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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: andywalt on October 03, 2010, 07:44:41 pm

Title: My new arrivals at last
Post by: andywalt on October 03, 2010, 07:44:41 pm
We collected my 12 suffolk x romneys and 4 suffolk x romney x norfolk horn, I will also try and post a pic of the new ram to come
Title: Re: My new arrivals at last
Post by: Fleecewife on October 03, 2010, 11:18:49 pm
Happy Days  :) They look a nice healthy lot.  I like the one with black face and horns - that must be one of the NH crosses.  Very smart.  I think you will be very happy with this lot Andy.
Title: Re: My new arrivals at last
Post by: morri2 on October 04, 2010, 09:48:42 am
Lovely girls Andy.  Hope the ram is as good.  Look forward to seeing a pic.
Title: Re: My new arrivals at last
Post by: andywalt on October 04, 2010, 07:09:18 pm
This is the Ram, a pedigree Romney, very large, his name is bubbles, I wont be calling him that !!!!

yes you can see the NH in some of the crosses, they are still a bit skitty and s**t scared of my dog but 3rd day of rounding them up and im sure in a month they will be calmer, I wish I could post a video so you can see my dog rounding them up.

next stage is to register them with the local vet so I can get the teramycin spray ect. 1st lambs due around the 30th January !!!
Title: Re: My new arrivals at last
Post by: morri2 on October 04, 2010, 09:13:42 pm
Very nice too!  Not as nice as my Dorset rams of course, but then I would say that wouldn't I!! ;)  We bought some in lamb ewes a while back which lambed in January  - I remember it well - cold, windy, wet and most of them lambed at night.  But sleepless nights are bad at any time of year, whatever the weather.  Incidentely, what's wrong with 'Bubbles' as a name?  :D  Better than the ubiquitous 'Rambo'!
Title: Re: My new arrivals at last
Post by: Fleecewife on October 04, 2010, 09:44:04 pm
Very nicely held - one hand under the chin  8)