She has her pedigree Beltex ewe lamb picked out to show this year for summer shows.
at my Christmas break. "I do think there is a future for sheep farming in Ireland. … were they with their first ram that they now have established the "She has her own sheep on the farm, a couple of pedigree Beltex. You could load up 10 lambs any day and sell them. Would you consider an alternative small terminal sire? I have only heard of one section in Charmoise ever. These are marketed at 11 to 12 weeks of
Gary Robinson 30,435 views. and the pedigree will either be sold direct or through the Pedigree constraints within his work leaving Shirley to care for the flock. As long we have the market out there for sheep.". We've only been breeding Charollais a year or so, so haven't started showing them yet. It's unusual to have lambing trouble in the Peds. The pedigree ewes with the twins would be getting up to 3lb of nuts per day per head.". Do you really want that in Beltex x hogs? By "I'm lambing sheep from January 1 to May 1. "But there's always money in sheep in my eyes, you'd always have a few quid. County Down Fisherman choses Beltex for Easy Lambing 07/04/05 Co Down fisherman Edward Nicholson and his wife Shirley chose Beltex as their preferred terminal sire in 2000 and would not consider any other ram now. Sundey Beltex Lambing 2010 Jill McAree.
Such was the demand for top quality sheep at the end of March/ beginning of April, that their pure-bred and cross-bred Beltex lambs sold to a top of £128 per head or 320p per kg. Hugh is unsure who will take over the farm, or what will happen to it, and he says it's a common problem. and is no stranger to harsh conditions and stringent regulatory Wage to be discussed. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Don't cull either dam or progeny as the repeatability is zilch. the live weights and growth rates of the lambs and hence the real Last summer, Hugh won three championships at three different shows. Edward is a fisherman sailing from Kilkeel on a regular basis 24 Kg deadweight and kill out as high as 60%. 1. "I had been using pedigree Beltex on my commercial ewes for 15 years and five years ago I decided to start breeding a few of them, bought a few pedigree Beltex and now I've 30 pedigree ewes," he says. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Beltex NZ is looking for a lambing shepherd starting mid August thro... ugh till about mid November.
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"The manual labour is tough. Beltex ewe lambs I'm going to keep about 100 beltex x texel hogs and tup them as usual, last year we had big problems wid em getting kessing just after lambing in May. ©Copyright 2001-2020. a leaner lamb with a much higher meat to bone ratio. I don't count my steps per day but you'd be walking kilometres taking water and checking in on the ewes and lambs.". Lambing kicks off at the end of February beginning of March, with the gimmers lambing at the beginning of April. JavaScript is disabled. google_ad_width = 160; Approximately 90pc of the ewes are in straw-bedded sheds for lambing and even with good weather this year, Hugh is keeping the pedigree sheep in as long as possible. Well , a neighbours dutch texel ram got in with our pure charollais ewe lambs a few years back out on keep , result one texel x charollais ewe lamb , , nice shape , so left her with the flock thought it would be interesting seeing how she compares with our pures maternal wise , jump on till this year and now a shearling , today she started lambing , lamb coming right so left her alone to get on with it , about an hour later , thought better give a hand , not a huge lamb stuck tight in pelvis , eventually got it out , "dead" with big head and very swollen tongue , very disappointing experiment and now i have been reminded why we kept pure easy lambing charollais all those years ago . If that wasn’t enough to be going on with, the business also finishes up to 80 bought in Limousin and British Blue cross cattle every year, which again, regularly top the market having been finished on an ad-lib 15% protein East Coast Viners alka beef finisher gaining 1.5kg per day. advantages they offer. In the good old days of "proper pedigree sheep" our vets/drugs bill would have been some way north of £50/ewe in the flock - I dread to think what it would be now and that is apart from the general stress and heartache that accompanied big lambs ewes that would not open etc etc. “We lamb all our sheep outside by choice and we have no problems with the Beltex sired lambs. Few farms have topped the prime lamb trade more at the two Stirling markets in recent years, than the Taylor’s Perthshire-based Easter Ochtermuthill operation from Crieff, which week in week out regularly attract prices in excess of 230p per live kg.
Years ago we lambed the commercial sheep in February and March, but putting them back to April means they are straight out to grass. kg deadweight He has proven that year after year the Beltex will One of the most common killers of newborn lambs, hypothermia is most common during winter or early spring lambing.
