The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: beagh-suffolks on March 27, 2015, 10:03:14 pm
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I'm currently lambing a flock of 2000+ quessant and quessant cross sheep, I have never came across this breed before but they seem really easy to work with and lamb...anyone any experience with them?
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Didn't know there were such large flocks around. Mini sheep with alleged high parasite resistant traits
Where is this?
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No, not at all, but would be interested to hear more.
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Pics!!
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I sold some Southdowns a few years ago to a chap in Derbyshire who just didn't find his Ouessants appealed any longer. Carcase so small they make Soays look big!
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BUMP !
Pics? Info? Any news
Interested to know more about these sheep
What are the Ouessant crossed with ?
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We have 3 (so only a very small flock, I know) of Ouessants, and they are wonderful sheep!
They're so friendly, because they're small they're very easy to handle and look after.
We will be getting more!
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BUMP !
Pics? Info? Any news
Interested to know more about these sheep
What are the Ouessant crossed with ?
those'll be croissants then :)
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wow really, there supposed to be quite in danger. do the french Breton association know of this flock? a friend is connected to all things Breton i'm sure he would be interested...any pics? really
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sorry im just back, very little signal or internet so couldnt get to read your comments...i was near the cheviot hills, there crossed mainly to shetlands but some are crossed to other breeds (not to sure what). i know the reason this farmer keeps them is for there traits and there hardness to be able to survive on the hills...i know farther down the crossing they put terminal sire e.g texels, suffolk and beltex...ive just finished lambing up there, so will get pics up soon of them, real easy to work and very little feet problems or any problems for that matter and they grazed the rough ground real well, they lamb most outside and they out of 2000 lambed just 10 needed help...real good sheep for there size they do amazing.
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Can I be really nosy and ask where you were? I live in the Cheviots and did't know there were any round here, would love to have a look at some!
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real close to the army base, near otterburn
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Did you manage to get any pics---v interested to see what the cross bred Ouessant ewes are like,
what is their mature weight?
what are they crossed with?
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How do you get a good carcase on something so small? You'd surely have to cross with progressively larger breeds and put a second or third generation cross onto a decent terminal sire to give a carcase that would be of interest at the mart.
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Pré-salé meat is sold at a premium ;)
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How do you get a good carcase on something so small? You'd surely have to cross with progressively larger breeds and put a second or third generation cross onto a decent terminal sire to give a carcase that would be of interest at the mart.
you may be surprised at the size/growth rates of cross bred animals with extreme hybrid vigour?
I used Barbados Black Belly (40kg adult weight ---mostly P grades) on lleyn & Wiltshires to get very high performing 1st crosses. The genetic base of the BBB being so different from our native breeds that the effect of hybrid vigour is extreme