Author Topic: Scottish black face X texel (Read 3274 times)

Azzdodd · « **on:** January 26, 2015, 12:12:27 pm »

Has anyone got any experience with this cross? I've been offered some 4 year old ewes in lamb to a blue face an want to keep the mule ewe lambs as replacements but I have a texel ram so next year will have texel X lambs they will only be sold for meat lambs

beagh-suffolks · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2015, 04:03:26 pm »

i have a few blackies and have crossed them to texel, they wont grow as quick as the normal but ended up decent enough carcass and were only a few weeks behind the texel lambs, i also had a few blackie X texels that i grew into replacements...real good mothers, blackies are good mothers anyway

shep53 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2015, 07:41:48 pm »

Have hundreds of them , very popular x in Scotland , tough sheep just don't over feed them as they tend to put on condition easily

langfauld easycare · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2015, 08:15:32 pm »

Quote from: shep53 on January 26, 2015, 07:41:48 pm

Have hundreds of them , very popular x in Scotland , tough sheep just don't over feed them as they tend to put on condition easily

as shep says . just about any meat tup over the blackie will give you a decent lamb that will also make a decent ewe . as long as your land isnt to harsh u could easy get another couple years out them