[mmu]

Hey!  Get the Oxford!

[BenBhoy]

we're trying a texel for first time this year, he arrived yesterday so see how he goes. most of our flock is Llanwenogs, with some welsh mountain.

[feldar]

We have Llanwenogs too BenBhoy, i love those sheep they fab mums and great on their feet, our hampshire tups cross really well with them

[BenBhoy]

yeah, smashing breed. good feet like you said and not bad to handle, for a mountain breed. i'd reccomend them for sure. 

[andywalt]

tomorrow is the day, the ram sale at ashford market, I hope I get a nice one !!  fingers crossed

[SallyintNorth]

Good luck at the sale andywalt 

[andywalt]

The prices were 25% lower today than last year at Ashford market so we were pleased to win a bid on a very nice charollais ram lamb today, you wouldnt believe he was born this year, and very good natured.......we paid £350.00 for him, there were approx 100 sold today top prices were £540 each, lowest £280.00

my wife spotted a herdwick shearling and we got him  for £85.00, altho we wont be putting him on the herdwick lambs this season we will have to keep him happy with some other girls....

[SallyintNorth]

Your Charollais looks a really nice tup lamb - well done!

(The Herdwick looks great too, but I don't really know enough about them to express an opinion.)

[Padge]

I've been waiting to see what you finished up with   Love the Herdwick    looks alovely boy We have several tups for our fast becoming VERY mixed flock and OH says i can't have a Charollais   lol  Have the tups in now will be an interesting mix for next spring 

[andywalt]

what do you have padge? why cant you have a charollais?  heres aother pic, he is a very large chap for a ram lamb that why we went for him and paid a bit less for him, but very surprised how good natured they are !! unless he changes when hes in with the girls

[SallyintNorth]

heres aother pic, he is a very large chap for a ram lamb that why we went for him and paid a bit less for him, but very surprised how good natured they are !! unless he changes when hes in with the girls

Our two have always been very laid-back and happy to see you with cake or just a pat.

Our current boy was bought as a very large and well-developed ram lamb and worked a man's shift at 9 months old.  Since he'll always come and eat cake from the hand you can give him a lot of work; the tups that won't feed while they're working are harder to use.

[andywalt]

have you any photos of your two sally?

[SallyintNorth]

have you any photos of your two sally?

I don't ... but the older is here:
http://charollais-sheep.com/sales.html  - scroll down, he's third from the bottom : Foulrice Falcon.  We bought him as an aged tup, an absolute bargain for a tup of that calibre.  I'm afraid he has now gone to the final sale. 

I'll take a pic of Fred in the next day or two. 

[andywalt]

a fine specimen, look forward to the photos of your present ones,

[Padge]

Andy   we have Lleyn, a few Suffolk, Llanwenog and a couple of Hampshire ewes...........we also have A Lleyn a Llanwenog and a Hampshire tup..........he says we have enough tups