- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I am small scale compaired to some this was my first year at lambing only 39 ewes .Put my first lambs away to mcintosh donald only 1 mile from me killed out well I think, they were 4 months old bread from pure cheviot ewe crossed with char beltex x ram seamed to work well rams were left with nuts on and killed out as follows
43.5kg live weight 18.3kg pay U3L £4.40per Kg £80.52
42.5kg " 18.8kg " U3H £4.40 " £80.46
43Kg " 18.7kg " U3L £4.40 " £82.28
42Kg " 20.2kg " U3L £4.40 " £88.88
44kg " 18kg " U3L £4.40 " £79.20
going to try the next 6 at 45kg live weight and see if I can get the carcase weight up but without killing the grades
43.5kg live weight 18.3kg pay U3L £4.40per Kg £80.52
42.5kg " 18.8kg " U3H £4.40 " £80.46
43Kg " 18.7kg " U3L £4.40 " £82.28
42Kg " 20.2kg " U3L £4.40 " £88.88
44kg " 18kg " U3L £4.40 " £79.20
going to try the next 6 at 45kg live weight and see if I can get the carcase weight up but without killing the grades