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Wensleydale sheep?

  • 29-04-2014 10:04pm
    #1
    DK man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭


    Anyone here ever buy a few Wensleydale sheep? How are they doing for you.

    I'd be crossing them with other breed of ram and selling lambs for meat...

    Thanks


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  • #2
    DK man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭DK man


    Anyone with any opinions of these hairy creaturs....


  • #3
    DK man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭DK man


    I just bought one for the novelty factor - mad looking creatures. I'll keep u all posted about her over the next year or two...


  • #4
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    DK man wrote: »
    I just bought one for the novelty factor - mad looking creatures. I'll keep u all posted about her over the next year or two...

    Any photos? Sorry, don't know a thing about them.


  • #5
    DK man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭DK man


    No photos yet - but think of sheep and bob Marley and then you'll have a wendleydale!

    A bit jumpy and nervy - not small but much lighter than my hoggets in weight. Most surprising thing was when I went to pick her up she was with a few culls which are about 12 and still very fit looking animals. All the literature seems to say all good things about them - good lambers / prolific / lean tasty meat / excellent wool.... Why are they a rare breed then?


  • #6
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,297 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Perhaps because, as you remarked, they weigh lighter?


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