[birkb]

I have kept three full tup lambs from this years crop which I would like to breed from in due course.  They are approaching three months old.  I have not done this before and I am not sure how long they should stay with the flock...I thought about four months...but any advice would be appreciated !!

[tirdu]

Well three months all lambs are taken from there mothers with us, are they pedigree or cross bred tup lambs you have?

[hexhammeasure]

we seperate our tup lambs from their mothers asap after the longest day. with suffolks and other all year round lambers they come into season when the nights start getting longer. so we take off the boys to forestall any mishaps. when weaning lambs its best to take the mothers out of a (well fenced) field and leave the lambs in situ. Less stress apparently. If you are rearing for breeding sales you should have already started feeding up the lambs and increase when the mothers have been taken off