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<blockquote data-quote="exmoor dave" data-source="post: 701794" data-attributes="member: 623"><p>Yep Tim W is right, I'm beginning to breed exlanas from mules this year, so scaling up.</p><p></p><p>So far have just bred from shedders but I want to speed things up now my mind is made up. But I don't want to go down the route of buying loads of females in.</p><p></p><p>Plan is keep all the exlana ewe lambs out of the exmoor mules. Selected as I already do with the Suffolk crosses. </p><p>Then in my experience if they are good shedders, they usually show it by a year old. </p><p>The good shedders (and some not so good depending on numbers/ success) will join the April lambing flock for further exlana breeding. </p><p></p><p>The poor shedders will join the the February lambing flock and go to a terminal tup.</p><p></p><p>Already have 70 shedders which will continue to be bred to exlanas. </p><p></p><p>So stage one is get my April flock over to exlanas. </p><p></p><p>Then if I'm happy then I'll probably chance the Feb flock as well.</p><p></p><p>I'm more and more convinced it's the right move- only last night my Bro bought home a ewe from out the other farm who had got cast and eyes pecked out, I expect that in the spring but not the fooking autumn and she wasn't the first and it's hard to devote the time to checking ewes daily this time of year esp when they are 15 miles away. </p><p></p><p>Also a big potential opportunity has presented it's self over the next few years and shedders would fit the bill perfectly</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exmoor dave, post: 701794, member: 623"] Yep Tim W is right, I'm beginning to breed exlanas from mules this year, so scaling up. So far have just bred from shedders but I want to speed things up now my mind is made up. But I don't want to go down the route of buying loads of females in. Plan is keep all the exlana ewe lambs out of the exmoor mules. Selected as I already do with the Suffolk crosses. Then in my experience if they are good shedders, they usually show it by a year old. The good shedders (and some not so good depending on numbers/ success) will join the April lambing flock for further exlana breeding. The poor shedders will join the the February lambing flock and go to a terminal tup. Already have 70 shedders which will continue to be bred to exlanas. So stage one is get my April flock over to exlanas. Then if I'm happy then I'll probably chance the Feb flock as well. I'm more and more convinced it's the right move- only last night my Bro bought home a ewe from out the other farm who had got cast and eyes pecked out, I expect that in the spring but not the fooking autumn and she wasn't the first and it's hard to devote the time to checking ewes daily this time of year esp when they are 15 miles away. Also a big potential opportunity has presented it's self over the next few years and shedders would fit the bill perfectly [/QUOTE]
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