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Convert time from hours to milliseconds (360000 represents number of ms in an hour). selectedPrice = bundles[0]; You can put a lot of effort into getting everything lambed and going well and then run straight into problems and losses if the weather turns bad.. eventAction: priceholder.dataset.sku_code + '|' + priceholder.dataset.price_to_display_billed + '|' + contract, } of his commercial lambs which will be born from mid March onward. window.IMP = window.IMP || {}; }); }); are sought by the processor who knows that they will produce more window.dataLayer.push({ get rid as soon as possible. const observer = new MutationObserver(onMutation); if (priceA.badges['home-delivery'] && priceB.badges['premium-plus']) { The Charollais lambed from January 3 and are finished now. Holme House, Dale. const purchase = event.detail.object; } monthly: tabPrefix + '-monthly-prices-tab-trigger', } name: purchase.description, eventAction: badgeToFilterBy, }); fpblock.style.display = 'block'; subscriptionStartDate: '', } Today, he keeps 60 pedigree ewes - a mixture of Charollais, Beltex and Rouge - as well as 230 commercial ewes. const flipPayScriptThresholdExpired = function () { card_expiry_style: stripeInputStyle, The Beltex sheep is a native sheep breed that was established in Belgium. \u0026amp;quot;She has her own sheep on the farm, a couple of pedigree Beltex. productClickSource = window.shopFrontHeaderSubscribe ? } else { Rams are valued for their ability to breed with ewes and produce meat lambs. enable_showcase: true, meteredAccess: purchase.metered_paywall, You need the pedigree early, as you need ram lambs ready for the sales. quantity: 1, E grades which I struggled to get with other breeds. if (isUpgrades) { elem.after(jQuery(widget)); el.classList.add('-bestvalue'); if (activeTabId === 'shop-front-monthly-prices-tab-trigger') { } if (node.id === 'template-prices-login-button') { The Beltex is known primarily for its weirdly muscled body, particularly in the legs and surprisingly small skeleton. if (isGrantedBy('whitelist_rule')) { document.getElementById('discover_more_banner').href = onboarding_article; }, } } } Helen - (used to be just Shep). Mr Towers says keeping lambs alive is top priority. showPremiumBadge(node); if (isHomeDelivery) { We shear all the ewes a month before tupping time. new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], fireAddToCartEvent(); Dont panic and dont listen to the bad press on Tas about texels they are our favourites. }; setTimeout(function () { } And I know loads of flocks lambing texels out side but no one with charollais as the lambs aren't tough enough , you can easily find texels without block heads and big shoulders , more and more grass fed outdoor lambing pure flocks of texels are appearing. They have a remarkable growth rate despite being born little.. localStorage.removeItem('price.selected'); premium_content_redirect_url = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/home-delivery/'; Discover your full benefits as a Premium subscriber. }, var width = window.innerWidth; The Office will be closed from 5pm on Wednesday, 21 December, through to 9am on Tuesday, 3 January. // Since the user is not a subscriber, the wall is now visible. var elem_pos = Math.ceil(jQuery('.article-body').children('p').length / 1.5); Beltex offers a wide variety of non-reinforced and reinforced polyurethane and polyester belting. } His first Beltex cross lambs sold for an average of 45 each last year. !subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus ? }, 500); Today, he keeps 60 pedigree ewes - a mixture of Charollais, Beltex and Rouge - as well as 230 commercial ewes. eventCategory: 'bundle_click', Mr Brown and his brother Alan run about 700 ewes at Beechwood Farm, Newton-le-Willows, near Bedale. } params[pair[0]] = pair[1]; let returnURL = getQueryStringValue('returnURL'); upgrade_bundles = event.detail.object.upgrade_prices.map(priceToEcommerceProduct); upgradesAvailable = true; eventTimeout: 2000, } productClickSource: productClickSource, "I like showing, I like looking at good sheep. !gigyaID ? const onHomeDeliveryPriceSelected = function (priceId) { const snackbar = document.getElementById('fp-snackbar'); However, review full breed profile of the Beltex sheep in the following chart. } subscriptionStatus: purchase.granted_by_purchase.sku_code, }).map(function (key) { Does anyone else use a Texel or other commercial ram an there ewes lamb unaided outdoors? var span_tag = document.createElement("span"); Some of the cross-bred lambs are sold off their mothers in mid-July and the rest are weaned at the end of the month. if (event.detail.object.google_showcase_requested === true) { document.body.addEventListener('fp_user_event', function (event) { Approximately 90pc of the ewes are in straw-bedded sheds for lambing and even with good weather this year, Hugh is keeping the pedigree sheep in as long as possible. were they with their first ram that they now have established the return 'none'; window.showSubscriberElements = true; selectedPrice.placeholder_prices } return item; return; eventCategory: getEcommerceEventCategory(), Good topline and good back, but he needs power.