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Pedigrees

  • 03-12-2016 8:56pm
    #1
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭


    If you were to get into any pedigree sheep breed which would it be. I'd probably get into texels


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  • #2
    Robson99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,424 ✭✭✭Robson99


    ID go with a breed that the market isnt flooded with....Hampshire Down, Ill de France, maybe Rouge


  • #3
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    The thing is why are you getting into them. Showing or selling rams etc.
    Showing ya'll need to get a breed that's kinda popular in your area.


  • #4
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    ganmo wrote: »
    The thing is why are you getting into them. Showing or selling rams etc.
    Showing ya'll need to get a breed that's kinda popular in your area.

    I've no intention of starting a pedigree flock. Just want to here other peoples opinions


  • #5
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Robson99 wrote: »
    ID go with a breed that the market isnt flooded with....Hampshire Down, Ill de France, maybe Rouge

    Bred pedigrees here for a good few years, one of the less common breeds, Vendeen, It was hard to source stock of outside breeding lines and the breed got very close bred. Sheep Irelands rating of imported stock has ensured that importing is a sure way to devalue your stock.
    Anyway it's an interesting hobby
    On your question Charolais, if I was doing it again, I'd probably still go Vendeen, even though when I started, there was few around and had to promote really strong to get a customer base, If you go for a common breed, there's a breeder at every crossroads and it's a struggle to compete......and expensive to start with the popular breed...we were always dealing in stock that was only worth a small bit over crossbred value.


  • #6
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Suppose you'd have to start with a breed that you liked working with. Some of the flighty breed ewes must be challenging at lambing.


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  • #7
    Dylan collins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭Dylan collins


    i am thinking of starting a pedigree flock texels is there alot of paperwork in pedigrees and how many ewes do u have to have ur own registered flock


  • #8
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    Dylan collins wrote: »
    i am thinking of starting a pedigree flock texels is there alot of paperwork in pedigrees and how many ewes do u have to have ur own registered flock

    Think its five . a decent bit of paperwork


  • #9
    Sheep breeder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,146 ✭✭✭Sheep breeder


    Dylan
    Keep a million miles away, it is total over done and something like only 35 per cent of Rams sold is purebred the rest are dealers and crossbreed.


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