Ontario Farmer a picture of Rideau Arcott ewe lambed 7,
with the help of first time lambing assistant Ansley Flynn
Our Sheep Flock
We ran 25 head out west cattle till April 2008, we now have small flock of sheep, home performance recorder and high health status. Running a small flock of 180 plus ewes, that include the following breeds.
Scottish Blackface cross to Rideau to produce a Canadian Mule
Pure Rideau, highly prolific some run with Texle for fat lamb market and the Rideau cross Ill de France progency
The Ile de France ram is crossed onto the Rideau ewe.This F1 breeding ewe has better conformation, and feed efficiency but still prolific, milky and out of season breeder, these F1 ewes then can breed to a terminal sire, ( we prefer the Texel exhibiting good loin length ) this also contributes to vigorous, hardness and fast growing lambs = excellent market lambs with good muscling of the loin and leg.
Our pure Rideau flock is home recorded for high health status and production ( we aim at 3.8 live lamb to market ) once a year lambing and is a semi closed flock, they are turned out to grass in June.
We have 3 separate barn areas and all lambs are tagged and recorded at birth .
Ontario
Farmer a picture of Rideau Arcott ewe lambed 7,
with the help of
first time lambing assistant Ansley Flynn
Here is another article about me from the Ontario Farmer May 2008
Rideau crossed with Il de France Ram for gimmer lamb sales.
Five Barbadous black bellies hair sheep, just for fun.
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Some
of the cross breeds ( green tags ) Canadian mules, 2 Texel cross and
pure Scottish black face (white tags)
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New additions this year (2011), I named the lambs jingle bells and zion the female (with the dark face) the society is encouraging me to become the first registered flock in Canada, quite exciting. www.blackbellysheep.org |
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