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Hi Bruce,There are a group of fires north of Sydney totaling about 1,000,000 acs currently and they expect this weeks weather to be quite confronting.Our local fire to the East is still about 10 kms away and we are hopeful they can hold it at about 5 kms away,but its a wait and see situation at the minute.
Bay, in response to your question.We allow "natural weaning " wherever possible,the ewes just seem to naturally "dry off".We joined to lamb when they are almost 2 years old in the old flock ,but the new breeds are a different thing altogether and we will learn as we go along i guess,but in the long term i think we could be joining at 12/14 months of age when we access who will go forward into the breeding program.For the next couple of years we will be concentrating on the new ewe flock and all males will be "marked" and new sires purchased as required...T.O.R.
Bay, in response to your question.We allow "natural weaning " wherever possible,the ewes just seem to naturally "dry off".We joined to lamb when they are almost 2 years old in the old flock ,but the new breeds are a different thing altogether and we will learn as we go along i guess,but in the long term i think we could be joining at 12/14 months of age when we access who will go forward into the breeding program.For the next couple of years we will be concentrating on the new ewe flock and all males will be "marked" and new sires purchased as required...T.O.R.