The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Foobar on September 17, 2014, 10:13:43 am
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I have a geezer coming this evening to look at my BWM ram that is for sale ... he has charollais ewes ... what would be the benefits of putting a BWM ram on charollais ewes?
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no-one got any ideas?
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If you want my ideas.. here goes :innocent:
maybe he wants wild sheep that dont grow very fast ::)
or he wants to tup some ewe lambs for the first time and wants tiny lambs that have good get up and go, so he could use some bwm rams for that...
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tupping ewe lambs, some farmers up here use Shetland tups for that
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maybe he wants wild sheep that dont grow very fast ::)
Cheeky!! ;)
Yes, tupping ewe-lambs was the only thing I could think of too...
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+ 1 for tupping ewe lambs.
But BWM would be low down on my list of choices!
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I know of one farmer using shetlands on charollais ewe lambs, I have a few of those crossbred lambs in my flock, they mature at around 50-60kilo and are a solid ewe
I however would use something like a charmoise, as then you can get a good shaped lamb at the end of the day
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I plan on doing that with a couple as a trial this year. My BWM are not wild, the rams are a good size and if I ever get enough lambs left so I can eat one I may find out if the meat is as delicious as I am told!
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if I ever get enough lambs left so I can eat one I may find out if the meat is as delicious as I am told!
:( ... it is :)
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Well, he wanted him for the taste :).
Brill, that's him sold!