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Title: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: agri293 on January 06, 2011, 05:56:37 pm

hi everyone as a family last year we brought on some foster lambs and the kids loved it .our next task is to buy inlamb ewes to gain the experince in lambing and then next year breed with our foster lambs from last year we dont mind travelling to pick them up and we will pay cash cheers

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: Croftgary on January 06, 2011, 06:21:54 pm

Hi, how many are you looking for, I have some shetlands that have run with a Jacob ram lamb. Unfortunately no guarantee of in lamb.

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: Blacksheep on January 08, 2011, 11:26:27 am

Whereabouts are you? We have 3 zwartbles cross ewe hoggs for sale - run with a zwartbles ram to lamb late April/May (unscanned) so most of their lambs should have the attractive zwartbles markings. They are a friendly group, often coming up to you after being fed so they should be a nice little group of sheep for kids to be involved with.
We are in South Shropshire on the mid Wales border.

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: Castle Farm on January 08, 2011, 11:51:21 am

I was offered 87 pure Lleyns all carrying triplets a couple of days ago from a farmer friend, due end of March/April, fancy a few?

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: Padge on January 08, 2011, 03:38:45 pm

would they have been from our mutual aquaintance CF?

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: Castle Farm on January 08, 2011, 05:30:34 pm

Yes Padge, He had his scanned last week.

How are yours doing?

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: Padge on January 09, 2011, 07:03:07 am

we don't scan but the bigger girls are looking really well ;D thet really are fine looking sheep :love:

we're hoping to move in the not too distant future and would have room for a few more :D

how are things with yourself through all the bad weather?

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: Castle Farm on January 09, 2011, 11:25:35 am

Been bloody awfull here and had to feed ewe nuts and hay as you can imagine.
Bit concerned about over doing the ewes, as the last thing I want are litters of lambs, 2 each is plenty :D

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: Padge on January 09, 2011, 11:34:31 am

ours have had to have hay in the foot of snow   and always minerals  but we've gone staedy with the treats    due to lamb march ;)

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: littleacorn on January 10, 2011, 12:38:43 am

Hi Castle Farm

We are hopefully in the process of taking on a larger smallholding in the next month, fingers crossed, which has some steep land only suitable for sheep really.  After doing a lot of research have become quite taken with the Lleyns.  Not sure if ewes expecting triplets would be a good idea for us being new to sheep!! but wondered what sort of price they are. 

Thanks
Julie 

Title: Re: in lamb ewes wanted
Post by: Castle Farm on January 10, 2011, 01:25:41 pm

Hi Julie.

I'll give Steward a ring and find out.
Padge has had some stock from him and I think he is a genuine honst guy.