Lambing ease gestation length

unlacedgecko

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That's a hell of a scan for the shetex inverdale ewes!!
Average weight estimated at 50kg. Highly maternal (being Shetland x ewes). Very cheap to keep all year.

I think they'd be hard to beat in terms of kg of lamb weaned per ha.

As a 1st cross Shetland ewe, they're very cheap to produce as well.

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Shetex inverdale ewe hogg with her twins last year.
 

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