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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Jac on August 26, 2012, 04:25:15 pm

Title: Lleyn cross
Post by: Jac on August 26, 2012, 04:25:15 pm: Hi
I have recently bought a couple of Lleyn x shetland ewes, having read a lot of positive talk about Lleyn crosses and wondered if anyone can give me any personal experience/ feedback about them?
We already have a mixed flock of purebred Reg. Soay & Jacobs as well as assorted Chelford Market texel cross cade lambs.
We are in Cheshire, good grass land slightly damp.
Thanks
Jo :raining:
Title: Re: Lleyn cross
Post by: Mallows Flock on August 26, 2012, 07:00:11 pm: I have Lleyn x Shetland ewes and Charollais x Lleyn mums x Shetland sire ewes - they are great! Larger carcass than a Shetland but with good Shetland feet and nicer, softer fleece. Spinners like them too. Much less flighty than my Shetlands. I rarely have to do anything to them. GThe best bit for me is that most of mine have the Shetland tail.... not very fleecy so no dagging required! :relief:
Title: Re: Lleyn cross
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on August 26, 2012, 09:09:13 pm: My vet keeps this cross so it must have something going for it!
Title: Re: Lleyn cross
Post by: princesspiggy on August 26, 2012, 09:43:25 pm: my vet has lleyn too ;D ;D and border terriers ;D ;D
Title: Re: Lleyn cross
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on August 26, 2012, 10:21:56 pm: we may have the same vet - mine has a border too :idea:
Title: Re: Lleyn cross
Post by: SteveHants on August 26, 2012, 11:27:39 pm: I have Lleyns and Lleyn x Wilts Horn. I likes em.
Title: Re: Lleyn cross
Post by: plumseverywhere on August 27, 2012, 08:32:07 am: we believe that one of ours is a lleynXtexel. She is fabulous, very easy to manage, extremely healthy and when the singing shearer came out he said her wool was incredible quality :)
Title: Re: Lleyn cross
Post by: Jac on August 27, 2012, 06:35:46 pm: Thanks guys
Just what I wanted to hear. I love keeping sheep but work full time, so I need them to be reasonably easy! 8)
Jo