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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: devonlady on August 30, 2014, 08:11:54 am

Title: Jacob Texel X
Post by: devonlady on August 30, 2014, 08:11:54 am

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 :eyelashes:

Title: Re: Jacob Texel X
Post by: mowhaugh on August 30, 2014, 08:21:15 am

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.

Title: Re: Jacob Texel X
Post by: devonlady on August 30, 2014, 09:22:31 am

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

Title: Re: Jacob Texel X
Post by: Me on August 30, 2014, 09:28:13 am

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

Title: Re: Jacob Texel X
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 30, 2014, 11:04:10 am

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

Title: Re: Jacob Texel X
Post by: Fleecewife on August 30, 2014, 11:59:41 am

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

Title: Re: Jacob Texel X
Post by: bigchicken on August 30, 2014, 02:07:48 pm

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

Title: Re: Jacob Texel X
Post by: Melmarsh on August 30, 2014, 02:55:10 pm

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

Title: Re: Jacob Texel X
Post by: devonlady on August 30, 2014, 09:56:29 pm

Thanks all :)