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Fattening Blackface lambs

  • 02-12-2014 8:43pm
    #1
    Green farmer
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    Just wondering, in comparsion to lowland sheep, what kgs do blackface ewe/ ram lambs kill out. I know you can take lowland lambs to 45-50kg and kill out at 22-23 kg. what's the story with the hill lambs ? Why weights would you comfortably take them to and is the same price per kg pid for them as the lowland sheep ? I'm thinking of buying a few for fattening.


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    tomwaterford
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    Just wondering, in comparsion to lowland sheep, what kgs do blackface ewe/ ram lambs kill out. I know you can take lowland lambs to 45-50kg and kill out at 22-23 kg. what's the story with the hill lambs ? Why weights would you comfortably take them to and is the same price per kg pid for them as the lowland sheep ? I'm thinking of buying a few for fattening.
    surly depends on the quality of he lambs...ive seen scotch lambs to go to 44+kg hady enough....but mayo lambs would want to be exceptional quality to kill out at the 22kg IMO


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