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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: The Lint Mill on September 10, 2012, 11:17:25 am

Title: Looking for a Lleyn tup (Southern Scotland)
Post by: The Lint Mill on September 10, 2012, 11:17:25 am

We are looking to cross our Shetlands this year with a Lleyn tup to hopefully produce "meatier" lambs.
Does anybody on the forum know where we could loan one.

Many thanks

Colin & Debby

Title: Re: Looking for a Lleyn tup (Southern Scotland)
Post by: Anke on September 10, 2012, 03:58:24 pm

Any particular reason for a Lleyn? You can use most of the larger tups for crossing Shetlands - so if you don't want to keep a tup all year round just buy a Texel, or Cheviot tup lamb let him do the business and sell just before Xmas.... (depending on the number of ewes you have of course and you may have to feed him during his stay with you). Unless there is a Lleyn breeder near you (you could check on their website) Lleyns are probaby dearer...

Title: Re: Looking for a Lleyn tup (Southern Scotland)
Post by: bigchicken on September 16, 2012, 04:13:58 pm

I have a Shetland x Lleyn one sheer ram that i could let you have he is a good size and would give you a more comercial size lamb please pm me for further details I am in Fife. Cheers

Title: Re: Looking for a Lleyn tup (Southern Scotland)
Post by: The Lint Mill on September 19, 2012, 01:21:43 pm

Have sent PM. Thanks

Title: Re: Looking for a Lleyn tup (Southern Scotland)
Post by: bigchicken on September 21, 2012, 05:57:49 pm

Got your pm but cant send one back on my computer is being difficult so here is some more info on the heptivac p system and wormed etc with albex 2 months ago.