what age our english lambs slaughtered
As far as I can ascertain, a lamb is a lamb until 31st December in the year it was born-it then becomes a hogget-basically a big, heavy lamb How many terms for sheep does there need to be? Lambs in the UK are generally 5-6 months old at slaughter, so 20 weeks might be about right.o, when to slaughter will depend on the breed, sex and feeding of the lamb-single lambs will usually be ready before twins or triplets; the meat breeds like Suffolks will be ready before the primitive breeds like Shetlands.