Our Stud ewes have been lambing and we have kept up to date with recording birth date and type along with full pedigree. All breeding values are built on the foundation of these critical pieces of information and are of significantly lesser value if they are not known. Hand feeding of the lambing ewes has …
This is the best month for us to shear the previous year’s drop rams and ewes. The dry year meant that any young sheep grazing bean stubbles showed some dust. We had taken all the wool visual observations and found variation in dust penetration. After shearing we measured the scrotal circumference of all the young …
Joy and Allen attended Balmoral Sire Evaluation Field day. Whilst we do not have any progeny from our sires on display until 2026, we appreciated the high-quality presentations. These included results of flystrike breeding values research and some results from the University of New England (UNE) on lamb eating quality, (EQ) This year, Damien assisted …
Preg-scanning for multiples provides useful indications of reproduction, we cut short the December mating after weather effects were likely. Back up mating was planned following scanning which maximises the use of the best rams. Allen took a quick trip to Armidale NSW to meet key people in the sheep industry. This included an informal visit …
Our wonderful shearing shed is almost 60 years old. We replaced some of the battens in the pens with new lengths of hardwood. Our 2024 drop lambs were scanned for eye muscle and fat depth. We need to know early carcase measurements as they are most relevant for early finishing lambs.
September saw our On-Property Auction with the sale of our relaunched Poll Merinos, especially given the market. The results were Avg. $1033, selling to a top of $1200. We also had a display of sheep at the Yorke Peninsula Field Days, enabling the opportunity to catch up with other producers and to see in body the …
We decided the lotting order of our sale rams and began preparation of the catalogue. In doing this we took into consideration body weights, body type and conformation, structural soundness, and fleece traits among other things. This is the first look at our re-launched Poll Merinos.
We finished planting all our winter crops except for a late paddock of barley. Visual scores and measurements were recorded for some groups of young sheep. These scores help build up our data and are evident as Australian Sheep Breeding Values. Whilst not compulsory in the Dohne breed, we have chosen to provide additional information …
Good rains continued, and seeding was fitted in around trafficability in paddocks. We are blessed by the good rains in early 2023. We marked our stud lambs, recording breech scores. After ten years of experience with electronic ID tags in our stud sheep, and with compulsory eID coming soon, we have chosen to fit individual …
Early drop lambing finished with most ewes grazing on good growth of grass in paddocks. It is a pleasure to see how well lambs grow with adequate feed supply. Sale rams are looking spectacular and have been running on a bean stubble at times. There will be some rams available this September from re-registered Poll …
