We want to work with anyone who is interested in breeding lower input ewes and rams, and building connections with like-minded breeders. Members do not need to performance recording through Signet, SIL or Sheep Ireland. A programme of online meetings and webinars,...

I look after Harper Adams University’s 1,000 Lleyn ewes. The flock was set up in 2008 and has gradually increased to its current size over the last 10 years. It is a self-replacing flock, with rams bought-in, and runs over 120 ha of reclaimed coal ground in...

Sheep breeders spend a huge amount of time and energy collecting data through mating, lambing and during the growing season to evaluate the performance of their flock. Details of the lambs’ parents and grandparents, their litter mates and weights at birth, eight and...

The full blog plus photos is available by clicking this link - How we record lambs outside - BLOG 2 We lambed around 200 recorded Easy Care ewes and ewe lambs this season. We singled sired mated for 18 days and then used Hampshire rams as sweepers for the last 12 days...

Who is the Maternal Sheep Group? – Bobby Lennox, Chair The Maternal Sheep Group came together in 2012 with performance recording Blackface breeders joining with wool shedding Easy Cares to share areas common to maternal performance recording. Recently they have been...