Dorset ram on ewe lambs

[Smokey16]

Iv got 20 ewe lambs that weigh 45kg and I'm thinking of keeping them for breeders and was thinking of putting a Dorset ram onto them. What's peoples thought on doing this

 

[Muddyroads]

We run mainly Dorset’s but prefer not to use Dorset rams on ewe lambs. Head and shoulders can be a bit too broad for first time lambers.

 

[JSmith]

Charolais or beltex, they should spit them out !!

 

[Smokey16]

Thanks. What about a llyen ram

 

[JSmith]

Thanks. What about a llyen ram

Should lamb them easy

 

[Jerry]

Thanks. What about a llyen ram

be fine with the right one.

 

[Nick Adams]

I always breed my Polled Dorsets pure. No problem with ewe lambs, just don't overfeed them - as with any Dorset - you don't want big lambs.

 

[Welshram]

Put a roussin over them ease lambing and good lambs at the end

 

[Smokey16]

Thanks. Will a roussin handle a grass base system. And is there a market for the lambs because iv never heard of them

 

[Smokey16]

Iv got a teaser ram I'm gunna run with my ewe lambs to try to lamb then in a tighter block. Someone said to me I should buy a older ram because he will know what to do

 

[Cowmansam]

They all know what to do

 

[Smokey16]

Yea ino that haha. Chap said to get a older ram for them as he wont take no messing around from the ewe lambs

 

[Welshram]

Hi yes roussin are perfect for a grass based system and ewe lambs make brilliant replacements mine receive no hard feed check out there breed society web site or get in touch with them there really helpful there’s sales coming up

 

[Welshram]

Roussin breed society sale in Exeter 18th august if your interested

 

[Smokey16]

Roussin breed society sale in Exeter 18th august if your interested

Thanks Welshram il look at the breed society. Exeter is only 40mins away from me. I was worried if I went with roussin ram I would have to go up country

 

[Smokey16]

Hi yes roussin are perfect for a grass based system and ewe lambs make brilliant replacements mine receive no hard feed check out there breed society web site or get in touch with them there really helpful there’s sales coming up

By the sound of the breed they would suit are system well. Does there lambs grow well and fast

 

[neilo]

By the sound of the breed they would suit are system well. Does there lambs grow well and fast

I used one for a couple of years alongside Beltexes. There would be slightly fewer needing assistance with the Roussin (Beltex is good for that anyway) but they grew slower than the Beltex crosses from the same hoggs, and obviously graded a good bit poorer.

I’d be concerned about them coming woolly from Dorsets, if you were aiming to sell live. Wouldn’t matter dw of course.

 

[Smokey16]

I used one for a couple of years alongside Beltexes. There would be slightly fewer needing assistance with the Roussin (Beltex is good for that anyway) but they grew slower than the Beltex crosses from the same hoggs, and obviously graded a good bit poorer.

I’d be concerned about them coming woolly from Dorsets, if you were aiming to sell live. Wouldn’t matter dw of course.

If I went roussin ram I would be putting him on my lleyn cross texel ewe lambs

 

[Welshram]

Can only talk from my own experience but the easiest lambing I’ve ever had and all lambs finished of grass at 1000ft hill farm excellent mother’s and not a single roussin cross empty at scanning

 

[Smokey16]

Can only talk from my own experience but the easiest lambing I’ve ever had and all lambs finished of grass at 1000ft hill farm excellent mother’s and not a single roussin cross empty at scanning

Thanks Welshram iv spoken to the society and I think the roussin will suit are system crossing them to lleyn cross texel. Fingers cross we can get a ram at the nsa sale at kivell sale