shetland sheep for dummies

[spin cycle]

don't ask why/how but i find myself looking at a shetland ram for lets say 'niche' purposes ......might he though be any good as a maternal though

 

[MDL POWERUP]

don't ask why/how but i find myself looking at a shetland ram for lets say 'niche' purposes ......might he though be any good as a maternal though

Are you trying to breed better escape artists to make your diary even funnier? If yes then yes. If no then definitely no.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Why/how

 

[Jim75]

If you really hate your neighbours and wish for the Shetland to spread the love then crack on, they’ll drive you nuts

 

[scholland]

I am also a Shetland but even I don't own one of those tups

 

[Loftyrules]

Neighbour of mine has them and puts them on his first time lambers, believe he’s very happy with them and the lambs they produce. He puts them on New Zealand Romney’s

 

[TexelBen]

don't ask why/how but i find myself looking at a shetland ram for lets say 'niche' purposes ......might he though be any good as a maternal though

Don't


You'll thank me

 

[Nithsdale]

Crack on! In fairness, Shetlands are true wonder sheep!




You will wonder how the hell she can rear such good lambs

And you'll wonder how the hell she escaped

 

[Moors Lad]

We had a Shetland "visit" a swale ewe of ours (unknown!) - she scanned for 3 - had first 2 late at night - they had horrible brown legs - I was so disgusted I left her to it (legs like that don`t go down well in swale circles!!) . Next morning ( now realised the parentage!) there was FOUR of the little bu**ers, they`d all sucked, were full and VERY active!! The guy that owned the tup had a ewe that used to "get about" a bit - I remember seeing him in the front passenger seat of a car with her in front of him after one of her expeditions....... she was known locally as "cuddles" after that..

 

[quavers]

bought a couple of rams this year , bought from a small holding so they come up for a snack and a scratch , they are on you lambs , first year trying this . dont want a big lamb for lambing and also dont want a big lamb on the mother when she is still growing her self . that s the thinking anyway

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Do your neighbours a favour... buy a .222 centrefire at the same time. That’s how we solved the last Shetland tup round here! It went feral and the owner said I could do whatever I wanted as long as I didn’t sue for damages before anyone shouts at me!

 

[Agrivator]

There are more varieties of Shetland tups than stars in the Universe,

 

[yellowbelly]

If you're looking to get some fresh bloodlines into you Narfuk Hurdlers then look no further @spin cycle - we've got 3 Herdy tup lambs that 'evaded' the elastrator and the old bitch is getting fed up with having to return them to their allocated field
At least she can get 'em there without me having to go and open the feckin' gates....

 

[unlacedgecko]

don't ask why/how but i find myself looking at a shetland ram for lets say 'niche' purposes ......might he though be any good as a maternal though

No.

The only use for a Shetland tup is breeding pure Shetland ewes. If you’ve got a better ewe, why debase her/devalue the lambs by introducing Shetland blood? Just use pure maternal on your maternal ewe lambs, you’ll speed genetic gain.

i pre-lamb sheared my Shetland drafts last year. Imagine my surprise when 2 of the scanned empty ewes turned out to be broken mouth wethers, double tagged as ewes. All ewes were warranted as free from mastitis, and these boys were I suppose

One jumped out the pen repeatedly and didn’t get to see a shearer, he became dog food on the spot. The other was clipped and marked with a large red “W” on each side, then returned to the ewe flock. He was never seen again from that day to this. In my mind he’s a legend among the ewes. Almost like a Shetland sheep King Arthur, gone for now, but with the promise he will return when his people need him most.

 

[clod hopper]

There's a good reason for a sheep to be sent to the Shetlands!!!! Never, never were they ment to be returned to to the mainland!!!!

 

[Jockers84]

I've heard of folk using a good quality white shetland tup over there ewe lambs for a cycle when trying to build numbers quickly. Hard to beat a shetland x hill cheviot ewe if you can work with them.

 

[Man_in_black]

buy a .222 centrefire at the same time. That’s how we solved the last Shetland tup round here!

Was that down as AOLQ on your section 1....???

 

[Gator]

Dont do it, ive only got one ewe and the bloody thing wont die, does what it wants goes where it wants, ive been told it as to die here, wish it would bloody hurry up, its had no teeth for 3 year, lambed it 7 years and managed to keep away from the tups for the last 3 but it still keeps going

Dont ya just love her

 

[delilah]

You need to take a step back Spin Maester.
Why do we keep sheep ? For some it is the wool. For others is the milk. In some parts of the World (Wales, Derby) it is for the 'companionship'. All valid reasons to keep a sheep. But for most of us, it is the taste.
Step forward the Portland. Nothing, bar nothing, beats the taste of Portland.
If only there was a ram lamb for sale somewhere...
Your lucky day, I reckon I can fit him in a Hermes box .

 

[unlacedgecko]

I've heard of folk using a good quality white shetland tup over there ewe lambs for a cycle when trying to build numbers quickly. Hard to beat a shetland x hill cheviot ewe if you can work with them.

Good quality

Shetland tup

Pick one.