Mule ewes

[euroliner]

With the breeding sales coming up where would be best place to get 80-90 mules with a bit of blue Leicester in them , not worried about traveling for value

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Hawes

 

[euroliner]

Hawes

Yea I seen in farmers guardian there was one mid September 25000 sheep entered .... What's 2 - 3 year old ewes making ?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Yea I seen in farmers guardian there was one mid September 25000 sheep entered .... What's 2 - 3 year old ewes making ?

Sorry this sale will only be mule gimmers

 

[euroliner]

I always found gimmers have too much "depreciation" in there first year .... Any idea what there making ?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I always found gimmers have too much "depreciation" in there first year .... Any idea what there making ?

How can they depreciate anymore than a shearling...if you buy Tuppers then you’re off in the first year

 

[jackp]

Penrith on Tuesday

 

[neilo]

I always found gimmers have too much "depreciation" in there first year .... Any idea what there making ?

Given how long mules last, a 2-3 year old would surely want to be almost cull price if you expect to get less depreciation than from buying lambs??

 

[Ysgythan]

With the breeding sales coming up where would be best place to get 80-90 mules with a bit of blue Leicester in them , not worried about traveling for value

Builth

 

[unlacedgecko]

Given how long mules last, a 2-3 year old would surely want to be almost cull price if you expect to get less depreciation than from buying lambs??

There's a lad on Facebook claiming his mules routinely last 9 shears, with some going beyond 12!

 

[UpAndUnder]

There's a lad on Facebook claiming his mules routinely last 9 shears, with some going beyond 12!

Hope he’s got a good automatic feeder for the cades [emoji85]

 

[Ysgythan]

There's a lad on Facebook claiming his mules routinely last 9 shears, with some going beyond 12!

Don’t know about routinely, but we have some getting on for that.

 

[euroliner]

Most of our ewes are on average 5 year old

 

[neilo]

There's a lad on Facebook claiming his mules routinely last 9 shears, with some going beyond 12!

Depends on what he calls 'lasting' perhaps? Everyone I know that runs them, starts pulling out for lost corners from about 4 yr old. I guess if you fed them well enough with cake/liquid feed, they would stay productive with teeth missing though. If they have to graze for a living, ewes go downhill fast when their teeth start going IME.

 

[Estate fencing.]

There's a lad on Facebook claiming his mules routinely last 9 shears, with some going beyond 12!

I expect his wheat yields 6 tone/acre and has never treated a bad foot!

 

[Ysgythan]

Depends on what he calls 'lasting' perhaps? Everyone I know that runs them, starts pulling out for lost corners from about 4 yr old. I guess if you fed them well enough with cake/liquid feed, they would stay productive with teeth missing though. If they have to graze for a living, ewes go downhill fast when their teeth start going IME.

They do alright off pretty ordinary permanent pasture with us unless we over stock.

 

[hally]

Our replacement rate is 22% over ths last 5 years with the mules which is better than our texels but depreciation is still higher. We breed our own texels so cull harder than the mules when we know we have to get the chequebook out!!!!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

There's a lad on Facebook claiming his mules routinely last 9 shears, with some going beyond 12!

What a load of shite

 

[hally]

What a load of shite

There’s a guy down our chip shop swears he’s Elvis

 

[unlacedgecko]

What a load of shite

There’s a guy down our chip shop swears he’s Elvis