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<blockquote data-quote="Agrivator" data-source="post: 7753137" data-attributes="member: 461"><p>A very respected breeder is W D Allen of Stouphill, <strong>Humbleheugh</strong>, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2LF. </p><p></p><p>They have both types, the Borders Park Type and the North Country Hill Type. If you are looking for a decent terminal sire, but whose female progeny are suitable to keep as breeding ewes, I would go for the bigger Park Type.</p><p></p><p>To give some idea of differences in size and maturity, the Park Tups are almost always sold as Shearlings, but the North Country Hill Tups are invariably sold as 2 Shears. </p><p></p><p>Surplus females from Humbleheugh are in big demand locally, which is a good advert for their tups. Their Park tups have good tight skins and good heads without extreme Roman Noses and without ridiculously long ears. Good tight skins are of benefit in that it helps prevent excessive wool shedding in Spring which is a feature of the rougher-coated types. </p><p></p><p>I don't know their phone number, but Google maybe does. They are only a few hours away up the A1.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agrivator, post: 7753137, member: 461"] A very respected breeder is W D Allen of Stouphill, [B]Humbleheugh[/B], Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2LF. They have both types, the Borders Park Type and the North Country Hill Type. If you are looking for a decent terminal sire, but whose female progeny are suitable to keep as breeding ewes, I would go for the bigger Park Type. To give some idea of differences in size and maturity, the Park Tups are almost always sold as Shearlings, but the North Country Hill Tups are invariably sold as 2 Shears. Surplus females from Humbleheugh are in big demand locally, which is a good advert for their tups. Their Park tups have good tight skins and good heads without extreme Roman Noses and without ridiculously long ears. Good tight skins are of benefit in that it helps prevent excessive wool shedding in Spring which is a feature of the rougher-coated types. I don't know their phone number, but Google maybe does. They are only a few hours away up the A1. [/QUOTE]
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