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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Vasectomised ram vs sponging
« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2014, 11:44:53 pm »
Charollais certainly seem to get in the mood earlier up here.  I don't know about Hampshires, but I think as a Down breed they'd probably be earlier too.
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VSS

  • Joined Jan 2009
    • Pen Llyn
    • Viable Self Sufficiency.co.uk
Re: Vasectomised ram vs sponging
« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2014, 10:39:22 am »
Yes, I'm sure they would, especially when you consider that most pedigree Hampshire and Charollais flocks lamb straight after Christmas and into new year.

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Ladygrey

  • Joined Jun 2012
    • Basingstoke
Re: Vasectomised ram vs sponging
« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2014, 04:02:41 pm »
Thankyou all, I dont know if I could bring myself to have him done as he is such a nice ram!

I will try and make up my mind what to do but I think its silly that I will end up with 4 rams for 15 ewes...
so some of them have to go!! and then maybe I get hold of a teaser or sponges later on in the year...
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