Tupping

[Hen-Gen]

So it all begins again next week. Those lambs are those some of you saw in the Shetland Times 20 months ago. The ewe was super milky and raised her triplets daughters to be fine sheep.

That’s him, the Whitefaced Woodland ram,arriving here from Edale about 4-5 weeks ago. He was tired and angry!

 

[LadyA]

He's very aristocratic looking - don't his horns interfere with his vision?

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[LadyA]

I do like the "girls " - lovely colour!

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[dianefairhall]

Our neighbours went to Inverness last month to buy new tups. I don't know what they do with the old ones. Pass them on, I hope. Nice looking tup, HG.

 

[Hen-Gen]

That’s the problem Diane. If your keeping daughters for future breeding then every two years you need fresh rams to prevent father/daughter matings.
In another field I have four ewes and a ram borrowed from a neighbour in order to produce an unrelated ram for two years time. One of the good things up here is that everyone knows how expensive it is to import sheep so stock is bred with the expectation that it can be sold within the islands. I expect something similar happens in Lewis though importation costs are lower. Fortunately aforesaid neighbour has both parents and children in Lancashire who he visits once a year and while he’s down south he buys rams.

 

[Margaid]

They all look fantastic Hen-Gen. Good luck with the breeding programme.

 

[bigyetiman]

Borrowing rams goes on around here. Our neighbour has just had a flock of Herdwick ewes arrive, to go along with his other breeds. Nice to see him looking forward, he had bladder cancer diagnosed in March, big operation speedily followed. So he has done well with help from OH this year

 

[dianefairhall]

Herdwicks are lovely sheep, BYM. Their little black lambs are so cute.

Yes, good luck with the breeding programme, HG.