lamb to be wick
Steady on sheep shaggerTypical lazy Yorkshiremen, missing the “q” out of quick and the “he” out of “the”
Steady on sheep shagger
Typical lazy Yorkshiremen, missing the “q” out of quick and the “he” out of “the”
''Iststillwick?'' is a common question by a Yorkshire farmer, concerned about an animal that's ''nobbutmoddrit''.
It might even apply to a Barnsley miner, concerned about a sick pigeon. There must be similar expressions in Welsh!! Or even Cornish or Suffolk.
I could even give lessons on when a noun is preceded by either a ''t'' or a ''d''. In some cases, either precedent is acceptable. ''I've a lamb warming up in t'oven'' is just as correct as ''I've a lamb warming up in d'oven''
It's not as confusing as the French ''le'' and ''la''. How on earth can a French table be feminine? Or is it masculine?