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Title: Looking For.......
Post by: Padge on June 24, 2011, 02:03:52 pm

Hampshire Down Sheep......very carelessly let some pass me by a few weeks ago and could kick myself  if anyone can help would be grateful.....not cosses please :D

We also keep Lleyns and are on the lookout to expand ;D

Title: Re: Looking For.......
Post by: feldar on June 24, 2011, 03:10:12 pm

Hi Padge
We have regestered hamps, but i don't know if you are near us. I may know someone in your region who can help

Title: Re: Looking For.......
Post by: Padge on June 24, 2011, 04:43:44 pm

Hello feldar ;D   is my guess we're about 5 hrsfrom you :-\.....we're Lincoln way on and don't mind a bit of travelling ...we did go to wales for our Lleyns but was prob a bit far in honesty

Thanks for the reply :sheep: :wave:

Title: Re: Looking For.......
Post by: Castle Farm on June 24, 2011, 05:16:38 pm

Hi Padge
How did you do on lambing your Llyens?

I got 30 from 16..only 9 females and the rest tup lambs.

Title: Re: Looking For.......
Post by: Padge on June 24, 2011, 05:43:11 pm

Hi Castlefarm :wave:  long time no see....anywhere......hope you're keeping well :)

We had a fairly rough time lambing for one reason and another   thought we'd got it right despite the weather against us and were struck with twin lamb disease....sadly we lost a ewe  :'(   following that the girls proceeded to lamb early and not without complications though i have to say out of the original 12 we had only one had a single but we did suffer some losses with the difficulties.
The young tup did his thing and we had a later crop of lambs all to term   couple abandoned their offspring but we did ok all things considered brought on 2 orphan girls which have come on in leaps and bounds and are happily on the fields with the rest now.
The original 12 we put to a terminal sire and got mostly twins and a large proportion of girls. The younger girls went to the Lleyn tup and whilst three out of ten didn't take we got 4 girls and two boys :sheep:
The crosses are fabulous and the first are ready to go to market so we're really happy.
You did well with yours ;D even tho a lot of boys ;)
Good to hear from you     regards to Stuart

Title: Re: Looking For.......
Post by: feldar on June 24, 2011, 06:40:22 pm

Hi Padge Try looking on the Hampshire Down website, also we have our National show and Sale on 2nd and 3rd July at Stratford livestock market.
Many breeders will be there and there is sure to be some closer to you.
Other than that Tim Hunter from Fotherby is a breeder 01507602208 lovely chap
Good luck! :D Hamps are great sheep thoroughly recommend them.

Title: Re: Looking For.......
Post by: Padge on June 24, 2011, 07:24:07 pm

Fotherby is about two mins from me lol    thank you feldar :wave: