Richard Chantler and his wife Penny run a 300-stud Romney Sheep flock on an all grass system. The Romney sheep flock was started in 1986 with the first import of NZ genetics used on females from the Wye College Romney development flock. NZ genetics have been imported on a regular basis ever since.
For many years Hill Farm has achieved a scanning percentage of 190% and a weaning percentage of 160%. For the last five years we have also selected hard for worm resistance.
Worm-resistant Romney sheep means a reduction in the need to use chemical wormers, thus saving valuable money and time and proving even more viable for sheep reared on organic systems. Worm-resistant Romney lambs also naturally have higher growth rates. In just five years at Hill Farm we have reduced lamb reliance on drenching to a maximum of two drenches in their first year.
