Cheviot Mule vs NofE Mule

[Anymulewilldo]

He's praised them up so much, i think he will regret that come sale time when trying to buy against a ringside of buyers 10 deep around the ring desperate to buy these magic mules.
I'll probably be one of them.

Nope. I might curse a bit at the time, but good sheep deserve a good trade. If I have drummed enough trade up for the highland lads to make them too dear for me, I won’t begrudge them that trade. I’ll find sheep somewhere else

 

[Anymulewilldo]

He's praised them up so much, i think he will regret that come sale time when trying to buy against a ringside of buyers 10 deep around the ring desperate to buy these magic mules.
I'll probably be one of them.

I thought you were a Halfbred fan?!

 

[JockCroft]

I thought you were a Halfbred fan?!

Used to breed and sell Half Breds many years ago. Not many were kept for breeding. Wedders had to be finished by early August or would start growing again Big sheep, one place I used to clip had half a dozen ewes that were heavy. I don't think I am exageratiing at a guess of 80+kg. IIRC in the early 70's each fleece was worth£3.
I have some Greyface/Texel x's that breed well ( thought they were the way we would go) but udders don't last, and prone to prolapses.

The Gecko's offer may be worth considering. We also have a fair few bred of Shetland/Cheviot ewes some now second cross Texel but still have good weatherproof fleece. Trouble is putting them to cross Beltex, is lowish finish weights.
38 to 42' live but wanting 46 to 50's.
Used an NZ Romney this year on gimmers, good lifey lambs on feet very quick, growing out well, but Bu99er has left nearly 90% wedders.

(EDIT) If I had pure Park Cheviot ewes I would be breeding Half Breds again.

 

[Bill dog]

Used to breed and sell Half Breds many years ago. Not many were kept for breeding. Wedders had to be finished by early August or would start growing again Big sheep, one place I used to clip had half a dozen ewes that were heavy. I don't think I am exageratiing at a guess of 80+kg. IIRC in the early 70's each fleece was worth£3.
I have some Greyface/Texel x's that breed well ( thought they were the way we would go) but udders don't last, and prone to prolapses.

The Gecko's offer may be worth considering. We also have a fair few bred of Shetland/Cheviot ewes some now second cross Texel but still have good weatherproof fleece. Trouble is putting them to cross Beltex, is lowish finish weights.
38 to 42' live but wanting 46 to 50's.
Used an NZ Romney this year on gimmers, good lifey lambs on feet very quick, growing out well, but Bu99er has left nearly 90% wedders.

(EDIT) If I had pure Park Cheviot ewes I would be breeding Half Breds again.

Maybe I’ve asked before , but where did you get your Romney tup from . I looked after a handful of Romney Tups for a night for a lad from Beauly 2 yrs ago . They were from Aragon Romneys from Kent . They were very impressive .

 

[Estate fencing.]

Maybe I’ve asked before , but where did you get your Romney tup from . I looked after a handful of Romney Tups for a night for a lad from Beauly 2 yrs ago . They were from Aragon Romneys from Kent . They were very impressive .

Must be soft tups if you have look after them at night.

 

[Bill dog]

Must be soft tups if you have look after them at night.

I’d bought some ewes from Frank the Wool , and he also dropped off a mob of Tups destined for other folk up here. I was very impressed with them !

 

[unlacedgecko]

Used to breed and sell Half Breds many years ago. Not many were kept for breeding. Wedders had to be finished by early August or would start growing again Big sheep, one place I used to clip had half a dozen ewes that were heavy. I don't think I am exageratiing at a guess of 80+kg. IIRC in the early 70's each fleece was worth£3.
I have some Greyface/Texel x's that breed well ( thought they were the way we would go) but udders don't last, and prone to prolapses.

The Gecko's offer may be worth considering. We also have a fair few bred of Shetland/Cheviot ewes some now second cross Texel but still have good weatherproof fleece. Trouble is putting them to cross Beltex, is lowish finish weights.
38 to 42' live but wanting 46 to 50's.
Used an NZ Romney this year on gimmers, good lifey lambs on feet very quick, growing out well, but Bu99er has left nearly 90% wedders.

(EDIT) If I had pure Park Cheviot ewes I would be breeding Half Breds again.

Come for a look. Phone number in my signature

 

[JockCroft]

Maybe I’ve asked before , but where did you get your Romney tup from . I looked after a handful of Romney Tups for a night for a lad from Beauly 2 yrs ago . They were from Aragon Romneys from Kent . They were very impressive .

From further North. Bred on Orkney, I think line originating in Ayrshire.
Tup Lamb. Looks a bit narrow. Used on mainly gimmers. But as I said earlier very high percentage of lambs male. This is same with the other tups. Lambs are growing well even though grass is so slow.

 

[Ysgythan]

If you want a cheaper Cheviot type mule go to Welshpool and pick up the white faced Welsh mules. Some of them have a lot of Cheviot in the dam, and it definitely shows.

 

[Sheepbadge]

I have got one bunch of 40, all from one farm out of Longtown. Really smart, strong. Not massive but well proportioned ewes. 3 shears now. As hoggs they cropped well (138%) shearlings a disappointment (165%)
2 shears passable (183%) and this year they did bloody well (197% with not many 3’s) out of that initial 40, 37 left. 1 ran barren as Hogg and shearling and 2 went wrong in the bag.
others I’ve got/had crop really well all through. Much the same as other breeds really, it’s all down too breeding.
funnily enough because CM’s are so dear I’m trying a ruck of Scotch Mules instead of the NoE. So far, very impressed. Oldest ones have just had their 3rd crop this time starting as Hoggs. Bit more wild than the NoE but I can cope with that for better lambs!

Looking to get some Cheviot mules our self.. what system do you run out of interest ?

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Looking to get some Cheviot mules our self.. what system do you run out of interest ?

Buy as ewe lambs, tup as ewe lambs. Then into a pretty basic system really. Finish everything, sell the best texel x CHM ewe lambs on for breeding. We’re on poorer heavy clay lowland.