Considering how long it takes to finish a blackbelly, would I run into a
question of ethics if I was to sell 14-15 month old blackbellies as
"lamb"?
I have a conflict between lambing and finishing. Both need to happen as
the grass cycle is peaking. But if I want to finish lambs on early
summer grass at, say 10 months, they have to be born in the fall, which
is a lousy time for lactation. I'd like to be lambing in April/May.
Those April/May lambs would then need to be butchered in June/July in
order to get maximum gains off of grass. I don't think there's any
difference in flavor between 10 months and 15 months, but there CAN be a
big difference in winter butchered vs. early summer butchered lamb.
But I don't know how much of a market there is for "hogget".
Opinions?
Barb Lee
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