Île De France, Flock HG 122, est. 1989

In 1986 we purchased our first Île De France RAM to use on replacement ewe lambs as Île De France lambs are easily lambed and are outstandingly hardy and on their feet and suckling within minutes.

We were pleased to find the customers very keen on this “new” breed of lamb due to the excellent carcass quality and high kill out % of our Île De France x Suffolk lambs and this encouraged us to start the GROVEBEG pedigree flock.

Île De France Sheep, Breed Traits

Hardiness
Easy lambed hardy lambs ,fast to stand and suck with a good coat of wool.

Île De France Rams are ideal for outdoor lambing and use on ewe lambs.

Prolific.
Île De France ewes are prolific with the ability to breed out of season.

Rams are extremely fertile and active all year round

Conformation.
Île De France carcass quality is excellent with lean ,well muscled gigots ,large eye muscle area plus a good kill out

Worm Resistant
In trials carried out in 2000 by Teagasc the Île De France ewe lambs showed extremely low Faecal egg counts. This has encouraged some organic lamb producers to make repeat purchases of rams from our flock.

Breed Improvement
As the only registered Île De France flock in Ireland the Grovebeg flock of Île De France is a member of the Dept of Agriculture flock recording scheme.

New bloodlines are sourced from Northern Ireland where there is a sire reference scheme, and semen of performance tested rams is imported from France where the Île De France is the premier terminal sire.

All Rams & Ram lambs offered for sale are (ARR/ARR) type 1 for scrapie resistance.

Chapelizod Shearling Ile De France for sale 2006

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