Mcclelland
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Seeking information on easy ram tups are they worth the money?
I think they are worth the money but then I would wouldn't I We have maintained the same basic price, since we sold our first sheep 10 years ago ( £600 for lambs and £750 for shearlings for Suffolks and Sufftexes and £50/hd more for Texels ) Apart from the obvious advantages of serving more ewes as already pointed out by Sheeptastic we will again offer this year our 2 season warranty whereby rams dying before the end of their second service season are replaced FOC.Seeking information on easy ram tups are they worth the money?
What type of ewes do you put these easy rams on?Do you sell live or on the hook?I've been using tups from Easyrams since the very beginning and I would definitely recommend them. Back then the prices did seem a bit steep (£600 for a grass fed ram lamb) but when you consider the fact that you need less than half the tups and many of them will last for six seasons then it's quite reasonable.
In fact we spend significantly less on tups every year now than when we were buying yearlings for £300 in the local mart, serving 40 ewes, and being knackered after two years. And that's without the other benefits of easy lambing, get up and go, thriving on a forage diet etc.
What type of ewes do you put these easy rams on?Do you sell live or on the hook?
In fact we spend significantly less on tups every year now than when we were buying yearlings for £300 in the local mart, serving 40 ewes, and being knackered after two years. And that's without the other benefits of easy lambing, get up and go, thriving on a forage diet etc.
I was just beginning to enjoy it.It should perhaps be mentioned that the same can be got from most forage reared rams, whether they be Meatlincs, Aberwotsits or any more mainstream breeds from a producer that rears his rams that way.
Whilst I don't disagree with above statement ,at least easyrams stands by his tups for 2 seasonsIt should perhaps be mentioned that the same can be got from most forage reared rams, whether they be Meatlincs, Aberwotsits or any more mainstream breeds from a producer that rears his rams that way.
It should perhaps be mentioned that the same can be got from most forage reared rams, whether they be Meatlincs, Aberwotsits or any more mainstream breeds from a producer that rears his rams that way.
Not sure what @neilo charges for his tups, but if it were £500 for example and easyrams is £750 with a 2 year warranty, if only 2/3 survive the second season he is making good money. Alternatively the buyer could take the risk, provided he doesn't choose rams fed only on cabbages.Whilst I don't disagree with above statement ,at least easyrams stands by his tups for 2 seasons
Possibly so, but the OP was asking about easyrams. Of course the genetics is just as important as the rearing - if you take a typical UK Suffolk ram lamb and rear him on grass only his lambs still won't be as easily born and active as the NZ Suffolks.
Whilst I don't disagree with above statement ,at least easyrams stands by his tups for 2 seasons
Possibly so, but the OP was asking about easyrams. Of course the genetics is just as important as the rearing - if you take a typical UK Suffolk ram lamb and rear him on grass only his lambs still won't be as easily born and active as the NZ Suffolks.
Certainly can't/won't comment on your tups as I have no firsthand experience of them, though if this forum is anything to go by they are good.Only comment I was making was easyrams , like similarly managed tups, have good longevity which has to be taken into account coupled with numbers served per season when quantifying value for money.You pay me double and I will too.