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<blockquote data-quote="Jackson4" data-source="post: 2091240" data-attributes="member: 1180"><p>They have some great traits, and some not so good ones, th couple of dorset types out of my dorset mules iv kept as hogs look a bit dopey, seem to lie down quite a bit and a look soft, whether they are or not. The dorset mules are a mixed bag of foot issues, here mostly the bfl/swaley throwbacks have had worse feet than the dorset types, dont know why really? Very few sheep with lanky legs, roman noses or coloured face and legs here now on feet issues.. I doubt there has been much focus anywhere on feet. Much like most breeds really.</p><p></p><p>Once you cull alot of crap the dorset mules which are left are good growthy, milky sheep. They suit early lambing and a race to market, but cant compete with the lean meat and backends of 3/4 texels etc later in the year live. Certainly have good growth the dorsets, as a breed have come on leaps in the last 10 years, second to meatlincs i think<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Other thing apart from being growthy and milky is they can carry part weight into winter on their backs so you dont feel they are on a knife edge of nutrition, downside to this is if you let their lambs get a bit big they can grade a bit fat.</p><p></p><p>They regularily scan at 220/230% down south, i lambed 230% last year with them. They were about 5 kg more than straight mules when i bought them, but they get bigger as they get older, 8 weeks after last lambing the 5 year old girls were around 90kg -115kgs for twinning girls, so big girls. Remember the guy i bought them off saying they cull well. I got them because of the flexibility of early lambing without any drugs etc on what was a farm going out of dairy over a few years and i was part time, so lots of winter dairy grass etc. Not a great long term plan for a pennine farm but great experience. I dont lamb early with them now though but do like the growth aspect you get with them, which is why a high stocking rate and selling dead off grass is probably the way i will stay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jackson4, post: 2091240, member: 1180"] They have some great traits, and some not so good ones, th couple of dorset types out of my dorset mules iv kept as hogs look a bit dopey, seem to lie down quite a bit and a look soft, whether they are or not. The dorset mules are a mixed bag of foot issues, here mostly the bfl/swaley throwbacks have had worse feet than the dorset types, dont know why really? Very few sheep with lanky legs, roman noses or coloured face and legs here now on feet issues.. I doubt there has been much focus anywhere on feet. Much like most breeds really. Once you cull alot of crap the dorset mules which are left are good growthy, milky sheep. They suit early lambing and a race to market, but cant compete with the lean meat and backends of 3/4 texels etc later in the year live. Certainly have good growth the dorsets, as a breed have come on leaps in the last 10 years, second to meatlincs i think;) Other thing apart from being growthy and milky is they can carry part weight into winter on their backs so you dont feel they are on a knife edge of nutrition, downside to this is if you let their lambs get a bit big they can grade a bit fat. They regularily scan at 220/230% down south, i lambed 230% last year with them. They were about 5 kg more than straight mules when i bought them, but they get bigger as they get older, 8 weeks after last lambing the 5 year old girls were around 90kg -115kgs for twinning girls, so big girls. Remember the guy i bought them off saying they cull well. I got them because of the flexibility of early lambing without any drugs etc on what was a farm going out of dairy over a few years and i was part time, so lots of winter dairy grass etc. Not a great long term plan for a pennine farm but great experience. I dont lamb early with them now though but do like the growth aspect you get with them, which is why a high stocking rate and selling dead off grass is probably the way i will stay. [/QUOTE]
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