They are all of those things, or at least they were 20 years ago.Would love to hear peoples expieriences, of the Rouge Sheep as thinking of buying in a ram soon. Hear they milk better than the Charollais and aren’t as wild or are more docile. Is this true ? Are they as prolific as a Charollais ?
I don't see the point in that.We used a couple at the same time we tried Charollais, so thirty or so years ago. We found them hard to finish by comparison, but kept them on for a few years to breed ewe lambs, alongside buying in a few hundred Rouge crosses.
Those ones certainly had better lactation persistency than Charollais, but they had softer teats which were prone to damage & mastitis. Prolific enough but didn’t last long iirc.
The breed will have changed in that time, not least with better fleshing as I know several (now ‘ex’) breeders that introduced Charollais blood.
I don't see the point in that.
They are all of those things, or at least they were 20 years ago.
They aren't the terminal sire that the Char is though.
I think @glensman crosses with them.
That's what I mean, I don't see the the point in putting Char into a RougeTighter skins, better loins & deeper gigots. Skins would be thicker too, making them hardier?
It certainly wouldn’t help their maternal abilities though.
That's what I mean, I don't see the the point in putting Char into a Rouge
If you want a Char buy a Char.
Don't buy one with only two feet, even for half priceNo offence meant to any breeders, but if a Rouge was to like a Charollais I’d avoid. I like what a Rouge seems to offer on its own 2 feet, without diluting those positive traits.
cant have been the only one to read Rogue Sheep.///
sorry cant help with orioginal topic..
There are on the Continenti could sell him a 'rogue tup'.....if i can catch it
if rouge were that good wouldn't there be more about
There are on the Continent
They're Like Bazadaise cattle, some folks love them, but few try them.
I often wonder how many NZ and inverdale type composites would be around if it wasn't for a company like Innovis pushing them hard.
In the grand scheme of things there weren't ever huge numbers of them.When they first came over, at a similar time to several other continental breeds, plenty tried them. Few stuck with them though, much like Bleu de Maines, so they didn’t take off in any numbers.
Whilst I get your point on the Inverdale sheep, I’m not sure that Innovis can be blamed for promoting other NZ breeds/composites.
Highlanders & Primeras were here for a good while before Innovis took over the marketing, and they’ve not been pushing them that hard, seeing as they have their own composites to sell.
Have they got better feet than texels ?They used to be as popular as the beltex’s are now back in their day. The annual sale at Carlisle was a 2 day affair to get through the numbers. The breed lost its direction as its evolved over the years, and seemed to breed for stature over conformation, soft coats over tight coats. I think they’re heading back on track as a breed and reverti back it the old traits.
The same could be said for several breeds and how they’ve changed over the last 20yrs tbh.
i could sell him a 'rogue tup'.....if i can catch it
if rouge were that good wouldn't there be more about