The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: andywalt on October 12, 2010, 08:35:35 pm
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Im collecting 3 more tomorrow, rescued from city farm in london,
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They look as if they hit the jackpot - lucky sheepies
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I will take some more pics tomorrow with the other 3 and some photos of the shelter, nice and cosy
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Aw! More lovely sheep Andy - I believe their wool is good too. How many have you got now? Hope you are geared up for lambing time 'cos you're going to be busy.
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Yup I will be busy, i have two seperate little flocks, 16 suffock x romney ewes and a romney tup and 3 shetland ewes, 3 shetland wethers and a southdown tup ;D
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They look great its just getting your head round the colours ;)
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Oh I do love shetland colours - am being drawn back to them time and time again so I reckon maybe I should just give in and try a few.
When's a good time to buy? After safe lambing or are prices much lower this time of year or just whenever you see an ad?
I only "need" wethers but so far I have bred every kind of animal I've ever owned bar dogs (and that was as a kid!) so I can't help thinking a ewe with twin lambs might be a nice little family.. just in case ;)
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nice colours. funnily enough coloured shetland wool is worth a lot more than white wool at the moment. your just started with the colours there are a lot of very intresting ones. ive notice the coloured ones are making a comeback.
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The only problem Ive had with my Shetland coloured ones is that I get TOO fond of them as individuals....all the coloured ones so far escaped the abbatoir. So although I find it very dull with a white ram, it is less traumatic.... and the ram now has 3 companions, I really cant justify any more!
But I do love the coloured ones.
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Shetlands seem to be very popular with everyone? they do have good personalities Im finding out, and they seem very hardy, also collected today some shetland x dorsets 1 ewe and 1 wether much bigger, very fat at the moment ;D ill try attached a pick, spot the shetland x`s Not difficult 8)
Also see my sheep mobile that i brought the other day !!!
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The two very large bums are not pure shetlands ;) bigger than my rams bum