Whats the stabiliser cow of the sheep world?

[Oldmacdonald]

Novelty of lambing ewes at 3am is wearing off somewhat.

 

[Jackov Altraids]

Snap

 

[livestock 1]

X 3

 

[Bill dog]

Romney !

 

[Tim W]

Romney without the wool problems = Exlana ?
Always amuses me the stress and work that goes into lambing for many farmers when it can be so easy on man and ewe

 

[Hilly]

Romney without the wool problems = Exlana ?
Always amuses me the stress and work that goes into lambing for many farmers when it can be so easy on man and ewe

Lulled into into it by a meat grading system that in times of plenty pays on quantity !

 

[Jockers84]

Surely be a composite that’s been selectively bred abroad using mainly uk exported breeds then sold back at a premium? Some sort of low maintenance/input breed that you finish males entire?

 

[Al R]

Lulled into into it by a meat grading system that in times of plenty pays on quantity !

Ironic isn’t it! You can’t sell a lamb that didn’t survive being born

Any of the mountain breeds, Romney/exlana all seem to be ticking the right boxes. Better off having 1.6 live lambs with no work than 1.4 with loads of work

 

[Oldmacdonald]

Ironic isn’t it! You can’t sell a lamb that didn’t survive being born

Any of the mountain breeds, Romney/exlana all seem to be ticking the right boxes. Better off having 1.6 live lambs with no work than 1.4 with loads of work

Option closer to 1 6 little work or 1.8 with lots of work.

 

[Agrivator]

Artificially created composites by get-rich-quick companies, targeted at gullible would-be sheep farmers, come and go. Meanwhile, those breeds and crosses established by dedicated sheepmen over generations seem to remain.

I just can't understand it. We have all had ample opportunity to adopt Stabilisers (in the cattle world) or the equivalent Highlanders (in the sheep world), but for some peculiar reason, we still favour the tried and tested breeds and crosses.

 

[Agrivator]

And it might come as a shock to you Shepherdlesses: some folk are genetically programmed to look after sheep and to produce something worthwhile. And maximising profit is often well down their list of objectives - particularly if they can rely on a bit of income from elsewhere to provide life's essentials.
Who mentioned subsidies?

 

[Cvx1170]

Welsh ewes, they're awesome

 

[Oldmacdonald]

@Agrivator

Maybe its stubbornness.

I object to your shepherdlesses term.

 

[Whitepeak]

Got to be an Aber-wotsit
Bred by science and over hyped by those that have bought into the ethos

 

[Dave6170]

Something from @easyram1

 

[Suffolk Serf]

A friend and neighbour that has a herd of Stabilisers also has a flock of improved Lleyns and has the same approach to both- hands off management and excellent recording to aid breeding.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

And it might come as a shock to you Shepherdlesses: some folk are genetically programmed to look after sheep and to produce something worthwhile. And maximising profit is often well down their list of objectives - particularly if they can rely on a bit of income from elsewhere to provide life's essentials.
Who mentioned subsidies?

It might come as a surprise to you that the number of mule flocks has dropped significantly. Plenty of self replacing flocks in various guises popping up around the SW.

 

[CollCrofter]

Cheviots. I just can't look past them

 

[jamesy]

Hill Cheviots, spit out lambs for fun!

 

[Tim W]

It might come as a surprise to you that the number of mule flocks has dropped significantly. Plenty of self replacing flocks in various guises popping up around the SW.

Plenty of our customers would fit into this bracket