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rams I have some tup lambs that are coming along for sale as shearlings this summer. And this year, I also currently have three homebred HSBA registered [2011] shearlings for sale. They are good lookers and come from excellent proven ewes and sires/grandsires - so I used them for breeding with unrelated lines this past autumn. Scan results are all fine. But for the 2012 breeding season I intend to buy in some new tups and therefore will be moving these three on to other flocks. Last year I had a lot of enquiries from people who bought tup lambs in September to bring on themselves for their own freezers. This can introduce you to sheep keeping, and at the same time you will know your food comes from animals well-cared for. All animals are in the Heptavac-P scheme. ewes Scanning showed up a lot more twins than I was expecting ! So, Im thinking of selling some ewes during February, scanned for twin lambs. There will be more ewes for sale with lambs at foot during June, as well as the usual number of ewes after their lambs have been taken off, in September. The gimmer lambs are also coming along well, and their high numbers mean I will have to be selling some, probably in June, as shearlings after they have been clipped. All animals are in the Heptavac- P scheme. breeding groups As a new venture for enthusiasts who would like to keep Herdwicks for the first time, I have started selling breeding groups, available for purchase in September/October. These are small groups from my flock, consisting of experienced ewes, shearlings and gimmer and tup lambs together with an unrelated young tup for use in breeding in November. All animals for sale are within the Heptavac-P scheme. The male lambs are for the freezer, the female lambs provide continuity and the next generation until new lambs are born to the ewes in the following year. |
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