Very early or very late?!

[MRT]

Yes

Uncharacteristically succinct

 

[unlacedgecko]

Uncharacteristically succinct

I suspect his account has been hacked.

 

[Boso]

Lumpy lad in with some ewes. All ewe lambs have a charmoise tup to accompany them.
To keep the aseasonality I only retain ewes that have lambed in the fall (sept-nov).
Looking forward to see he growth and conformation of the Texel cross lambs.
Still expecting some ewes to lamb any time now after their spring/summer encounter with PD ram.

 

[Keepers]

Its a long story Mr O. We are using four rams this year, all registered (though what the point is I begin to wonder) Pedigree Charmoise

I agree, I recently sold a bunch of charmoise ewes for pennies at market (the loss on some of them was heart breaking) but I was just extremely glad I never registered pedigree any of my home bred ones I sold in that group, now that would have been money down the drain

Clean slate with the remaining ones however and registrations will continue until a better option comes forward I guess

 

[neilo]

I agree, I recently sold a bunch of charmoise ewes for pennies at market (the loss on some of them was heart breaking) but I was just extremely glad I never registered pedigree any of my home bred ones I sold in that group, now that would have been money down the drain

Clean slate with the remaining ones however and registrations will continue until a better option comes forward I guess

Pedigree paperwork is only ever of value if you are selling to someone else (or preferably two others) that value those records. Otherwise, they are just sheep.

Good to see you posting on here again @Keepers , even if it is about ugly pig sheep.

 

[Keepers]

Pedigree paperwork is only ever of value if you are selling to someone else (or preferably two others) that value those records. Otherwise, they are just sheep.

Good to see you posting on here again @Keepers , even if it is about ugly pig sheep.

Yes indeed, sheep sold without papers are at the end of the day, just sheep

Might venture back on a little

PS... blue texels have deep wool

 

[Woolless]

I agree, I recently sold a bunch of charmoise ewes for pennies at market (the loss on some of them was heart breaking) but I was just extremely glad I never registered pedigree any of my home bred ones I sold in that group, now that would have been money down the drain

Clean slate with the remaining ones however and registrations will continue until a better option comes forward I guess

Is the Charmoise society not cutting the mustard? I would have to say I'm not in love with the Easycare society either.

 

[Keepers]

Is the Charmoise society not cutting the mustard? I would have to say I'm not in love with the Easycare society either.

Umm no, no they aren’t, I have been with them a few years now, and have always been the same, I ran the website and completely changed it for them so that it was actually understandable. Used to attend meetings and I have spent a small fortune over the years on registered ewes.
And then I gave up, when all your pedigree documents come back with someone else’s ewe as the dam and a donkey as the sire, you sort of wonder why it’s worth paying....

 

[Woolless]

Umm no, no they aren’t, I have been with them a few years now, and have always been the same, I ran the website and completely changed it for them so that it was actually understandable. Used to attend meetings and I have spent a small fortune over the years on registered ewes.
And then I gave up, when all your pedigree documents come back with someone else’s ewe as the dam and a donkey as the sire, you sort of wonder why it’s worth paying....

And your mate with the Dorsets and the 'dispersed flock' is still to the fore?

 

[neilo]

Yes indeed, sheep sold without papers are at the end of the day, just sheep

Might venture back on a little

PS... blue texels have deep wool

And of course, you are allowed to trim them to make them look like they have an arse. A bit old hat now though, the smart pyramid money has now moved on to Dutch Spotted things now it seems.

I did have a wander over to ‘the other side’ looking for you at Welshpool, but had to make do with annoying a couple of other breeders instead. One was suggested that Charmoise had an advantage by being smaller and slower growing, giving them a lower carbon footprint.....

 

[Keepers]

One was suggested that Charmoise had an advantage by being smaller and slower growing, giving them a lower carbon footprint.....

And thus cancelling out half of the Vegan crews arguments

Charmoise “Vegan friendly lamb”

 

[Keepers]

And your mate with the Dorsets and the 'dispersed flock' is still to the fore?

Not quite... There are worse out there now

 

[MRT]

Charmoise had an advantage by being smaller and slower growing, giving them a lower carbon footprint.....

Did I say that? If not I will claim it as my own...

 

[Woolless]

Not quite... There are worse out there now

Anyone decent in the northern half of the country? PM me if you like.