opinions on vendeen?????

derferjam

Hi I'm very interested in buying a vendeen ram, now I've got some info on them through research but would like to hear what anybody else is opinions are thank.

sea12

derferjam wrote: »

Hi I'm very interested in buying a vendeen ram, now I've got some info on them through research but would like to hear what anybody else is opinions are thank.

Think rangler will be on soon!!

rangler1

sea12 wrote: »

Think rangler will be on soon!!

There's good and bad in every breed, not much point in me praising them.

derferjam

Why Rangler are you Vendeen breeder

rangler1

derferjam wrote: »

Why Rangler are you Vendeen breeder

Using the breed here since the eighties and breeding them since 1998,
They're easy lambed and have good wool when they're born, they seem to suit us here,
Have a look at post 504 in the sheep photo thread
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=91316537

Lano Lynn

Will preface this post with a health warning there is huge variations in all breeds and I am not being anti any breed just recounting my experience.

changed from charollais to vendeen several years ago for april lambing kerry hill cross ewes. have had four rams in that time and happy enough though the last ram I bought produces very lean lambs that are hard finished.
lambs are easily born ,hardy and great to get up and suck,take cold wet north westerlies better than the charollais,
and in my experience appear more resistant to worms/cocci (cleaner tails) and have not had headfly problems which would have struck 3-4% charollais ram lambs. Vendeens are not as wild as charollais either.

all that said in a early intensive system a good charollais on suffolkX ewes produces great lambs

Dickie10

I was going to buy one this year for crossing on ewe lambs and early lambing (late jan) but was put off by what I heard of late maturing which went against the principle of eaarlish lambs , went for HD in the end

on the river

Vendeen are poor on milk, but good at lambing .
Known to have feet problems

rangler1

on the river wrote: »

Vendeen are poor on milk, but good at lambing .
Known to have feet problems

Always warn customers here not to use them to breed replacement ewes, strictly a terminal sire, you could ne lucky, some lines are milky

derferjam

Rangler have you ever put a vendeen ram to ewe lambs... my ewe lambs are every sort of cross. However I was just wondering will I have issues or things to look out for when lambing. ...

rangler1

derferjam wrote: »

Rangler have you ever put a vendeen ram to ewe lambs... my ewe lambs are every sort of cross. However I was just wondering will I have issues or things to look out for when lambing. ...

We lamb 100 ewe lambs here to vendeen every year, don't get much hassle with them, we'd always scan them and feed the doubles well and not over feed the singles.
Ewe lambs are average 45 kgs at the moment, Rams will be going with them 10th november

Willfarman

Great terminal sire as they say. Hardy little buggers when they are born. They want to live. Grow well. Finish easily and kill out and grade similar to Charolais. No more lameness than any other. Only drawback is every thing has to go for slaughter. Big premium for texel and Suffolk cross ewe lambs this year.

case5130

I bought one pure bred last year have him with a mix of cross bred ewes found him easy to lamb hardy and great growth rate had texel and Suffolk rams before find the vendeen miles ahead them and I based in west mayo to so not that I had green fields a plenty