Sheep

[Smokey16]

Hi I farm suckler cows but i bought 120 llyen ewes last year and ran texel rams with them iv got some cracking ewe lambs I would like to keep back for breeding what poeple thoughts on what breed of ram to put them to I was thinking either back to a texel or llyen ram or a aberfield ram

 

[cattleman123]

Hi I farm suckler cows but i bought 120 llyen ewes last year and ran texel rams with them iv got some cracking ewe lambs I would like to keep back for breeding what poeple thoughts on what breed of ram to put them to I was thinking either back to a texel or llyen ram or a aberfield ram

Its not really about others folks thoughts...do what you like...keep the ones you like..and when buying buy the ones you want too...not what someone else tells you to...The secret is to have your own mind with that you will do very well i am sure

 

[Smokey16]

Thanks. Just wondered what other poeple would use. I try rear all my stock on grass with little cake.

 

[cattleman123]

Thanks. Just wondered what other poeple would use. I try rear all my stock on grass with little cake.

Thats a good start..keeping costs down to a min

 

[sticky]

I personally wouldn't put a texel back onto texel ewe lambs.

 

[Nithsdale]

Hi I farm suckler cows but i bought 120 llyen ewes last year and ran texel rams with them iv got some cracking ewe lambs I would like to keep back for breeding what poeple thoughts on what breed of ram to put them to I was thinking either back to a texel or llyen ram or a aberfield ram

Do you mean what ram to use on them this autumn (when they're still ewe lambs) or a ram to use on them next year, once they are adults?...
Makes a big difference to choice.


Also what do you want the future lambs to be - kept for breeding, or for killing as fat lambs?

 

[gwi1890]

Hi I farm suckler cows but i bought 120 llyen ewes last year and ran texel rams with them iv got some cracking ewe lambs I would like to keep back for breeding what poeple thoughts on what breed of ram to put them to I was thinking either back to a texel or llyen ram or a aberfield ram

Do you lamb indoors or Outdoors?


If you want to lamb in doors and produce “toppers” put a beltex on the ewe lambs yearlings and texel on older

If you want a less intensive outdoor system put them back to lleyn , highlander, Easycare , Exlana ect you can still x with terminals on your b flock so to speak,if your looking to maintain a “type” stick with a lleyn

there is nothing wrong with either system it’s just down to your circumstances and personal preference

 

[Willywoodpecker]

Have sheep the same way bred, using Beltex and delighted with the results! We are running and lambing as shearlings, need to let them grow.

 

[CopperBeech]

Its not really about others folks thoughts...do what you like...keep the ones you like..and when buying buy the ones you want too...not what someone else tells you to...The secret is to have your own mind with that you will do very well i am sure

To a point. Not everyone’s mind is very good.

 

[Smokey16]

Yes the only time I fed cake this year was to my ewes that was having twins my singles we left out door to lamb

 

[Smokey16]

I personally wouldn't put a texel back onto texel ewe lambs.

We was thinking of putting a nz texel

 

[sticky]

We was thinking of putting a nz texel

Still a texel.
Although I know absolutely nothing about nz texels.

 

[Smokey16]

Do you mean what ram to use on them this autumn (when they're still ewe lambs) or a ram to use on them next year, once they are adults?...
Makes a big difference to choice.


Also what do you want the future lambs to be - kept for breeding, or for killing as fat lambs?

Do you mean what ram to use on them this autumn (when they're still ewe lambs) or a ram to use on them next year, once they are adults?...
Makes a big difference to choice.


Also what do you want the future lambs to be - kept for breeding, or for killing as fat lambs?

All depend how well they grow if they are big lambs this autumn then I would like to breed from them this year. I would like to keep some for breeding then sell the rest as stores

 

[Smokey16]

Do you lamb indoors or Outdoors?


If you want to lamb in doors and produce “toppers” put a beltex on the ewe lambs yearlings and texel on older

If you want a less intensive outdoor system put them back to lleyn , highlander, Easycare , Exlana ect you can still x with terminals on your b flock so to speak,if your looking to maintain a “type” stick with a lleyn

there is nothing wrong with either system it’s just down to your circumstances and personal preference

As they are ewe lambs I would lamb them indoors. I lambed all my singals outdoor this year.

 

[Jerry]

Charolaise out of Lleyn ewes are hard to beat.

 

[Smokey16]

Have sheep the same way bred, using Beltex and delighted with the results! We are running and lambing as shearlings, need to let them grow.

Sorry what you mean need to let them grow. Most of my ewe lambs I would like to keep to bred this autumn are single lambs and are very big for there age. If they ain't big enough I wont breed from them this autumn

 

[Smokey16]

Charolaise out of Lleyn ewes are hard to beat.

They look very nice. How old are they

 

[Jerry]

They look very nice. How old are they

they were last years. I’ve got 3 and half week old lambs lambs at moment hitting 25 kg off grass at moment.

I lamb outside pure Lleyn ewes to both char and put Lleyn rams. Start last week in Feb.

weighed some today.

 

[Al R]

Sorry what you mean need to let them grow. Most of my ewe lambs I would like to keep to bred this autumn are single lambs and are very big for there age. If they ain't big enough I wont breed from them this autumn

Only keep twins, we notch all twin ewe lambs that are of certain breeding, unassisted, no TLD, problems at all. A faultless ewe produces faultless ewe lambs Anything over 35kg at weaning is bred from in the autumn. I find as many ewe lambs that are 55kg + at tupping end up empty compared to 40kg.

@Jerry has some seriously good lambs as the picture above shows I don’t know many other people doing lleyn’s as well as he is

 

[Jerry]

Only keep twins, we notch all twin ewe lambs that are of certain breeding, unassisted, no TLD, problems at all. A faultless ewe produces faultless ewe lambs Anything over 35kg at weaning is bred from in the autumn. I find as many ewe lambs that are 55kg + at tupping end up empty compared to 40kg.

@Jerry has some seriously good lambs as the picture above shows I don’t know anyone else doing lleyn’s well except for him!

Eeek...thanks.