exlana ewe lambs import to ireland

[irish dom]

Got up this morning and its been the fifth attempt to shear one flock of sheep on an outfarm. Weather man said it was all ok today and its absolutely soaking sky on the ground. Been thinking about trying exlana for a while now but the weather and the rubbish price for wool is forcing me to really re evaluate why i am bothering with it. Coincidentally i am a shearing contractor and love shearing sheep. It just pays more to shear someone elses. Is there any major hurdles to getting ewe lambs and a ram across the water to test them out in this wee wet corner of ireland?

 

[Tim W]

Yes it is possible, usual export regulations to go through (MV/scrapie etc) but easy enough.

 

[hillman]

William Hutchestion in Kilkenny has shedders ,add on done deal man from Meath with them aswell
https://www.donedeal.ie/view/15769269
Easy Care sheep

 

[Man_in_black]

Easycare had their AGM in Ireland couple weeks back & there is a stand in Ballymena on July 3rd.

 

[irish dom]

Easycare had their AGM in Ireland couple weeks back & there is a stand in Ballymena on July 3rd.

If i have the last few feckers sheared i would like to head north and see it

 

[johnspeehs]

If you get up go see Campbell tweed, he has a few thousand easy cares , only 20 mins from Ballymena ,always plenty for sale

 

[irish dom]

If you get up go see Campbell tweed, he has a few thousand easy cares , only 20 mins from Ballymena ,always plenty for sale

Must go and check it out. Was born and reared about half hour from campbell. It was all horned ewes breeding mules up them parts when i left. If they are as good as they are claimed i will be heading that direction with my breeding

 

[johnspeehs]

Well a few years ago he struggled to sell the shearlings and 2 yr olds in a sale in the local mart, maybe had 1000 there, now all sold out of the yard easily. Getting very popular here and he is at them longer than anyone and records and culls accordingly.

 

[Bones]

If you get up go see Campbell tweed, he has a few thousand easy cares , only 20 mins from Ballymena ,always plenty for sale

He sells a mixture of 2/3 /year olds of the farm, no shearlings, why would he be selling ewes in there prime ????

 

[Sheep92]

The man in meath is next door to us have been buying rams off him last few years and are in the early stages of crossing the easycares onto our ewes to breed replacements most of which are shedding i can his number for ya if you want?

 

[Woolless]

He sells a mixture of 2/3 /year olds of the farm, no shearlings, why would he be selling ewes in there prime ????

I believe he culls on index, so the ones he sells will have nothing wrong with them. They'll just be replaced by younger ewes with a higher index.

 

[Bones]

I believe he culls on index, so the ones he sells will have nothing wrong with them. They'll just be replaced by younger ewes with a higher index.

That makes sence

 

[irish dom]

The man in meath is next door to us have been buying rams off him last few years and are in the early stages of crossing the easycares onto our ewes to breed replacements most of which are shedding i can his number for ya if you want?

Thanks i know dessie anyway. Going clipping up near there next week. Will call to see his stock on the way back. Are they shedding as a first cross?

 

[Green farmer]

What are the easycare , exlana like to work with in a lowland setup ? Are they quiet sheep or are they flighty / wild ? What would you compare them to ? have texel x llyens here at the moment.

 

[Woolless]

What are the easycare , exlana like to work with in a lowland setup ? Are they quiet sheep or are they flighty / wild ? What would you compare them to ? have texel x llyens here at the moment.

My homebred Easycare ewes are pretty quiet. I bought some three years ago and they were wild but calming down a bit now.

 

[Green farmer]

Maybe sourcing a ram and introducing the blood into the flock gradually so.

 

[pgk]

What are the easycare , exlana like to work with in a lowland setup ? Are they quiet sheep or are they flighty / wild ? What would you compare them to ? have texel x llyens here at the moment.

On average a bit quieter than our lleyns were but good jumpers!

 

[Green farmer]

On average a bit quieter than our lleyns were but good jumpers!

hate showjumping ewes, find I might get 1-2% of llyens that do. I've taken to culling any that do. Would you get more then one ?

 

[pgk]

Find it is lambs who bounce out of weighed at end of race. Culled lleyn ewe last time as she would clear twin barbed wire over sheep netting without touching it. Have a half bred daughter who does just the same, she has been notched. Overall no more flighty than lleyns just better jumpers. Draw together better than lleyns so are easier to move.

 

[Green farmer]

Do you lamb indoors or outdoors ? Lamb indoors here at the moment and find llyens quiet, but open minded to outdoor. Would they be ok in the lambing sheds to work with ? Had a few cheviots a few years back , that would go mad in the pens if you went near em. Would trample lambs ect. They got the road as well., apologies for all the questions, what to build up a clear picture of them in my head and how they could fit in here .