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Pedigree Lleyns?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jerry" data-source="post: 6906566" data-attributes="member: 178"><p>I run a flock of pure, not pedigree, Lleyn. Only 220 ewes but it’s part of a mixed farm setup.</p><p></p><p>As a ewe I find them very capable and suit my system of lambing outside in Feb/March.</p><p></p><p>Good mums, milky, sensible size.</p><p></p><p>I breed 75% to commercial tups, in my case Charolaise. Rest go to very good Lleyn rams fir replacement ewe lambs and rams that I sell as shearlings.</p><p></p><p>The char cross produces a very good prime lamb that lambs easily with very good lamb vigour at birth. They can be shirt in birth coat but I’m on free draining soil and close to the coast so can’t say it’s a problem for me.</p><p></p><p>Get it right you end up with lambs like this.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]874630[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Selling live here you get a premium for tight skinned meaty lambs with butchers buying them.</p><p></p><p>if you cross to a Texal you would possibly add value to the ewe lambs as they make a nice ewe. But I like my chars.</p><p></p><p>I sell pure rams. These are all sired by high index rams. I’m looking for shape and power in the sires to produce good ewes and rams that are fit for purpose. Getting return customers so must be doing the job. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]874633[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]874634[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Downside of the ewes is they can be prone to mastitis as they are very milky.</p><p></p><p>Feet are good, temperament is ok.</p><p></p><p>I know little about the pedigree side if things. I would speak to the society to see if they have info of use. It has to be said there is as much variation in the breed as there are between breeds.</p><p></p><p>I don’t like the leggy large ewes. Prefer the more stocky types.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jerry, post: 6906566, member: 178"] I run a flock of pure, not pedigree, Lleyn. Only 220 ewes but it’s part of a mixed farm setup. As a ewe I find them very capable and suit my system of lambing outside in Feb/March. Good mums, milky, sensible size. I breed 75% to commercial tups, in my case Charolaise. Rest go to very good Lleyn rams fir replacement ewe lambs and rams that I sell as shearlings. The char cross produces a very good prime lamb that lambs easily with very good lamb vigour at birth. They can be shirt in birth coat but I’m on free draining soil and close to the coast so can’t say it’s a problem for me. Get it right you end up with lambs like this. [ATTACH type="full" alt="C08849D2-7C92-42F6-83C8-61EA175AF157.jpeg"]874630[/ATTACH] Selling live here you get a premium for tight skinned meaty lambs with butchers buying them. if you cross to a Texal you would possibly add value to the ewe lambs as they make a nice ewe. But I like my chars. I sell pure rams. These are all sired by high index rams. I’m looking for shape and power in the sires to produce good ewes and rams that are fit for purpose. Getting return customers so must be doing the job. [ATTACH type="full" alt="252EAB0D-9EF5-4429-B105-129855F763C3.jpeg"]874633[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="90D677F2-0A02-4AAE-9533-EF23602B3034.jpeg"]874634[/ATTACH] Downside of the ewes is they can be prone to mastitis as they are very milky. Feet are good, temperament is ok. I know little about the pedigree side if things. I would speak to the society to see if they have info of use. It has to be said there is as much variation in the breed as there are between breeds. I don’t like the leggy large ewes. Prefer the more stocky types. [/QUOTE]
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