[devonlady]

What do you think about using a Texel on my Jacob shearlings? My neighbour has a Texel ram and has invited me to open the gate between us whenever I want. He is already winking at them over the fence

[mowhaugh]

I would have thought you should get pretty decent lambs, and if you are not worried about breeding pure it could be a good choice.

[devonlady]

I have always bred purebred lambs but want some butcher lambs next year. Thank you mowhaugh.

[Me]

The ones I've seen are powerful sheep and good mums - not a bad cross in many ways

[SallyintNorth]

MY neighbour does this routinely so I presume doesn't have problems doing it.  Some of the fleeces on the crossbreds are very nice

[Fleecewife]

Excellent meat lambs, many with black fleece.  No extra problems with lambing and Jacobs are of course good mothers.

[bigchicken]

Yes a very good x for producing a good carcass that will sell well at market.

[Melmarsh]

I have used texel on Jacob in the past and had no problems, good luck

[devonlady]

Thanks all