Author Topic: Spare sheep  (Read 3130 times)

Backinwellies

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Spare sheep
« on: May 10, 2013, 11:12:29 am »
I have 2 sheep which I was given when we bought this smallholding. A mother and adult daughter ... commercial crossbreds... both quite fat  and the daughter is not tame but will come to a bucket.   They have not integrated with the small flock of LLanwenogs I have purchased and are now becoming a problem as the Llanwenogs are quite docile and easy for me to work by myself but adding the other two into the mix and I can only round them all up with help.  Suggestions as to what to do with these 2 please?    ....
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ZaktheLad

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Thornbury, Nr Bristol
Re: Spare sheep
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2013, 11:36:04 am »
Sell them on as either breeding ewes if appropriate (age/udder soundness etc), or as cull/grazing ewes. 

zarzar

  • Joined Jul 2012
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Re: Spare sheep
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2013, 12:01:15 pm »
Hi where are you based i would be interested in them if you want to get rid off we have a few flighty ewes that no one wants so already have experience with catching them.
1 cat,2 thoroughbred horses,1 dog, handfull of bird various types and hoping to get sheep again

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Spare sheep
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2013, 03:54:55 pm »
Sell as cast ewes especially if they are quite big.

SallyintNorth

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Re: Spare sheep
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2013, 06:04:29 pm »
Sell as cast ewes especially if they are quite big.
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