Hello!

[Baymule]

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Our very own @The Old Ram-Australia

 

[The Old Ram-Australia]

Hi, we are just north of Braidwood,NSW. My FB group is Australian Painted Sheep ,you can also get me at fegan@live.com.au ...If you are close enough I would be happy to have you visit the farm as I do lots of other stuff re landscape and water management. BTW folks,I will be posting about the next radio program 10 am AEDST Tuesday the 7th Feb (monday your time). T.O.R.

 

[goats&sheep19]

Hi, we are just north of Braidwood,NSW. My FB group is Australian Painted Sheep ,you can also get me at fegan@live.com.au ...If you are close enough I would be happy to have you visit the farm as I do lots of other stuff re landscape and water management. BTW folks,I will be posting about the next radio program 10 am AEDST Tuesday the 7th Feb (monday your time). T.O.R.

Good to meet you!
We don't live that close, about a 150km south of Canberra, so I don't think its very practical to come by in the moment.
Thanks very much for the offer though, and maybe at some point down the track?

 

[The Old Ram-Australia]

No worries, I do have a questrion though,why have you chosen Merinos? If you are a spinner /weaver naturally coloured Corridales are a way better choice,you can still use your meat breed sire and you will get not only better meat but spinning wool as well...T.O.R.

 

[goats&sheep19]

No worries, I do have a questrion though,why have you chosen Merinos? If you are a spinner /weaver naturally coloured Corridales are a way better choice,you can still use your meat breed sire and you will get not only better meat but spinning wool as well...T.O.R.

The main reason is just that I haven't found any for sale around here, whereas I have found a flock of Merinos.
Why are Corridales better?
Also, I have a soft spot for coloured Merinos; we had a few many years ago.
Its not so much that I want to spin it, but I want to learn how to shear; also I just prefer wool breeds to hair ones, otherwise I might just go with hair all round.

 

[The Old Ram-Australia]

Hi G&S19 , sorry I am slow to reply ,but the last few weeks have had there difficultys adjusting to my new situation.But I am happy to report that things are starting to settle down.

As to your question and your awswer. I assume you have joined MLA and completed all the accompanying papaerwork? MLA can supply to members a complete shearing instruction kit, in it used to be CD form ,but I think it is in a different format now ,I used it to help me in the early days and sent a whole set to a young lass in the USA to help her with positions and technique.It's free for the asking.

The reason for Corridales, many years ago when Jenny and the girls were young and they used to hand spin and knit naturally Colored Wool,after many sheep types we settled on the Corridales,in fact they used to guide me in Ram and Ewe selection for best wool outcomes. Shearing these improved type's were a "dream" compared to the Naturally Colored Merinos with their wrinkles, dense and greasy wool.Hope this helps...T.O.R.

 

[goats&sheep19]

Hi G&S19 , sorry I am slow to reply ,but the last few weeks have had there difficultys adjusting to my new situation.But I am happy to report that things are starting to settle down.

No worries at all, and I'm glad things are settling down for you.

As to your question and your awswer. I assume you have joined MLA and completed all the accompanying papaerwork? MLA can supply to members a complete shearing instruction kit, in it used to be CD form ,but I think it is in a different format now ,I used it to help me in the early days and sent a whole set to a young lass in the USA to help her with positions and technique.It's free for the asking.

I have not, and this is the first I heard of it.
What is it? I did a search and found their website, but I'm not quite clear yet what its all about.

The reason for Corridales, many years ago when Jenny and the girls were young and they used to hand spin and knit naturally Colored Wool,after many sheep types we settled on the Corridales,in fact they used to guide me in Ram and Ewe selection for best wool outcomes. Shearing these improved type's were a "dream" compared to the Naturally Colored Merinos with their wrinkles, dense and greasy wool.Hope this helps...T.O.R.

Very interesting!
I didn't know that there was that much of a difference between Corridales and Merinos.
I'm afraid that I learned of their benefits a bit late though, as I am now the owner of three Merino ewes, and one cross bred wether.

I guess I might have been a little hasty, but I'm inclined that way. And I must say, so far they are looking very good, and apparently these ones are a bit less greasy then some Merinos.

 

[Baymule]

We all have to start out somewhere. I am raising a different breed than what I started with. These are your learning sheep. As you raise and shear, spin and knit, you will learn. You will fall down, pick yourself up and get going again. There are lumps and bumps along the way and you will overcome and keep moving forward. Maybe when you make another purchase, it might be a Corridale, so you can try her wool and see what you like better. In the meantime, enjoy your Merinos and start learning. I love their colors.

 

[The Old Ram-Australia]

G'day G&S19 ,thank you for reply. Your new sheep do not look like bad types,they also appear to be carrying a 12 month fleece, I would be looking to get them shorn sooner rather than later.When you watch them being shorn you will see how all the "wrinkles" add to the complexity of the task.

When you purchased your farm was it a whole farm or part of an existing one? I would suggest you contact your local LLS office and speak to the livestock person. At some point you will get a bill from LLS which will show your PIC. I would suggest you ring MLA and speak to them about your requirement and responcibilitys. When you purchased your sheep did you get paperwork as to the owner/breeder and you should have been required to fill out destination and vechile details,are they ear tagged with the owners PIC?

I have been pulled over by the Police Stock Squad and was asked to show the legal papaerwork allowing me to move them from farm to Yass saleyards.Hope the above is of help,don't hesitate to message me if you have questions on the process.....T.O.R {frank).

 

[goats&sheep19]

G'day G&S19 ,thank you for reply. Your new sheep do not look like bad types,they also appear to be carrying a 12 month fleece, I would be looking to get them shorn sooner rather than later.When you watch them being shorn you will see how all the "wrinkles" add to the complexity of the task.

Thank you, and yes, they were carrying a lot of wool. But now, I have shorn them, and there were wrinkles everywhere. Partially under the necks.
Also, having only trimmed angora goats before, some how their skin seems a lot 'looser' even where there are no wrinkles.

When you purchased your farm was it a whole farm or part of an existing one? I would suggest you contact your local LLS office and speak to the livestock person. At some point you will get a bill from LLS which will show your PIC. I would suggest you ring MLA and speak to them about your requirement and responcibilitys. When you purchased your sheep did you get paperwork as to the owner/breeder and you should have been required to fill out destination and vechile details,are they ear tagged with the owners PIC?

So we have had this property for a long time (over 20 years) so I'm not quite sure. We do have a PIC for it.
I think we have everything we need to have sheep or other animals legally on it, but say if I'm missing something.

We were going to bring the paperwork for transporting them, but forgot it. And the owner wasn't bothered, and it wasn't far down the road, so in the end it didn't get done.
I wasn't quite happy about it, thats how it went.
The sheep do have ear tags with the owners PIC.

.Hope the above is of help,don't hesitate to message me if you have questions on the process.....T.O.R {frank).

Thanks Frank, and I hope you have a very good day!
I do appreciate all your help.