Native breeds photographs

[Woolless]

It was a grand night for checking stock (assuming your's was evening, not morning)
It was a quiet pleasure for me after the hurly-burly of taking the wool off a few of these today. This year's gimmers (last year's lambs, so about 14-15 mths wool growth........
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It's a bit of a job knowing where to start.....
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But once you get going, it's just another sheep really.
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Heaviest fleece was 21.5lbs.

I see that the RBST are running a 'love a longwool' campaign. Have you been involved with that?

 

[yellowbelly]

I see that the RBST are running a 'love a longwool' campaign. Have you been involved with that?

No, but I spoke to our society chairman the other day and they've asked us if they can use a lot of Lincoln pictures from our website in their promotion material.

 

[ilyria]

Some Leicester longwools at large

[Photo now also at large - JP1]

 

[ilyria]

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[I thats it]

Dairy shorthorn sired by an OP sire

 

[topground]

Sheeted Somerset enjoying spring sunshine.

 

[topground]

Sheeted Somerset dairy cow earning her keep in Somerset.

 

[dt995]

Newly-born Shetland looking a bit like a Belted Galloway

https://imgur.com/d8b55Ms

 

[ImLost]

Newly-born Shetland looking a bit like a Belted Galloway

https://imgur.com/d8b55Ms

Any chance you could directly post the pic to this thread? Link won't work for me for some reason ?

 

[Old Tip]

Trio of Whitebred Shorthorns

 

[dt995]

Any chance you could directly post the pic to this thread? Link won't work for me for some reason ?

Done, hope that's better?

 

[I thats it]

Trio of Whitebred Shorthorns
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Think there's someone near us with a herd of these, I don't know their name though so not very helpful!

 

[bumkin]

A couple more taken in June 1989.

Show females that year.

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Some of the herd.

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fine looking bunch

 

[JP1]

Sheeted Somerset enjoying spring sunshine.View attachment 881246View attachment 881247

How old would they be ?

 

[JP1]

Think there's someone near us with a herd of these, I don't know their name though so not very helpful!

Where's us?

 

[topground]

How old would they be ?

The three at the rear left to right, first calver @ 2 years, yearling heifer and steer.

 

[I thats it]

Where's us?

North Lancashire

 

[JSmith]

shorthorn heifers with simmy calves at foot

 

[Old Tip]

Evening stroll

 

[Woolless]

Evening stroll
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Good photo, it's like a painting