Connewarran Merino Stud

06/09/2026

It's amazing how much you can observe from just sitting quietly by a fence post. These lambs have been weaned and held in the yard and just released to this small paddock while they settle down for a couple of days. They've got it easy this year, a bit of warm weather ahead of them rather than the sideways sleet we often wean in! Best of luck little friends. We'll see you in a week or so for your booster vaccination.

31/08/2026

Contract musterers are a bit light on for work at the moment, but they like to keep the wheels turning all the same.

25/08/2026

We talk a lot about maternal capability at Connewarran. But the truth is, the pinnacle has already been reached.

19/08/2026

Individual WECs today. It's a trait many people value highly in resilient, high rainfall merinos. Pulling WECs isn't our favourite job but at least it kept our hands warm and gave us the chance to look at some nice white wools.

16/08/2026

Great day last year catching up with so many really good sheep people. Looking forward to doing it again in a couple of days.

11/08/2026

Mothering is all finished. What a pity, it's the best job of the year! Rain, hail or shine we're always keen to get out and find out what our girls (with the help of our boys of course) have produced this season.

04/08/2026

What a way to start the morning. Splitting the first half dozen off the mob to begin solving the day's puzzle; fifty odd single bearing ewes and lambs on this particular day.

28/07/2026

25/07/2026

We love our reliable old girls. People get excited about compressing generation intervals, which is great in theory. In practice, we're in no hurry to move on from this ewe, 20501. She's raised twins in each of the last four years. Last year, a serious drought year, she cut 5.7kg of beautiful, fine, fleece wool with a belly to chuck on top. Looks like this year will be a pretty similar story. As far as we're concerned she can hang around as long as she likes!

14/07/2026

Giving these guys a little practice run before we display them at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show at Bendigo this weekend. We'll be in the Merino Marquee just like previous years. Please drop by and say hello.