We have been through the rams and have a preliminary 2017 ram sale catalogue that can be downloaded HERE, as well as our sire’s that can be downloaded HERE. In the near future we will be going back through the sale rams group and reducing this number ready for the on property ram sale on the 18th of September.
A full list of ASBV’s can also be downloaded HERE
We have received our 2016 ABSV’s back from sheep genetics with some really encouraging results, All our key ASBV’s have increased with last year mating lifting our averages and providing solid feedback that we are on the right track with the rams we used in our mating programme.
| Merinoselect ASBV Percentiles (Aust Wide) | Top 1% | 2% 5% | 10% | 20% | ||||
| Micron | Pwwt | Ycfw | Yfd | Ywt | Yfat | Yemd | Merino DP+ | |
| Australian Averages | 2 | 10.7 | -1.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 134.9 | |
| Hill Padua Sire Av. | 18.3 | 6.4 | 24.2 | 1.2 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 162.0 |
| Hill Padua Sale Team Av. | 17.4 | 5.9 | 19.2 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 154.9 |
A copy of our Sale Catalogue can be down loaded HERE
A Sire list can also be Downloaded HERE
Hill Padua MPM currently has Semen available from some of our 2015 sires.
Photos and ASBV’s are avaiable on our FOR SALE page under the SEMEN tab or by clicking HERE
After a few busy days in the sheep yards with Ken Duxson classing the rams, we have put together the preliminary sale team and our Sire group.
A copy of the Sale team ASBV’s can be download by clicking HERE, and for those interested a copy of the Sire groups can by download HERE
For a copy of the latest newsletter please click the following link “NEWSLETTER”
Anthony and Geraldine have had a trip of a life time with Scenic Tours a South American Experiences
Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu, a trip on the Amazon River then 10 days to the Antarctica, a couple of days at the Iguazu Falls then 4 days in Rio de Janeiro.
Anthony attended the World Merino Conference in Stellenbosch which is 70 ks out of Cape Town in South Africa. Met plenty of farmers and saw lots of sheep, believe me we are up there with our Plain Bodied, Fertile Multi Purpose Merinos (MPM)
Our sheep are all in good condition with lots of lambs. Tailed 120% – Ram Breeders average 122% Flock -118%.
Rams are all sorted and our ASBVS are back all ready. The results are very good and the information about our Rams can now be viewed on our Website www.hillpaduampm.com.au on For sale page under Rams.
Our Sale date is 22/9/2014 worth your while to come and have a look even if you don’t intend to buy there is always next year. We will also have a display at the Mingenew Expo on the 18th & 19th of September 2014.
The last of our Lambs went to WAMCO at the end of June with 105 of them Averaging $167.80, 74 little ewes averaging $123.00
What we are doing with our Sheep is a NO BRAINER. Check us out.
This year the Mingenew Expo with be held on the 18th and 19th of September, with our Annual on Property Ram Sale on the following Monday the 22nd of September. We hope to see you all there for a bite to eat and catch on on what been happening at your place.
Hill Padua MPM will be at site 700 the Sheep pavilion during the 19th and 20th of September at Mingenew Expo. Please call in and have a look and some of the 2013 ram sale team and ewes on display.
Monday the 23rd of September is the annual on property ram sale with 100 Merino Rams up for Auction as well as 1100 surplus Merino ewes. Please feel free to come and have at the great line up of sheep on offer, It is our best yet.
Well here we are again halfway through the year. Our Ewes came through the summer O.K but feed after a light year in 2012 meant we had Ewes on lick feeders as they came off the light stubbles. The Rams with the help of Old Man Saltbush a lick feeder seem to do O.K even though the paddock feed was in short supply.
We started the summer with about 700 Ram Lambs and slowly drifted the surplus ones off to Walsh’s and Fletchers as they reached the required weight. Walsh’s get the 18kg – 24kg dressed weight and Fletches got some that are 30kg + dressed we had 6 lambs dress 35kg+. We now have 330 that will be sorted out over the next couple of Months. The Rams have been Shorn, Fleece and Body Weighted. Ram with tag #1 is showing some promise as an A.I Ram with figures over 5 kg Wool 6 months Shearing, Eye Muscle 40mm Genetic Fat of 7mm and Body weight of 83 kg, but we will not know until we get the results of the ASBVS. Micron will be measured closer to Sale Day. We could take Summer Wool Growth like some studs but we think winter Wool Growth is a bit fairer. There were 35 Rams that cut over 5kg of Wool.
A.I last December we decided to only do one day of 400 ewes instead of our usual 2 Days of 800 Ewes. It’s a measure we took to reduce cost as A.I is quite expensive. With the use of Single Sire mob’s we don’t think we will lose very much. The mob David put tags in at 2 weeks of age was 100 Ewes and 104 Lambs. A.I day went off really good with the use of our shearing contractor Mike Henderson’s guy’s that did the heavy work. Our mating period of barely 6 weeks makes for a tidy lamb drop.
The Scanning of our Ewes took place on the 21st March and out of 3049 ewes we found 133 empty (dries), which was very similar to last year. With the comment probable half the Ewes in lamb have twins, much the same as last year so we can expect about 120% lambing again this year.
We managed to sell about 1600 Wether lambs and some Ewe lambs to Walsh’s, 1ST mob of 370 went away in January averaged $81.00 the last few drafts that went averaged $90.00.
Just before shearing we did a worm count on the Ewes and results were very low, recommendation was that we did not need to drench this year so our worm resistance may be getting there. The shearing of the Ewes was April 9th at about 6 Months with Wool length ranging from 68 -77mm, the hoggets were about 9 months with wool length of 87- 97 We had four lines of wool that had NKT ranged from 48-55
RAM SALE DAY IS 23/9/2013 with Private Selection after the Sale. We will have a few Ewes and Rams at Mingenew Expo. We are sponsoring the Quick Shears again this year and will probably provide the wether lambs for that unless Mike Henderson can get another supplier closer.
We have decided to Support the local Primaries agent that lives in Three Springs to do the organizing of the Auction of our Ram Sale this year. Primaries will be the main agent for the Sale on the Monday 23rd September which is the Monday after Mingenew Expo.
We have now marked our lambs with 3154 Ewes had 3810 Lambs making a 120.89 lambing percentage, if we add the dry Ewes to the tally we still get a very good percentage.
LAMBING % IS THE BIGGEST PROFIT DRIVE
Cheers from all at Hill Padua (Pad-ewe-a)
Anthony 0427541155
Adam 0427541152
David 0437541164