Greetings from Ireland I'd be very interested to learn more about your selection process for replacements and lambs kept for rams. We lamb few hundred mixed breed mostly outside it would be great to see how you manage the flock when outside, rotation and feed I think you mentioned winter beet, the videos are excellent please keep them coming! Very interesting to hear you replace 30% of flock it is something I will get more aggressive about.
Is it possible for lambs to be born with genetic abnormalities such as birth defects even with very good breeding? I imagine anything could happen in breeding. If you do have such lambs, what happens to them? If the defect is not serious or life limiting, do you still keep them?
Hi Joseph, Yes the sheep are fed a total mixed ratio. This is by far the best way to feed sheep indoors. No pushing and shoving, total feed control but you need to buy a mixer feeder wagon. I find I can also feed fodder beet out in the flatter fields with it, which partly justifies the cost.
Is it just that a younger ewe has better fertility and generally healthier that you would replace a third of the breeding flock each year, are you just selling them on to other farmers? surely they could get a few more lambs from those sheep? a very nice flock though. would be good to come and view them someday if you'd allow it?
Hi Yunus. These are Lleyn sheep which were originally from North Wales. They are more lowland as a breed and have become increasing popular in the UK. They are a dual/maternal breed of sheep producing good quality fat lambs as well as replacement ewes to maintain the flock. They are an easycare, sensible ewe that is being systamatically bred for increased performance. These ewes were shorn just over a month before the video was shot. If the sheep are housed prior to lambing in this country it pays to winter shear. Cheers Peregrine.
They certainly are not bred to. The weather here is mild maritime and it is most important for the sheep to be waterproof! Remember these have recently been shorn.
It is hard to tell whether they would get heat stress but moving sheep genetics between country is difficult and expensive because of bio-security restrictions.
lovely to see the sheep with a good straw bed, I could sleep on that myself, well done and thank you.
I really enjoy your video's and content. ... plz don't stop posting... ever....
Greetings from Ireland I'd be very interested to learn more about your selection process for replacements and lambs kept for rams. We lamb few hundred mixed breed mostly outside it would be great to see how you manage the flock when outside, rotation and feed I think you mentioned winter beet, the videos are excellent please keep them coming! Very interesting to hear you replace 30% of flock it is something I will get more aggressive about.
Congrats! Like these sheep. Thanks for sharing these videos
Thanks Norbert. Its all about breeding the best sheep genetics to serve the commercial sheep farmer.
Is it possible for lambs to be born with genetic abnormalities such as birth defects even with very good breeding? I imagine anything could happen in breeding. If you do have such lambs, what happens to them? If the defect is not serious or life limiting, do you still keep them?
DID THE EWES LAMB ON THEIR OWN OR DID THEY NEED ASSISTANCE???
Do you mix concentrates through the silage you don't seem to have a lot of feed space.
Hi Joseph, Yes the sheep are fed a total mixed ratio. This is by far the best way to feed sheep indoors. No pushing and shoving, total feed control but you need to buy a mixer feeder wagon. I find I can also feed fodder beet out in the flatter fields with it, which partly justifies the cost.
Is it just that a younger ewe has better fertility and generally healthier that you would replace a third of the breeding flock each year, are you just selling them on to other farmers? surely they could get a few more lambs from those sheep? a very nice flock though. would be good to come and view them someday if you'd allow it?
i want to buy 20 pies, how much for one?
Great video
What kind of sheep is that?
Hi Yunus.
These are Lleyn sheep which were originally from North Wales. They are more lowland as a breed and have become increasing popular in the UK. They are a dual/maternal breed of sheep producing good quality fat lambs as well as replacement ewes to maintain the flock. They are an easycare, sensible ewe that is being systamatically bred for increased performance. These ewes were shorn just over a month before the video was shot. If the sheep are housed prior to lambing in this country it pays to winter shear.
Cheers Peregrine.
Can they live in hot Countries?
They certainly are not bred to. The weather here is mild maritime and it is most important for the sheep to be waterproof! Remember these have recently been shorn.
Here is Mediterranean weather about 6 months 35-40 degrees do you think they stress because of the heat?
It is hard to tell whether they would get heat stress but moving sheep genetics between country is difficult and expensive because of bio-security restrictions.