The majority of the ewes on the farm today are Texels. Photo: Hany Marzouk
With the ewes due to start lambing in three weeks, Gavin hopes most will be finished by mid-April, with most of the lambs sold at Loughrea Mart in August and September. Most will be gone by Christmas and we ll keep some of the ewe lambs for replacements. We never bought in ewes until the last four years when we had to start replacing some of the original flock. We introduced the Texel breed in the last few years and find they are very motherly and good for milk.