\u0026amp;quot; This year, Hugh already has 40 pedigree Beltex lambs on the ground and a few more Rouge and Beltex due in February. el.prepend(p_tag); el.classList.add('-full'); adElem.style.display = 'block'; vars.user.subscriptionFinishDate = subscriberCookie.subscriptionFinishDate || ''; const addShopFrontClasses = function (el) { } A night-time lambing assistant is employed for the four days lambing time in early December. _id: purchase.price_id, A pull or need for attention would be a rarity and (in our case) that lamb would be sold as a butchers lamb and probably the ewe culled too. 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We are slowly "breeding up" some Beltex ewes, these are bred ewe lambs. }); } el.classList.add('-featured'); flipPayConfig = Object.assign(flipPayConfig, { if (Object.keys(event.detail.object.badge || {}).indexOf('premium') > -1 && ! } \u0026amp;quot;The Rouge last August won the pedigree Rouge ewe lamb All Ireland at Tullamore Show. return allPrices.concat(item); const cookieData = updateSubscriberCookie(event.detail.object); const showOrderSummary = function (node, priceId) { template_summary_coupon_code_applied: "", eventTimeout: 2000, if (priceIdFromUrl) { "That's affecting farming right across the country, the money that young people can made in other jobs. plans.forEach(showPremiumBadge); And the younger generation of sheep farmers, he says, are more interested in the Beltex. }); return price; var elem = jQuery('.article-body').children('p:nth-of-type(' + elem_pos + ')'); Twitter Ewes are then turned out and lambs stay inside. items_limit: accessObject.metered_paywall_items_limit, return [selectedPrice]; const tweetUrl = socialEmbed.dataset.social_url; product.quantity = 1; I have no concerns over mastitis I might get two ewes all season if that. } She has her pedigree Beltex ewe lamb picked out to show this year for summer shows. if (addToCartFiredAfterRegistration === false) { eventData: { eventLabel: label The prominent muscling is not visible at birth, but it begins to grow soon after. window.dataLayer[0].user.subscriptionStatus = 'gs_true'; The Beltex sheep are medium to large sized animals. }; } userID: purchase.granted_by_purchase.user_id, }; }; window.onscroll = function () {
var elem = jQuery('.article-body').children('p:nth-of-type(' + elem_pos + ')'); if (mutation.type === 'childList' && element.id === 'flip-pay') { sales from September on. let userWall = 'none'; var badges = Object.keys(selectedPrice.badges); } jQuery(document).ready(function() { let productClickSource = localStorage.getItem('product_click_source'); const badges = getBadgesForEl(el); window.dataLayer[0].user.subscriptionStatus = 'gs_false'; As long we have the market out there for sheep.\u0026amp;quot;And the younger generation of sheep farmers, he says, are more interested in the Beltex. subscriptionStatus: 'Whitelist', if (fn) { } } el.querySelector('button[data-price_id]').style.display = 'none'; if (document.getElementById('fp-tog-1')) { } vars.article.wallVisible = 'false'; adElem.style.width = (rect.width) + 'px'; } The ewes just get on with the job and I probably only have five assisted lambings, says Mr Preece, whose New Zealand Romney flock is run on 142ha on the Radnorshire-Shropshire border. const leafletScript = document.createElement('script'); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. !badges && badges.length > 0) { event: '_trackEvent', subscriptionStartDate: '', } }; const hash = document.location.hash }, 1000); My policy Overall body is heavily muscled with a fine and small skeletal structure. Texel shearings to a texel tup can have difficult lambings so we use a lleyn tup on those with good results. if (priceA.badges['premium-plus'] && priceB.badges['home-delivery']) { }); Beltex mated over commercial ewe breeds have no lambing issues because the lambs are modest and energetic. return charCode > 31 && (charCode < 48 || charCode > 57) ? !fpblock) { template_prices_original_price: "
