High Index Easycare/Woolshedding Tups

Smart selection of seven tups for sale, commercially run on an exposed coastal farm in South East Scotland:
  • Grass fed
  • Performance recorded by Signet, high EBVs
  • Myomax tested, Gold and Silver carriers
  • Negative MV test 24/7/18
  • All enquiries welcome
Barry Sangster 07794 276 724 (Easy Access from A1)

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HBush

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This looks interesting. I must go get something to eat and come back to it after. I guess the process of getting from woolly to woolless by breeding up could be very messy? Any comment?
 
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Tim W

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Wiltshire
This looks interesting. I must go get something to eat and come back to it after. I guess the process of getting from woolly to woolies by breeding up could be very messy? Any comment?
Usually takes 2 crosses to breed the wool off your sheep but it does depend on what you start with ---Hill ewes generally get there quicker and Romneys would take a bit longer
 
This looks interesting. I must go get something to eat and come back to it after. I guess the process of getting from woolly to woolies by breeding up could be very messy? Any comment?
If you're looking to grade up from woolly to woolshedding, then there's going to be a point where you have partially wooled sheep which still need clipped to remove poor quality wool. How long this stage lasts will depend on where you start. Many Cheviots and more primitive types only need one cross to shed pretty well. I have quite a few Texel x Easycares that shed completely (by a shedding Texel tup). Lleyns take two, possibly three. If you started with a Romney, I don't suppose there would be much Romney left by the time you got all the wool off!

Regarding physical mess, with shedders you do get a little bit of wool dropped in the field but it rots away and I would imagine the local birds have comfy nests. There is a bit of wool on the fences. But remember that shedders have less to lose in the first place, partial shedders would have more.
 
I've just received an e-mail from a previous customer on two occasions, Mr Wil Williams, Lon Isaf Farm, Bangor which I thought I would share:

"The rams I have from you are really proving themselves in the flock, their longevity is also remarkable.
I went to a talk by John Vipond yesterday and he showed the huge financial advantage of buying quality grass fed rams.
I would like to purchase more of your excellent rams in the future. You could say to potential buyers that, with Easycare flocks retaining females, the advantageous traits of high index rams persists in the flock for generations, thus magnifying the benefits."

A very good final point Wil makes. The benefits of using high EBV tups are permanent and cumulative.
 

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