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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Backinwellies on May 10, 2013, 11:12:29 am

Title: Spare sheep
Post by: Backinwellies on May 10, 2013, 11:12:29 am

I have 2 sheep which I was given when we bought this smallholding. A mother and adult daughter ... commercial crossbreds... both quite fat  and the daughter is not tame but will come to a bucket.   They have not integrated with the small flock of LLanwenogs I have purchased and are now becoming a problem as the Llanwenogs are quite docile and easy for me to work by myself but adding the other two into the mix and I can only round them all up with help.  Suggestions as to what to do with these 2 please?    ....

Title: Re: Spare sheep
Post by: ZaktheLad on May 10, 2013, 11:36:04 am

Sell them on as either breeding ewes if appropriate (age/udder soundness etc), or as cull/grazing ewes. 

Title: Re: Spare sheep
Post by: zarzar on May 10, 2013, 12:01:15 pm

Hi where are you based i would be interested in them if you want to get rid off we have a few flighty ewes that no one wants so already have experience with catching them.

Title: Re: Spare sheep
Post by: Anke on May 10, 2013, 03:54:55 pm

Sell as cast ewes especially if they are quite big.

Title: Re: Spare sheep
Post by: SallyintNorth on May 10, 2013, 06:04:29 pm

Quote from: Anke on May 10, 2013, 03:54:55 pm

Sell as cast ewes especially if they are quite big.

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