Self Replacing Maternal Breed

[Hilly]

Where are you selling your lambs/culls? Do you not get knocked in Scottish/northern marts for woolly heads?

You can afford less anyway as ewes don’t get any feed , and require a sh!t load less Labour at lambing time , what’s the two big expensive items in sheep farming again ?

 

[Ffermer Bach]

The South Country Cheviot is another option. There's plenty of choice at Longtown's Autumn sale of draft ewes, Gimmer shearlings and ewe-lambs. But the better types cost a fortune, which indicates how high they are valued.

But they are only as good as the shepherd/shepherdess who looks after them.

Brecknock Hill Cheviot Sheep Society

The Brecknock Hill Cheviot has developed from the Scottish Cheviot that was introducted into Brecknockshire during the latter part of the 19th Century.

www.brecknockhillcheviotsociety.co.uk

 

[Hilly]

I’d rather a scc as ncc for sure , they have as many lambs but they also won’t need fed and feed is a big thing today .

 

[Highland Mule]

“Self Replacing Maternal Breed”

Surprised @unlacedgecko isn’t recommending Shetlands.

 

[unlacedgecko]

“Self Replacing Maternal Breed”

Surprised @unlacedgecko isn’t recommending Shetlands.

They're a great maternal ewe, a wonderful base for a maternal composite and a brilliant low capital entry into stock.

Ewes work great put to an easy lambing terminal. But if you breed them pure, then you get pure wethers, which are nearly worthless. Also pure ewes will struggle to scan above 140%.

Cross them with a lleyn or a chev or an easycare for a good maternal ewe and better quality wether.

 

[egbert]

Thinking of having another breed of sheep on the farm. Want something hardy and maternal, that I can breed pure, keep replacements and sell surplus ewe lambs.
Upland wet farm.
What breeds would you suggest?
Want to keep 2-300 of them.

Look around you- presuming yours isn't the only stock farm on this bit of upland.
If more than 50% of farmers are keeping a certain breed, there'll be a reason for it.

There's pros and cons for all types, but the long experience of your peers will be as good a guide as you'll get.

 

[Old Tup]

Nah, that’s just taking the pee.

Too far up the hill…the wind will keep blowing the “Smoke away from the Mirror”
(For the Aberwotsits)

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Look around you- presuming yours isn't the only stock farm on this bit of upland.
If more than 50% of farmers are keeping a certain breed, there'll be a reason for it.

There's pros and cons for all types, but the long experience of your peers will be as good a guide as you'll get.

Unless they keep Swales… then they probably want their heads seeing too.
Also beware the “grandfather kept them, me father kept them, so I keep them.” If we had stuck too that we’d still be on bloody Derbyshire Gritstone’s, single lamb every year, have twins but then take the next year off. Hard fleshing lambs, and ewes that get bored of milking in June and dry off after lambing in late April!!

 

[egbert]

Unless they keep Swales… then they probably want their heads seeing too.
Also beware the “grandfather kept them, me father kept them, so I keep them.” If we had stuck too that we’d still be on bloody Derbyshire Gritstone’s, single lamb every year, have twins but then take the next year off. Hard fleshing lambs, and ewes that get bored of milking in June and dry off after lambing in late April!!

I take your point....but for a new starter, it'd be the smartest first stop

 

[unlacedgecko]

I take your point....but for a new starter, it'd be the smartest first stop

And here I am in mule country with Shetlands

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Where are you selling your lambs/culls? Do you not get knocked in Scottish/northern marts for woolly heads?

Proper Romneys don't have woolly heads.

 

[Hilly]

“Self Replacing Maternal Breed”

Surprised @unlacedgecko isn’t recommending Shetlands.

Quite a good sheep actually, underrated , low overhead that breeds good cross lambs , but wild little barstewards .

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

And this one has EBV's!
Good conformation and grow on grass and not cabbages!!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Quite a good sheep actually, underrated , low overhead that breeds good cross lambs , but wild little barstewards .

We know that, but be damned too admitting it where unlaced can see it!!

 

[Hilly]

We know that, but be damned too admitting it where unlaced can see it!!

I admit anything to him , you seen the size o the fuker like a Russian female shot putter hiy

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I admit anything to him , you seen the size o the fuker like a Russian female shot putter hiy

Thankfully the Pennines are between me and him. A redneck like @unlacedgecko won’t like the altitude change and the lack of flatness on the way over here.

 

[Hilly]

Thankfully the Pennines are between me and him. A redneck like @unlacedgecko won’t like the altitude change and the lack of flatness on the way over here.

You’d better pray

 

[unlacedgecko]

Thankfully the Pennines are between me and him. A redneck like @unlacedgecko won’t like the altitude change and the lack of flatness on the way over here.

I'm originally from North Northumberland. I'm quite at home in the hills.

Do you not recognise the flag in my avatar?

 

[DanM]

Proper Romneys don't have woolly heads.

I agree; however it’s a criticism often levelled at them selling live, anywhere outside of ashford. Was wondering if this was true of the Scottish/Border area… be very relevant to me if I were to take my flock north

 

[unlacedgecko]

I agree; however it’s a criticism often levelled at them selling live, anywhere outside of ashford. Was wondering if this was true of the Scottish/Border area… be very relevant to me if I were to take my flock north

Are you planning a move north?