Highlander ewes
- Thread starter charlie77
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- Devon
Generally do what it says on the tin.
Easy lambing. Fairly prolific.
Good mothers and decent growth rates.
Obviously not as much shape as something with more terminal blood, but decent enough.
Having said that good and bad in all breeds
Easy lambing. Fairly prolific.
Good mothers and decent growth rates.
Obviously not as much shape as something with more terminal blood, but decent enough.
Having said that good and bad in all breeds
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- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
- Location
- Cornwall
Brilliant, Had 100 Ewe Lambs last year tupped them all. Scanned at 140% only had to assist a handful of big singles. got 122 lambs on the ground some singles ready to go now at around 12 weeks just grass
- Location
- Cornwall
should say that was highlander tup. % will go to abermax tup this year.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
^about sums up my experience of them.
I've tried a couple of NZ Texels and a Lleyn on them, neither of which have ticked as many boxes as the original Highlanders, especially on functionality & lambing ease. Work very well with a Charollais on as a terminal sire, but I would expect them to work well with a decent Texel too, if you don't mind waiting a bit longer for the weight.
I think @2tractors might have some for sale? Failing that, there is a ram customer of mine in Oxfordshire that sold 700 or so couples in March, mostly Highlander ewes, all with Charollais twins at foot. He was thinking of doing the same again next Spring. As the trade has gone, the buyers have probably made close to £100 an outfit on them in a few months this year, so who knows what the trade on them will be like next year.
- Location
- Cornwall
@charlie77 how many you looking for??
reverand
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- Location
- East lancs hills
Would you use a highlander tup like you would Leicester tup?
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Pretty sure there was a place in Scotland that was doing that on Blackies a while back. IIRC they are Innovis multipliers now, but the reports on the Blackie Highlanders weren't favourable on the old forum.
I doubt the Highlander would add anything like the prolificacy of a BFL, but I have no doubt that it would add more in the way functionality and longevity.
reverand
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- Location
- East lancs hills
Probably weren't favourable because they weren't a Leicester. Are they similar to lleyns in size and stature?
Are they similar to lleyns in size and stature?cheviot53
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- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
Easy lambing , lot less prolapses , good mouth's ( plenty of 9 yr old's here ) compared to the Scottish mules they replaced , plus the rams keep going for years
norfolk n sheep
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- Location
- Norfolk
345 Shearlings for sale, home bred, Highlander/Hartline X's. £130/hd
Devil's advocate
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- Posh side of Barnsley
Don't think so.
BFL add size to small hill ewes. Highlanders more for closed flocks in the lowlands, similar to llyens.
Pm sent.^about sums up my experience of them.
I've tried a couple of NZ Texels and a Lleyn on them, neither of which have ticked as many boxes as the original Highlanders, especially on functionality & lambing ease. Work very well with a Charollais on as a terminal sire, but I would expect them to work well with a decent Texel too, if you don't mind waiting a bit longer for the weight.
I think @2tractors might have some for sale? Failing that, there is a ram customer of mine in Oxfordshire that sold 700 or so couples in March, mostly Highlander ewes, all with Charollais twins at foot. He was thinking of doing the same again next Spring. As the trade has gone, the buyers have probably made close to £100 an outfit on them in a few months this year, so who knows what the trade on them will be like next year.
reverand
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- Location
- East lancs hills
Did you put highlanders over cheviots?
I have this year. Pleased with the lambs so far...
cheviot53
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- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
Only covering hill northie drafts now but have Mule , Tex x Mule , SBF , swale crosses and 3/4 highlander ewes