I have 10 Katahdin ewes ready to breed and have decided to breed to a good "terminal" ram for meat production instead of focusing on purebred production at this time. Interested in hearing others thoughts & experiences on breeding their Katahdin females to another breed of ram for producing...
baymule,
San Antonio area. Bought my ewes from a breeder near Livingston. They are getting "settled in" and adjusting to the differences in pasture. It's a new world for them.......
Mark
Do you wait until your ewes are 1yr old before you turn them in with a ram? That's kind of what I've always heard but recently was looking at some rams and the breeder says he doesn't wait that long because he doesn't want to "lose" a lambing.
Just wanted to get an idea of what folks do in...
New here. Have laying hens and just added a herd of ten Katahdin ewes and protecting them with a jenny donkey. Looking forward to learning and sharing information with folks here.
Mark