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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Pedwardine on October 04, 2012, 08:42:13 am

Title: Really? No polled Shetland ram anywhere in the Midlands?
Post by: Pedwardine on October 04, 2012, 08:42:13 am

I started a thread for my friend Julie around a month ago which , when she joined up, she took over. She was looking for a polled pedigree Shetland ram. She'd always hired her tups before but due to her supplier withdrawing services she was going down the road of having her own boy. She's got a couple of wethers sorted for company but she's having to get her ram from a flock up in Scotland and preparing to collect her new boy at Scotch Corner! Quite a trip as we're in South Lincolnshire! Is there really no-one out there with a tup she could buy? She's a great lady and she'd take really good care of him (hence the Shetland wether purchase) She is a member of the Shetland Sheep Society and I believe she's tried them too. If anyone can assist, please come forward  :fc:

Title: Re: Really? No polled Shetland ram anywhere in the Midlands?
Post by: colliewoman on October 04, 2012, 09:09:52 am

I know of several in Somerset but that is still a long trip :-\

Title: Re: Really? No polled Shetland ram anywhere in the Midlands?
Post by: jaykay on October 04, 2012, 07:48:11 pm

It's the polled bit that will be the issue - most of us like our tups with horns.

Glad she's found one anyway  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Really? No polled Shetland ram anywhere in the Midlands?
Post by: mmu on October 06, 2012, 09:30:56 pm

I didn't know you could get polled shetland tups!?

Title: Re: Really? No polled Shetland ram anywhere in the Midlands?
Post by: Anke on October 06, 2012, 09:57:17 pm

Quote from: mmu on October 06, 2012, 09:30:56 pm

I didn't know you could get polled shetland tups!?

Up in Shetland we saw quite a few horned Shetland ewes too!