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Mini Meat Sheep
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Author:  Simo [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:52 am ]
Post subject:  Mini Meat Sheep
I've decided to give up on Damaras of the moment but think I have found a clean skin sheep variety that would be perfect for small blocks such as mine

I came across them last year but the only place I could find them being bred was at a rare breeds farm in SA:

http://members.bordernet.com.au/~genelink/mini.htm

Just found out that some one in York bought 10 over from SA to WA and are breeding :joy:

http://www.petteetpark.com.au/page2.php ... 4c4bb5971c

Here is their for sale page http://www.petteetpark.com.au/for_sale.php


Here is another link to a page that show all cleanskin sheep breeds

http://www.cleanskinsheep.com.au/breeddescription.htm
Author:  fizzyj [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mini Meat Sheep
how come so expensive - $300
Pretty sure I can get a whole lamb cut up and vacuum packed for $100 from someone up your way.
Author:  earthbound [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Mini Meat Sheep
I guess as with most things there's a period when they are more expensive because they are new and different. They have only been around for a few years so not much in the way of breeding stock around, I notice they aren't selling females.... So I guess that the males are a bit useless except as pets.
Author:  Simo [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Mini Meat Sheep
Yeah, that's what I thought, I can understand $600 for a Ram as you can breed from them and you are buying the genes, but $300 for a small wether is a bit rich :dunno: maybe people will pay that for a pet sheep? after all people pay a lot more for alpacas that they keep for pets :crazy:
Author:  dufflight [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mini Meat Sheep
Still, $300 or $600 is still cheap for a lawn mower.
Author:  gnash [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mini Meat Sheep
Grab a ram and put it over another small breed of sheep :ohdear:
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