Hogget: a young sheep past its first year
A hogget is a young sheep roughly one to two years old. The term is used mainly in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Distinguishing hoggets from lambs and mature sheep helps you plan sales, shearing and breeding for each age group.
Where is the term hogget used?
Hogget is used mainly in the United Kingdom and New Zealand to distinguish young sheep from lambs and mature animals. Knowing each sheep's age helps you plan feeding and shearing, while regular weighing shows when hoggets reach your target weight for breeding or sale.
How do you keep track of hoggets?
Keep each hogget's birth date and weights against its ear tag number so you can follow its age and growth. For example, weighing your hoggets every month shows when they reach your target weight for mating or sale, helping you plan when to breed or sell them.
Questions from the farm
Is a hogget a lamb?
A hogget is older than a lamb but has not yet reached full maturity. Lambs are usually weaned or sold before their first birthday; hoggets are the age group between lambs and mature sheep.
How HerdMobile helps
Bring your animals, feed stocks and farm accounts together on your Android phone. HerdMobile keeps your daily work moving offline: record events, compare feed quantities and follow sales and payments in one place. Use your own feeds and herd information to prepare a ration, then keep a backup file under your control.
Use HerdMobile to keep birth dates and weight notes for each young sheep under its ear tag number. You can then check age and growth when deciding which sheep are hoggets.
