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Crossbred rams

  • 24-09-2020 08:21PM
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    I have it in my head using a crossbred ram on a crossbred ewe is a bad idea? No reason behind it that I can think of. Wouldn't be keeping any lambs out of the combination.


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  • #2
    kk.man
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I have it in my head using a crossbred ram on a crossbred ewe is a bad idea? No reason behind it that I can think of. Wouldn't be keeping any lambs out of the combination.

    It's like playing the lotto with what offspring comes.


  • #3
    charolais0153
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    Your losing hybrid vigour in the cross imo


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Your losing hybrid vigour in the cross imo

    That's the reason I had forgot, thanks


  • #5
    wrangler
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    kk.man wrote: »
    It's like playing the lotto with what offspring comes.

    Definitely, the ram himself could look a champion but his mother could be a screw and of course sods law would dictate that all his offspring would take after the rams mother.
    It happened here years ago when my uncle gave me a ram, the ram was black but his mother was a Galway, the progeny looked like race horses, I never forgot it


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
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    wrangler wrote: »
    Definitely, the ram himself could look a champion but his mother could be a screw and of course sods law would dictate that all his offspring would take after the rams mother.
    It happened here years ago when my uncle gave me a ram, the ram was black but his mother was a Galway, the progeny looked like race horses, I never forgot it

    The rams I saw looked fantastic, but I had a doubt in my head about it.


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  • #7
    wrangler
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    The rams I saw looked fantastic, but I had a doubt in my head about it.

    It'd be alright if they were using purebreds on both side, purebred charolais are a great cross with purebred texel or beltex, they're really doing teh biz where they're being used


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    [Deleted User]
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    wrangler wrote: »
    It'd be alright if they were using purebreds on both side, purebred charolais are a great cross with purebred texel or beltex, they're really doing teh biz where they're being used

    Looking for a suffolk ram at the moment, I fancy a decent bit of hardship next Spring :o


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