Rouge/Vendeen ?

OneMan37

I’m thinking of purchasing a Rouge or Vendeen Ram. Might keep some of the offspring to breed and will be lambing outside in April/May.

Anyone any recommendations ?

orm0nd

Rouge would have better maternal ability, but a lot of them are very wild, we had some yearlings this year and they were stone mad , housed about 6 weeks before lambing and they settled down a lot , good mothers but found 2 dead lambs presume they laid on them

also have a roubex ram and the offspring are tamer

Lano Lynn

couldn't fault any vendeenX ewes I had much better for outdour lambing

Buford T. Justice XIX

Have had Vendeen here with many years and have no difficulties with them. Generally very calm sheep and good mothers but can be a bit lacking in milk so you should be looking at a ram with good maternal figures if you do decide to go down that route. I haven't kept any for the last 3 or 4 years but will be buying one next month again, hopefully.

And the lambs are damn tasty as well!

As orm0nd said above, the Rouge have a bit of a reputation for being a bit excitable. A friend bred a few PBs for a couple of years, great sheep but can take a good bit of patience to manage them, if you like them staying where you want them.

Green farmer

orm0nd wrote: »

Rouge would have better maternal ability, but a lot of them are very wild, we had some yearlings this year and they were stone mad.

r

Every time I see a rogue, I cannt helpbut wonder if a little bit of charly blood sneaked in at some stage . @ wrangler would tell you all you need to know about the vendeen, dont think they're marketed as a maternal breed

Lambman

Rouge maddest sheep I ever had about me. Good mothers and mines seemed prolific mostly all doubles without 2 many triplets. Still some rouge blood in a few ewes here but easy enough managed when crossed. No experience with the vendeens.

wrangler

Green farmer wrote: »

Every time I see a rogue, I cannt helpbut wonder if a little bit of charly blood sneaked in at some stage . @ wrangler would tell you all you need to know about the vendeen, dont think they're marketed as a maternal breed

We've some lovely vendeen ewes here bred out of texel x Lleyn,
The breed itself is very prolific, maybe too much so, and they have loads of milk due to texel/lleyn .
Very docile compared to the lleyn

Lano Lynn

Green farmer wrote: »

Every time I see a rogue, I cannt helpbut wonder if a little bit of charly blood sneaked in at some stage . @ wrangler would tell you all you need to know about the vendeen, dont think they're marketed as a maternal breed

the other way around charollais are essentially southdowns with a dash of rouge