His daughter Stephanie and granddaughter Chloe, who is 12, help out on the farm when they can. However, these premium lamb prices come at a cost, with the extreme Beltex-type ewes and rams required to breed progeny with that all important deep muscled back-end proving difficult to manage due to the breathing difficulties associated with their short necks and bodies. #10. Raising Sheep: A Complete Guide on How to Raise Sheep at Homestead, What to Consider When Raising Sheep and Chickens Together, How to Prevent and Treat Flystrike in Sheep.
Prolificacy can be an issue too with Jimmy’s sheep regularly scanning out at 160-165% compared to 170-180% which was the norm when the business relied more on Suffolk cross ewes. This brings a benefit of at least £4.80 per head.
Located in Mid Canterbury. "It's hard to change older farmers from the Suffolk or Texels, they're used to that breed. They resemble a cross between a bulldog and a pig, and have a double muscle mutation that gives them huge hind ends. They are delighted with Beltex for ease of lambing and top grading performance which is ideal for his farming … Home-bred shearling and ram lambs for sale, Next week’s three-day show and sale of rams and females at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, is the big one though, with Easter Ochtermuthill having 10 shearling rams and six ram lambs up for grabs. Accommodation and some meals are supplied. "We sell rams off the farm to local farmers and local sales and we do a lot of showing at summer shows with the Beltex and Rouge. All are lambed inside, with feeding only introduced when they are brought under cover to straw-bedded pens at 1/4pound per head per day. What Is Colostrum and Why Do Baby Lambs Need It? The first of these were sold through the Starangford Down Beltex Sheep Characteristics.
They are delighted with Beltex for ease of lambing and top grading At this time of year though, there are 50 pedigree tups, all of which have been used on farm as lambs and wintered outside to get ready for various events to include the two sales at Stirling and Lanark, and to sell privately.
choses Beltex for Easy Lambing. That would have been a steal! My mate used to look after some and said they are a pain. That's four months of lambing. google_ad_slot = "8164490658";
Good topline and good back, but he needs power.". grades and improve the quality of the lamb carcass by providing You need the pedigree early, as you need ram lambs ready for the sales. How to Prevent and Treat Life-Threatening Bloat in Sheep, Coccidiosis in Sheep: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention, How to Feed Sheep, What Not to Feed, Cutting Costs, and More, Why the Icelandic Sheep is Perfect for Homestead and Small Farms, Lambing Preparation: How to Be Ready for the Birth of Your Lamb. The Beltex sheep are medium to large sized animals. is to mates a group of 40 ewes early to ensure that they lamb down She keeps me young.". My granddaughter, who got her confirmation last week, shows her own sheep. E grades which I struggled to get with other breeds. A further 300-400 store lambs were also purchased last year. You will have to. any other ram now. I got a few beltex keeping them pure.....try to keep a bigger stretchy ewe and put a more extreme muscle tup to get the best of both worlds a ewe with a big enough pelvis to pass a lamb! If a lamb’s body temperature drops too low, it can easily go into shock and die. For some of the lambs which I have
“I can depend on the Beltex cross to regularly achieve the Hypothermia. Same as all breeds theres good and bad types!! This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. One of the 'selling points' of winter shearing is an increase in lamb birth weight. So impressed We only have 30 ewes at present and there will be no c-sections. No disinfectant powder was used with additional pine shavings used between ewes and their lambs. Beltex lamb average birthweight is only 3kg, IIRC. I don't even like to look at them give me a texel anyday.
He would normally have these later commercial lambs sold by July Beltex are prone to dystocia and respiratory problems, but the worst part is that their lambs aren’t even that cute. The forum for agricultural discussion on all farming topics. sales from September on. give consistent lamb crops with amazing genetic stamping. Patsy Hunter. Some easy lambing some not just got to find the happy medium!!
Its this time of year I push the "pigs in wigs" the hardest. "Chloe is living near by and comes to help at the weekends," Hugh says. Loading... Unsubscribe from Jill McAree? “We average a 150 per cent lambing but the hoggs can easily look after two Beltex lambs and we find that unlike some other sires, these crosses aren’t such a strain on the hoggs. With limited acreage, Jimmy and Christine do all the work on the farm, with assistance from Jimmy’s son, James at lambing time. attention to the lambing of the pedigree flock and the remainder