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Inverdale Gene (Aberdales)
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<blockquote data-quote="Frank-the-Wool" data-source="post: 7559606" data-attributes="member: 699"><p>We have around 9 Aberdale tups for 800 ewes.</p><p>They have a set annual fee which declines with age, starting at £800 but they occasionally have an auction so you can bid for the better rams at a premium price above the annual fee. I try to select the tups I want and am happy to pay a sensible premium for the first year to get the best EBV's and easy lambing tups. They are free for the 5th season and the lease cost goes down every year you have them.</p><p>We have customers for all the ewe lambs we can produce now at a significant premium and are usually off the farm in August. It suits us well and a neighbour also uses the tups in an outdoor system. </p><p></p><p>The Texels they use are mostly good rams so the wether lambs finish easily and at good weights. The Aberdale Romney ewes do need managing so as not to get too many triplets or quads so it is important not to flush the ewes. 200% is normal and if you want can get to 220% plus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frank-the-Wool, post: 7559606, member: 699"] We have around 9 Aberdale tups for 800 ewes. They have a set annual fee which declines with age, starting at £800 but they occasionally have an auction so you can bid for the better rams at a premium price above the annual fee. I try to select the tups I want and am happy to pay a sensible premium for the first year to get the best EBV's and easy lambing tups. They are free for the 5th season and the lease cost goes down every year you have them. We have customers for all the ewe lambs we can produce now at a significant premium and are usually off the farm in August. It suits us well and a neighbour also uses the tups in an outdoor system. The Texels they use are mostly good rams so the wether lambs finish easily and at good weights. The Aberdale Romney ewes do need managing so as not to get too many triplets or quads so it is important not to flush the ewes. 200% is normal and if you want can get to 220% plus. [/QUOTE]
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