Author Topic: Shetlands (Read 5001 times)

Fowlman · « **on:** May 02, 2012, 02:44:15 pm »

New girls.

bigchicken · « **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2012, 05:46:32 pm »

Is this your first Shetlands if so I predict you will have more, Plenty of grass for them.

LOCHBYRE · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2012, 05:47:33 pm »

Awww lovely girlies, I do love Shetlands

Fowlman · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2012, 06:21:47 pm »

Quote from: bigchicken on May 02, 2012, 05:46:32 pm

Is this your first Shetlands if so I predict you will have more, Plenty of grass for them.

Yes my first shetlands and a bit different from the commercials i have had in the past but so far yes we love them.

Rosemary · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2012, 07:19:54 pm »

OMG look at the grass

jaykay · « **Reply #5 on:** May 02, 2012, 07:44:55 pm »

I've got Shetlands this year after years of commercial sheep. I'm pretty impressed with a very straightforward lambing and no pets. They're good little sheep

Fowlman · « **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2012, 08:12:05 pm »

Pigs on there last year Rosemary so its growing like mad.

Glad to hear it jaykay.

humphreymctush · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2012, 08:02:55 am »

Quote from: jaykay on May 02, 2012, 07:44:55 pm

I've got Shetlands this year after years of commercial sheep. I'm pretty impressed with a very straightforward lambing and no pets. They're good little sheep

Last year my 30 shetlands produced 45 suffolkX lambs which sold in october at an average of 38kg for £58 each. They never needed the vet and didnt eat much. In my opinion that makes them "commercial."

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #8 on:** May 03, 2012, 09:08:07 am »

Even on the 'proper' farming forums, the Shetland, at least as a cross, is getting a lot more respect than previously, and a lot fewer rude remarks, mainly because of the move towards lower intervention, lower overhead sheep. They have their downsides (need good fences, can be a pain to round up, rams can be hostile to another ram) but in terms of a low input flocks they are great!

PDO_Lamb · « **Reply #9 on:** May 03, 2012, 09:20:56 am »

Better to spend money on a good fence that lasts 20 years than on feed to to keep a big ewe through the winter

Brucklay · « **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2012, 10:20:42 am »

I think my shetland are fantastic - I only have 11 and they are only now a year old but they are easy to look after / handle which was why I have them and can't wait for lambing next year