The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Southfields on September 02, 2011, 02:24:11 am
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Hi everyone i have 4 lovely ewes that are looking for a handsome chap this Autumn. I am between Salisbury & Shaftesbury.
Can anyone help?
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Any preference on breed?
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You could always go and buy a tup lamb (a texel or suffolk or similar), use him this autumn and then sell on as shearling tup next summer...
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dont want to hijack your post, but am looking for the same thing.
preferably charolais or suffolk, prefer beltex over texel.
near burton on trent.
thanks.
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I have a Wilts Horn Ram - about 7 miles south of Salisbury if you would like.
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I have a very handsome Portland Ram who could come on his holidays. Just outside Wincanton.
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any beltex rams around swindon? (sorry to hijack)
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Portland sounds perfect!! (no offence to any others). I have a Dorset horned ram but he is only 5 months old at the moment so no use until next year.
Can you pm me details and i will get hubby to sort out details with you.
Many thanks :wave:
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Has any within reasonable travelling distance of Turriff (Aberdeenshire) got a Herwick ram for hire? Preferably registered. I've just the two Herwick ewes, so not worth buying a ram, but would like to breed them pure this year. Thanks.
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For the number of ewes you have the dorset ram lamb you have will cover them no problem at all. He'll be mature enough to work at six months old.
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Oi Dougal! Shhhhh! :D :D :D
I disagree, and not because you want to loan my ram (pm sent BTW). The earliest I've known a ram lamb to come into action is 8 months...
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Oi Dougal! Shhhhh! :D :D :D
I disagree, and not because you want to loan my ram (pm sent BTW). The earliest I've known a ram lamb to come into action is 8 months...
Our Charollais ram lamb successfully tupped last year at 8 days short of 8 months old :D I do think he would have worked sooner, mind, had any of the girls been ready. ;)
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Our Jacob ram worked at 7 months and didn't miss one of his girls (only 6 because of his age). All but the shearling lambed within 10 days of each other without sponging. And I do know of a case where a four month old Jacob ram lamb managed to cover a ewe successfully. Are there variations between the breeds perhaps? We are intending to work a a 6 month BWM ram lamb this year on a few carefully selected girls.
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Our Badger Face Ram Lamb worked at 7 months on 11 bigger mature ewes, I don't think he was ready any sooner.
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With only four ewes to cover I'd be surprised if he didn't cover them, up lambs are regularly used among the hill breeds where the tup lambs are only 6-7 months old. If you ever want to see a young sheep working hard let a scrap of a rig in with the ewes for a night in september and then see how many lambs you get!
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I would use him but he is a real dinky Dorset as he was hand reared and still showing absolutely no interest in the ewes as yet.
I personally think he is a bit young and after a bad lambing year this year i need something proven!
Thanks for the comments though x
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Maybe it depends on the breed. I've found shetlands to mature very early!
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Has any within reasonable travelling distance of Turriff (Aberdeenshire) got a Herwick ram for hire? Preferably registered. I've just the two Herwick ewes, so not worth buying a ram, but would like to breed them pure this year. Thanks.
Someone on here was selling Herdwicks (in Scotland, I think) - he might be able to help. Look in Marketplace.
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Hercules is certainly proven and has been working his magic with the ladies since the beginning of the month...
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I have 2 x very good quality pedigree shetland rams, both proven,
Near Staffordshire/Cheshire/Derbyshire borders
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Ooo - can I hijack the post as well? We are preferably looking for a Grey Faced dartmoor Ram, or failing that, a Leicester Longwool, or failing that a Shetland ram (if he could cope with our big fluffy GFD's and leicesters)
We are based in oxfordshire. Would also consider buying him. Thanks
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Due to being totally let down i am still in need of a ram. Dinky dorset still oblivious to what he is supposed to do...
Must be cheap, friendly and able to deliver if possible.
Many thanks
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Hi I was wondering if you still had that Dorset Horned ram for a possible rental? Or could suggest someone that might
Thanks