At Lubeck we run a self replacing poll merino sheep enterprise, presently lambing 2500 ewes. Breeding our own rams we select for PP multiple birth rams. We have previously used AI from various studs.The top 4% of maiden ewes are retained to our stud flock and from these our rams are bred. In our commercial flock three age groups are used for breeding, being heavily classed, scanned for pregnancy and being re-classed every year. The rams go out mid March for August/September lambing. All merino ewes are shorn six monthly, early January and early July. The hoggets are shorn early July. The merino rams are shorn January.
At our Dadswells Bridge property, Warra, we have 1000 four and a half, five and a half and six and a half year old merino ewes. They are shorn in January and then mated to composite rams for June lambing. All ewe lambs are retained for our own breeding and the wethers sold as suckers or stores. All ewes are pregnancy scanned and the empties are sold.
First cross ewe with triplets at Mt Dryden
At Mt Dryden the retained 2500 first cross ewes are January shorn and then mated to white suffolks for a June lambing. All ewes are pregnancy scanned and the empties are sold. All second cross lambs are sold as suckers. Old first cross ewes are sold.
Our wool agent and sheep advisor is Craig Potter from Elders, Ararat branch 0419707991 and Cameron Smith from Elders, Horsham branch, 0497638608 is responsible for all sheep sales.
