Sheep News.

2011. We start the new year looking back at the coldest December on record,but the lambs are very evenly matched probably due to a very short lambing period. Lambing percentage to weaning is 161%.

We sold 7 rams and 10 ewe lambs at Mayfair

At Liskeard sale we had Best Shearling ram, Best Ram Lamb and Best Pen of Ewe Lambs.

Rams used this year are Poorton L112

                                  Ballytaggart Krafty K44

2010. After a very long cold winter it was a pleasure to see how well the lambs had grown by the spring with those going to Waitrose killing out well. We had the pleasure of welcoming the Northern Ireland Dorset Club here (Nov 09) for a look at the flock.  At Mayfair the prices for females were very good and we sold 1 pen of Shearlings and 2 pens of ewe lambs. Our highlight was gaining 2nd prize with Newtoncoombe Lightning in the Poll Dorset Shearling Ram class. All six rams were sold.

We also had Champion ram and Best pen of ewe lambs at Liskeard sale later in the month,both ram lambs and all 10 ewe lambs sold well.

Rams used this year are Downkillybegs Kojak K3

                                  Poorton L112

                                  Ballytaggart Krafty K44

Flock comptition 2010-   3rd Medium Flock.           

In November the N I Dorset Club invited me to judge their Autumn show and sale at Ballymena. Thank you to everyone who made my first sheep judging experience such an enjoyable one.                                        

2009. May Fair saw excellent trade, selling five rams, three pens of shearling ewes, one pen of ewe lambs and one pen of aged ewes.  Although we have a few rams to sell strong demand for females has left us with only 5 shearling ewes to keep this winter. Many thanks to everyone who has purchased stock from us.

At Liskeard sale we had the Champion ram lamb.

Rams being used this year are Downkillybegs Kojak K3                                                                                                 Poorton L112                                                    

Poorton L112 purchased at Mayfair from Fooks Bros.

2008. Autumn lambing went smoothly with no ill effects from the Bluetongue vaccination with a lambing percentage of 154 at weaning. The lambs sold through Waitrose this year acheived 97% killing out in Premium A (R2,R3L) or Premium AA (U2,U3L).  A successful Mayfair saw us sell all 7 rams entered, gaining 3rd prize with the group of three shearlings. We also won 3rd with ewe hoggets, 4th with ewe lambs and 1st with a pen of ewes.

At the Liskeard sale we had the Champion ram.

Rams being used this year are-  Trevilley Fractious(F205)
                                             Cissbury Hutch(H12) 
                                              Downkillybegs Kojak(K3)

Kojak purchased at Mayfair from N Ireland.

Sheep were vaccinated against Bluetongue on 1st July.

 2007 has seen lambing at 146% reared. We have sold through the Waitrose scheme again this year,with 93.9% killing out in Premium A (R2,R3L) or Premium AA (U2,U3L). This year the average carcase weight is 19.01 kgs.

Rams used for this season were-  Trevilley Fractious(F205)
                                               Cissbury Hutch(H12)