Kingcustard
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Year one with Easycares.
I lambed 85 and have got 160 lambing percentage up to weaning with very little hassle and no feeding.
Impressed with the breed and like no clipping, no backing and how well they utilise the poorest permanent pasture on the farm.
I lambed them to Easycare tups first up to breed replacements and make the first lambing as easy as possible.
I left the males entire as this seems to be what most people do and they have grown well, already have 30 over 43kg that were born start of May.
Problem is how to market them. Being easycare and entire is obviously against them. Everything will be going to terminal sires after first lambing but want to continue first lambing to pures for replacements and ease of lambing.
Does anyone know what abbatoirs in Scotland take easycare ram lambs. Or has anyone tried the live ring and had relative success???
Going down the NZ Suffolk route with the older ewes to see how they do, very exposed hills for lambing so a bit worried about Beltex and have a lot of trouble with texels with big heads in all my ewes.
Does anyone have any pictures of NZ Suffolk lambs off Easycare ewes, be interested to see the results.
Many thanks.
Year one with Easycares.
I lambed 85 and have got 160 lambing percentage up to weaning with very little hassle and no feeding.
Impressed with the breed and like no clipping, no backing and how well they utilise the poorest permanent pasture on the farm.
I lambed them to Easycare tups first up to breed replacements and make the first lambing as easy as possible.
I left the males entire as this seems to be what most people do and they have grown well, already have 30 over 43kg that were born start of May.
Problem is how to market them. Being easycare and entire is obviously against them. Everything will be going to terminal sires after first lambing but want to continue first lambing to pures for replacements and ease of lambing.
Does anyone know what abbatoirs in Scotland take easycare ram lambs. Or has anyone tried the live ring and had relative success???
Going down the NZ Suffolk route with the older ewes to see how they do, very exposed hills for lambing so a bit worried about Beltex and have a lot of trouble with texels with big heads in all my ewes.
Does anyone have any pictures of NZ Suffolk lambs off Easycare ewes, be interested to see the results.
Many thanks.