[Womble]

How old she? Don't they get a second chance if they are empty one year?

She's four years old now, so we're going to wait and see what ewe lambs we get this year before we make a decision about her.

The thing is, although she's done really well for us, we now have both her daughter and son in the flock, so it could well make sense to move her on. However, since she's been empty this year, I can't with a good conscience sell her for breeding.

She's also about twice as clever as the average Zwartbles (not all that difficult  ), and if there's one who I can't catch, it's invariably her!  Decisions, decisions!

[Penninehillbilly]

How old she? Don't they get a second chance if they are empty one year?

The thing is, although she's done really well for us, we now have both her daughter and son in the flock, so it could well make sense to move her on.

WIth goats We've had more than one accident where close relatives have got to each other, in some lines its not unknown to breed dam to son to fix a trait (I'm sure you know that  [size=78%]), [/size]
[/size]If sons side's line is far enough removed from mum's it wouldn't worry me, go on, give her another chance

[Womble]

But these are all pedigree, dahling. The paperwork would show the lambs as being their own granddads or something#, so it's simply not done!


The way I view this is a bit like picking a football team. We only have grazing for so many, so it's about picking the team that we believe will do best for us, based on either their own, or their Mum's characteristics. Ordinarily I'd try to sell her on, but like I say, unless somebody is willing to knowingly take on a ewe that didn't lamb this year, I can't do that with a clear conscience. We'll wait and see what the ewe lambs look like this year, and will then decide.



# Please don't ask about the genetics of our peafowl  .

[Marches Farmer]

There are three very good 2017 Indian Blue peacocks of ours going into the Ross-on-Wye rare poultry sale on 24th March, along with a good selection of others ......