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- Cheshire
You obviously haven’t seen my dogs…Yes and stood with them with the dog at his feet and holding granddads best sheep horn walking stick/crook!!
You obviously haven’t seen my dogs…Yes and stood with them with the dog at his feet and holding granddads best sheep horn walking stick/crook!!
Me or @Electricfencer ?I bet you get some good lambs with those tups on those gimmer lambs
None of the Cheviot mules came with rosettes! Couldn’t afford them ones!You’d have thought he’d have them wearing their rosettes for the photo shoot though…
Rouge for shapes, charollais for weight, but just slightly heavierHad my mind set on purchasing a Charollais ram to run with ewe lambs. But from working with some over the winter, put me off somewhat. They are mad and less settled than my other ewes.
would a rouge be calmer ?
I bet you get some good lambs with those tups on those gimmer lambs
I did mean youMe or @Electricfencer ?
That’s a shame I thought I had a customer for some small hoggs with crappy lambs on them.I did mean you
Have you kept any gimmers for breeding? (Cheviot/mule x Rouge just to be clear)
I did mean you
Have you kept any gimmers for breeding? (Cheviot/mule x Rouge just to be clear)
No I haven’t kept any rouge crosses back yet. I’m very tempted too. They make quite a nice stretchy Hogg.
Rouge for shapes, charollais for weight, but just slightly heavier
They absolutely ruined the Rouge in the 90’s. Bad breeding decisions all around!Are the Charollais in NI that bad for shape?
Of course there’s more variation within breeds than between them, and all breeds change over time, but when they came in the Rouges would have been bigger framed sheep than Charollais, with a lot poorer fleshing through the loin and hindquarter, along with terrible open fleeces and thin skins.
Ours would have been from the early 90’s. The ones I’ve seen since had been ‘improved’, mostly with the addition of Charollais blood to add fleshing and tighten the fleeces. Both wouldn’t help on maternal traits ime.They absolutely ruined the Rouge in the 90’s. Bad breeding decisions all around!
The Charollais in Ireland seemed to sell pretty well on Saturday not sure what shape they wereAre the Charollais in NI that bad for shape?
Of course there’s more variation within breeds than between them, and all breeds change over time, but when they came in the Rouges would have been bigger framed sheep than Charollais, with a lot poorer fleshing through the loin and hindquarter, along with terrible open fleeces and thin skins.