[Southfields]

Hi everyone i have 4 lovely ewes that are looking for a handsome chap this Autumn. I am between Salisbury & Shaftesbury.

Can anyone help?

[feldar]

Any preference on breed?

[Anke]

You could always go and buy a tup lamb (a texel or suffolk or similar), use him this autumn and then sell on as shearling tup next summer...

[BenBhoy]

dont want to hijack your post, but am looking for the same thing.

preferably charolais or suffolk, prefer beltex over texel.

near burton on trent.

thanks.

[SteveHants]

I have a Wilts Horn Ram - about 7 miles south of Salisbury if you would like.

[TheCaptain]

I have a very handsome Portland Ram who could come on his holidays.  Just outside Wincanton.

[daddymatty82]

any beltex rams around swindon? (sorry to hijack)

[Southfields]

Portland sounds perfect!!  (no offence to any others).  I have a Dorset horned ram but he is only 5 months old at the moment so no use until next year.

Can you pm me details and i will get hubby to sort out details with you.

Many thanks 

[mmu]

Has any within reasonable travelling distance of Turriff (Aberdeenshire) got a Herwick ram for hire?  Preferably registered.  I've just the two Herwick ewes, so not worth buying a ram, but would like to breed them pure this year.  Thanks.

[Dougal]

For the number of ewes you have the dorset ram lamb you have will cover them no problem at all. He'll be mature enough to work at six months old.

[TheCaptain]

Oi Dougal! Shhhhh! 

I disagree, and not because you want to loan my ram (pm sent BTW).  The earliest I've known a ram lamb to come into action is 8 months...

[SallyintNorth]

Oi Dougal! Shhhhh! 

I disagree, and not because you want to loan my ram (pm sent BTW).  The earliest I've known a ram lamb to come into action is 8 months...

Our Charollais ram lamb successfully tupped last year at 8 days short of 8 months old    I do think he would have worked sooner, mind, had any of the girls been ready. 

[Fronhaul]

Our Jacob ram worked at 7 months and didn't miss one of his girls (only 6 because of his age).  All but the shearling lambed within 10 days of each other without sponging.  And I do know of a case where a four month old Jacob ram lamb managed to cover a ewe successfully.  Are there variations between the  breeds perhaps?  We are intending to work a a 6 month BWM ram lamb this year on a few carefully selected girls.

[GeorgieB82]

Our Badger Face Ram Lamb worked at 7 months on 11 bigger mature ewes, I don't think he was ready any sooner.

[Dougal]

With only four ewes to cover I'd be surprised if he didn't cover them, up lambs are regularly used among the hill breeds where the tup lambs are only 6-7 months old. If you ever want to see a young sheep working hard let a scrap of a rig in with the ewes for a night in september and then see how many lambs you get!