Mule gimmer lambs

Andy84

Member
I’ve plenty of mules out of the blackie x swale ewe. Don’t keep them myself. I see some cracking ewes coming into Hexham, a proper strong hill ewe. Can see both parents in them well. I’m told they aren’t as hard as a swale but the lambs are worth £££ more, as are the cull ewes. 🤷🏻‍♂️
But what do I know? I’m just a lowland man who buys mule ewe lambs. It’s not as if I’m the target market or anything!! 😒😁

Aye but all you buggers only buy the pretty ones with dark faces! 🤣🤣 only the the right about mind about 75/25% black to white….😂👌
 

Swaley

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Livestock Farmer
all my ewes are bf x swale I don’t think you can beat them pure Blackies are getting too soft and overbred and pure Swales don’t have as good a carcass so I find the cross is the way ahead for a good working hill sheep.
Have you any photos of the ewes
 

Andy84

Member
Have you any photos of the ewes

sorry not a great picture they were too wild this morning! Bf x Swales with twin lambs born around mid may
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Old Tip

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Location
Cumbria
Cheviot mules I produce ,they never see creep. Same buyers take them every year as they always say that they just come home and thrive,I never top the trade at the sales but I do have the satisfaction of knowing that I have return customers. I have now got to the stage that folk say that I am getting a very good trade for the size of them as the word has spread because the buyers are topping the trade with them as gimmers.
I’m the same, so much so that one man has bought all my lambs the last few years, too many reared on dairy farms and creep which never grow on
 

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