Corn & Horn
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Sounds like your the man I need to speak to . Start up flock so I haven’t anything to breed up from.
Self Replacing Maternal Breed
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CopperBeech
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- A Welsh man lost in England
CopperBeech
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- A Welsh man lost in England
Not she best photos but that’s a single and set of triplets. Started lambing 24th of April, so max 5.5 weeks but more likely around 4 weeks.
CopperBeech
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- A Welsh man lost in England
The single ewe is a full mouth and the triplet ewe a broker.
Aspiring Peasants
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- North Pennines
I was bored this afternoon when rain stopped spraying so I took a few photos. Thought I'd put them up here just as something light hearted, not wanting to start any debate!
If I could clone this I would, she's my ideal maternal ewe. Nothing to do with colour it's just she's easy to identify. A shearling., lambed on her own, she's not very big and hasn't a big appetite so I could keep 25% more of these on the same acreage as a mule. Her lambs will never get massive but I would expect them to be 40 - 45 Kgs when sold by Jan at the latest. They should be OK for the export market which as shown since Jan is much more resilient to price drops. Very quiet and easy to manage, NEVER jumps a wall or fence or runs off if you go near the lambs, so a big saving in fencing costs. My one eyed 10 year old collie can round them up so no expensive dogs. Only had 0.5 kgs of cake for 42 days before lambing and access to lifeline blocks, nothing but grass since lambing. Downside you've got to lamb them inside.
The second picture (to show it's a maternal line
) is her mother who is a 5 crop
If I could clone this I would, she's my ideal maternal ewe. Nothing to do with colour it's just she's easy to identify. A shearling., lambed on her own, she's not very big and hasn't a big appetite so I could keep 25% more of these on the same acreage as a mule. Her lambs will never get massive but I would expect them to be 40 - 45 Kgs when sold by Jan at the latest. They should be OK for the export market which as shown since Jan is much more resilient to price drops. Very quiet and easy to manage, NEVER jumps a wall or fence or runs off if you go near the lambs, so a big saving in fencing costs. My one eyed 10 year old collie can round them up so no expensive dogs. Only had 0.5 kgs of cake for 42 days before lambing and access to lifeline blocks, nothing but grass since lambing. Downside you've got to lamb them inside.
The second picture (to show it's a maternal line
) is her mother who is a 5 crop
Y Fan Wen
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- N W Snowdonia
Don't forget Bryncir. Now the Caernarfon bypass is open, it is high speed travel from Cheshire to within a couple of miles of the mart..Back on a serious note I’d go either Cheviot or Welsh mountain. I really fancy having a few welshies again. See how silly I feel come October. Nice little ride too Dolgellau might be in order.
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- Scottish Borders
Why do need to lamb inside ? Is it because of rubbish weather , or convenience? Ewes like that would be great outdoors!I was bored this afternoon when rain stopped spraying so I took a few photos. Thought I'd put them up here just as something light hearted, not wanting to start any debate!
If I could clone this I would, she's my ideal maternal ewe. Nothing to do with colour it's just she's easy to identify. A shearling., lambed on her own, she's not very big and hasn't a big appetite so I could keep 25% more of these on the same acreage as a mule. Her lambs will never get massive but I would expect them to be 40 - 45 Kgs when sold by Jan at the latest. They should be OK for the export market which as shown since Jan is much more resilient to price drops. Very quiet and easy to manage, NEVER jumps a wall or fence or runs off if you go near the lambs, so a big saving in fencing costs. My one eyed 10 year old collie can round them up so no expensive dogs. Only had 0.5 kgs of cake for 42 days before lambing and access to lifeline blocks, nothing but grass since lambing. Downside you've got to lamb them inside.
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The second picture (to show it's a maternal line
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Aspiring Peasants
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- North Pennines
They're to bald at birth, you do need to keep a close eye on them, nutrition has to be carefully managed, I wouldn't want them getting spring grass prior to lambing, the lambs would get to big.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Got you , are the lambs by a texel?
It’s the age old juggle at lambing time of wanting a fresh bite to lamb on and milk off, yet not letting them on any fresh stuff too early .
It’s the age old juggle at lambing time of wanting a fresh bite to lamb on and milk off, yet not letting them on any fresh stuff too early .
Aspiring Peasants
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- North Pennines
Those lambs are by a Beltex which will have a bit of Texel in it as well. The shearling ewe is Beltex x Texel, it's mother is a TexelGot you , are the lambs by a texel?
It’s the age old juggle at lambing time of wanting a fresh bite to lamb on and milk off, yet not letting them on any fresh stuff too early .
- Location
- Scottish Borders
You need some Romney over them . Plenty of natural insulation on them !
had a flock of Romneys about 35yrs ago bought a flock right out were the worst sheep ive ever had big clumpy and unproductive ,lacking in milk and prolificacy,awful to shear compared to the mules we also had at the time.infact inevery way they were no where near as productive as the mules, but they werent self replicating were they.
unlucky with bad genes with them Romneys no doubt but turned me off enough never to want them again.
From now on were not gonna bother with anything other than Exlana and Texel, and mix of both.
bits and bobs of wool or not doesnt btherme at all, as long as if they have wool theyre easy to clip. clean heads bellies and legs make shearing a pleasure anyway.
unlucky with bad genes with them Romneys no doubt but turned me off enough never to want them again.
From now on were not gonna bother with anything other than Exlana and Texel, and mix of both.
bits and bobs of wool or not doesnt btherme at all, as long as if they have wool theyre easy to clip. clean heads bellies and legs make shearing a pleasure anyway.
Aspiring Peasants
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- North Pennines
Another home bred shearling that's doing what I want. These are bred up from several generations that have all lambed twins or triplets with minimal intervention.
Notice she's almost shedding
Notice she's almost shedding
- Location
- North wales
Really pleased with how the hoggs are rearing their charmoise x lambs.
