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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: white-blazes on June 25, 2013, 09:36:04 pm
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What price would zwartbles lambs be please?
And what price to buy them boxed at 6 months old?
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I've recently paid £50 for one. Not sure about the price for a boxed set though.
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Thanks, I was quoted £70 for lambs, or £90 boxed. So going for the boxed option :)
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Are you asking for the price of unregistered store lambs? If so that would depend on weight etc, we have been selling ours for about £70 ea for people wanting them as stores. We sold purebred lambs at market this morning for £95 each. Obviously registered good quality pedigree breeding stock is going to sell for more.
Sold as butchered freezer ready lamb we sell some of ours directly for £70/half lamb, collected locally to regular customers or £75/half delivered. This is usually for 11kg + weight of lamb.
£90 for a whole boxed lamb seems very good value, it costs us £28 for slaughter and butchery for one lamb, are you sure it isn't for half a lamb? You have to consider the price per kilo
It is delicious meat, and leaner than most so hope you enjoy it!
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Definitely whole lambs, we had the choice of buying them live, or boxed :)
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Definitely whole lambs, we had the choice of buying them live, or boxed :)
Well as they seem to be offering a whole butchered lamb at less than live market price I would snap it up at that bargain price!
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I have, I've ordered 2 :)
They generally breed them for themselves, this is their second year, and basically they bred too many, one ewes had quads! So a few friends and acquaintances are buying the surplus :)