Texel×cheviot ewe?

[Agri]

I'm thinking of putting a texel ram to cheviot ewe's but I am wondering are they easy at lambing time and would they be hardie sheep to be on a hill.

 

[gatepost]

We know have a lot of Chev cross ewes, out of Tex cross ewes, also run a couple and sell a few Chev cross Texel rams good sheep, a bit sharp, but calm down grade well do well of grass, but we still lamb indoors, my daughter has pures and has sold a lot of lambs already of some very poor banks. av 19kg R3l.

 

[Hillfarmer18]

I made a similar thread a few years ago when contemplating trying a texel on our cheviots instead of blueface Leicesters.
I’ve decided I was wrong and the bfl is the best answer, the ewe lambs make a fortune and the wether lambs get to 45kg before the texel x cheviot lambs did.
As a hill sheep I think a 50/50 cross would struggle but a quarter texel in them would make a good ewe with a bit more prolificy, size and confirmation. Assuming your hill isn’t too extreme [emoji108]

 

[Guiggs]

I've got a very small number of them, big strong sheep, keep condition well, attentive mothers, don't like being handled throw good lambs back to a texel, will be putting them to a charolais this year and I suspect they will be better lambs if anything!

 

[shearerlad]

Dad bought some texel x Cheviot gimmers a few years ago, and I HATE them!!
First year, 30 gimmers turned out 19 lambs from the shed. Crap mothers, no milk, prone to fly strike..........
Give me a Cheviot mule any day

 

[Agri]

At the moment I have texel cheviot Cross so which ram should I put to the them.

 

[glensman]

At the moment I have texel cheviot Cross so which ram should I put to the them.

Depends on what system you want to run, BFL, lleyn or charollais I'd have thought.

 

[Nithsdale]

At the moment I have texel cheviot Cross so which ram should I put to the them.

What are you intending/wanting from the lambs - are you just breeding fat lambs to kill or are you wanting to breed females to keep?

 

[Sandpit Farm]

I put some pictures in the other Cheviot thread about Roussin X Cheviots. I don't really want to appear to always bang on about the breed but there are people using this cross effectively. https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/cheviot-mules.321567/post-7108918 and https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/cheviot-mules.321567/post-7108928

I'd imagine a maternal Texel would do an ok job but I wouldn't want anything too blocky... perhaps don't spend £350k and you may be ok.

 

[Agrivator]

Or you could buy some Mule ewe-lambs like this.

 

[Agri]

The last question I would like to ask is what breed of sheep are prone to flys

 

[sean m]

The last question I would like to ask is what breed of sheep are prone to flys

all the wooly ones

 

[Ysgythan]

At the moment I have texel cheviot Cross so which ram should I put to the them.

Border Leicester eh @Nithsdale Farmer

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Or you could buy some Mule ewe-lambs like this.

You can send me 100 like that at 115!
Got everything going for her that one has! Well done!

 

[NZDan]

Or you could buy some Mule ewe-lambs like this.

By the look of her neck she is a fence poking sod, is that why you're selling her?

 

[Sheepfog]

By the look of her neck she is a fence poking sod, is that why you're selling her?

 

[Nithsdale]

By the look of her neck she is a fence poking sod, is that why you're selling her?

Would you believe the necks are trimmed to look like that...

 

[Bob the beef]

Would you believe the necks are trimmed to look like that...

Makes them better sheep doesn't it ?.............

 

[Nithsdale]

Border Leicester eh @Nithsdale Farmer

Times and fashions change... those days are in the past

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Border Leicester eh @Nithsdale Farmer

FGS don't start them off on that again!! I get bored of pointing out how wrong they are!!