We aim to lamb during December and January . Our lambing percentage in 2000 was 200% exactly. Lambs are born with sufficient wool to survive in the harshest of environments, conversely, the Vendeen also thrives under intensive management conditions, enabling the producer to exploit the breed's natural ability to lamb out of season under a variety of systems.

Lambs are creep fed from 7 days, we find that they grow exceedingly fast and any culls are ready for the early lamb market at 10-13 weeks. Lambs are taken to slaughter at a local abattoir, 8 miles away, hung for 9 days, and butchered at the abattoir. They are then packed into freezer boxes for immediate direct delivery.

Quote from Cig Aen Caron Abattoir:-
"I have not come across the Vendeen breed at all, except from Gelli Gwenyn, therefore I can only comment on this particular flock. The lambs that we have processed so far have been of excellent quality and conformation - I would liken to the very best of both the Suffolk and the Texel breeds. The conformation is certainly as good as the Texel, and would even compare with the Beltex, but they carry the attributes of our own Suffolk breed, a longer loin than the Texel and a thicker fat cover - meat without the fat cover is like orange without the peel - dry.

The KO% rate is high and carcass grades are from E to R 3L. All lambs retained for breeding have correct conformation, good feet and an acceptable , or high growth rate. All Signet figures for the flock are available for inspection.