Hi all,
Ive got a small flock of sheep and have a number of Shetland ewes in lamb to a wilts tup. I purchased 7 cheap shetland ewes late summer and have already singled out 3 ewes that havent gone lame and have a calmer temperment (which being a shetland is still not exactly docile!). Im planning on keeping ewe lambs back from these ewes, if they prove to be good mums in the hope of starting my own shedding lines, with the future idea being that the resultant offspring are bred with an exlana tup to breed sheddind ewes.
It'll be more of a hobby for me at the time being, ive only left school last year so it'll be and experiment id love to see how it turns out! Just wondering what you guys think of the idea and if you have any advice or experiences they'd be muchly appreciated.
Cheers
Ive got a small flock of sheep and have a number of Shetland ewes in lamb to a wilts tup. I purchased 7 cheap shetland ewes late summer and have already singled out 3 ewes that havent gone lame and have a calmer temperment (which being a shetland is still not exactly docile!). Im planning on keeping ewe lambs back from these ewes, if they prove to be good mums in the hope of starting my own shedding lines, with the future idea being that the resultant offspring are bred with an exlana tup to breed sheddind ewes.
It'll be more of a hobby for me at the time being, ive only left school last year so it'll be and experiment id love to see how it turns out! Just wondering what you guys think of the idea and if you have any advice or experiences they'd be muchly appreciated.
Cheers