Name:
Doug & Chris McCubbin
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Farm Name:
The Sheep Station
Location:
Dunsford
e-mail:
[email protected]\
Flock size:
approx. 100 breeding ewes
Breeds:
Dorset Horn, Romanov
Acreage:
80
Production:
Spring, fall and winter lambing, on grass in spring & fall
Marketing:
Some farm gate sales, most lambs to Cookstown @80lbs
Feeding:
Forage-based, whole grains for flushing & nursing ewes, high
selenium mineral mix
Specific issues:
Problem with ram fertility during summer breeding - resolved by keeping
rams in cool barn for 6 weeks prior to breeding
Flock health:
Emphasis on
prevention, culling unproductive animals, multi-species grazing and use of guard
donkeys to allow sheep to stay outdoors 24/7
from May through December
