Romney ewe lambs

[Nithsdale]

Only if you don't own a set of jackoti's !

Dressing fat lambs for sale??

 

[glensman]

Dressing fat lambs for sale??

crutch both ends, no problem.

 

[Nithsdale]

crutch both ends, no problem.

Aye well my last lambs that went away they wanted all tails done (despite only 2 being dirty)... bellys will be wanting done either this week or next

Wouldn't take much just to clip the topknot now I guess

 

[glensman]

Aye well my last lambs that went away they wanted all tails done (despite only 2 being dirty)... bellys will be wanting done either this week or next

Wouldn't take much just to clip the topknot now I guess

I could never see the problem with a few topknots they're so easy to remove when getting lambs ready for sale tagging, crutching etc.

 

[Nithsdale]

I could never see the problem with a few topknots they're so easy to remove when getting lambs ready for sale tagging, crutching etc.

When we are striving towards lambs away faster with minimal work... having to cut a topknot goes against the whole mindset/mantra of modern shepherding in the potential post brexit UK. Plus, it is a job to do mid summer when you should just be sticking a tag in their lug and loading them onto a trailer...

Topknots really shouldn't be held against a lamb at all - but the live dealers use any excuse to get lambs cheap...

 

[Bill dog]

I find very few lambs x bred out the Romney have much top knot, so it's no concern, or very little hassle to tidy up !

 

[glensman]

When we are striving towards lambs away faster with minimal work... having to cut a topknot goes against the whole mindset/mantra of modern shepherding in the potential post brexit UK. Plus, it is a job to do mid summer when you should just be sticking a tag in their lug and loading them onto a trailer...

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Topknots really shouldn't be held against a lamb at all - but the live dealers use any excuse to get lambs cheap...

well this is it,why should an obviously well fleshed good confirmation lamb need a few grammes of wool removed from it's crown to give a buyer confidence that it will grade well. Logic and common sense ehmmmmmmm?

 

[Nithsdale]

well this is it,why should an obviously well fleshed good confirmation lamb need a few grammes of wool removed from it's crown to give a buyer confidence that it will grade well. Logic and common sense ehmmmmmmm?

Yup. But we have all seen it

 

[Ysgythan]

but why take that risk lambing hogs, they have the rest of their careers to lamb to a good texel, surely a range of easy lambing sires would be more prudent as a first cross.

I’ve got a customer putting our Texels on Texel x ewe lambs year after year, generation after generation. He’s just phoned up wanting this year’s delivery so I take it he has no issues.

 

[TripleSix]

What topknot?

 

[Poorbuthappy]

I’ve got a customer putting our Texels on Texel x ewe lambs year after year, generation after generation. He’s just phoned up wanting this year’s delivery so I take it he has no issues.

Indoor or outdoor lambing?

 

[glensman]

I’ve got a customer putting our Texels on Texel x ewe lambs year after year, generation after generation. He’s just phoned up wanting this year’s delivery so I take it he has no issues.

I cannot dispute that anecdotal evidence.

 

[glensman]

What topknot?

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what dog, where?

 

[Woolless]

Modern Southdowns are more like their half brother the Charolais but a bit more durable. Some Charolais are almost as good as a Southdown and do make a good carcass however when the weather is cold and wet at lambing time the old Southdown has better survivability than the modern Charolais!

Where do you get this type of Southdown?

 

[hendrebc]

Where do you get this type of Southdown?

Good question. Ive heard they are good but ive only ever seen show types full of feed and trimmed to within an inch of their lives. There are some very good looking ines in new zealand i came across a flock over there on FB called Cordyline southdowns. They were impressive compared to the ines ive seen here.

 

[Woolless]

Good question. Ive heard they are good but ive only ever seen show types full of feed and trimmed to within an inch of their lives. There are some very good looking ines in new zealand i came across a flock over there on FB called Cordyline southdowns. They were impressive compared to the ines ive seen here.

I bought one at Kelso a couple of years ago to tup hoggs. He's never really had a proper kick of the ball one way or another. Lambs seem to weigh heavy, though. He should get a few this year, so we'll see. @scottish-lleyn gets on well with a Southdown.

 

[Ysgythan]

Indoor or outdoor lambing?

Outdoor, grass fed only all year round, but it’s dairy grass.

 

[Ysgythan]

I cannot dispute that anecdotal evidence.

And I can’t dispute that it won’t work for everybody.

 

[CopperBeech]

I would go Texel on Flock aged ewes and charmoise or good Charolais on ewe lambs.

Texel x Romney ewes are good.

 

[jemski]

Sorry to hijack, but would you use beltex x char on ewelambs or primera x char? That's what I've got available....