North country cheviot

[shearerlad]

Nice ewes @shearerlad, did you go to Dingwall tip sale this year? I take it the attonburn bred the best last year?

No I wasn't up. Spent enough on ewes and last years 3 are still going strong. A couple of my mates were and said it was hard going to get a tup.
The lambs from Attonburn tup stand out so hopefully he will breed some nice females

 

[west coast angus]

No I wasn't up. Spent enough on ewes and last years 3 are still going strong. A couple of my mates were and said it was hard going to get a tup.
The lambs from Attonburn tup stand out so hopefully he will breed some nice females

Yea the start of the sale was really hard to buy, you just had to wait it out, there were a few bargains to be had at the end!

 

[shearerlad]

Some of the shed ewes including some from @Top Tip.

 

[Nithsdale]

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Some of the shed ewes including some from @Top Tip.

I must be confused...


There snow shed there??

 

[shearerlad]

I must be confused...


There snow shed there??

Using the Cheviot lingo. I would call them drawn ewes.

 

[Nithsdale]

Using the Cheviot lingo. I would call them drawn ewes.

Aye... it was just a wee play on words. I'll behave

 

[shearerlad]

One lot in to catch tups for a colour change.

 

[shearerlad]

Ewes for breeding mules

Best ewes to hopefully breed some pure ewes lambs

 

[Macsky]

Ewe lambs for keeping this year

Tup lamb I’m using this year

 

[west coast angus]

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Ewe lambs for keeping this year

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Tup lamb I’m using this year

How are they bred?

 

[Macsky]

How are they bred?

Started a couple of years ago with a foundation of Castlegrant cast ewes, did really well coming west. Lambs are by Suisgill and Buchtrig tups, tup lamb is Buchtrig.

 

[west coast angus]

Started a couple of years ago with a foundation of Castlegrant cast ewes, did really well coming west. Lambs are by Suisgill and Buchtrig tups, tup lamb is Buchtrig.

You could tell those lambs are well bred! Looking really good, nice and clean with plenty of style and power

Don't be shy, show us some pics of the tups

 

[Macsky]

You could tell those lambs are well bred! Looking really good, nice and clean with plenty of style and power

Don't be shy, show us some pics of the tups

Can only dream of owning the tups [emoji13]

 

[shearerlad]

Started a couple of years ago with a foundation of Castlegrant cast ewes, did really well coming west. Lambs are by Suisgill and Buchtrig tups, tup lamb is Buchtrig.

Some of the ewes in the 2nd photo are castle grant too. We both have expensive taste!! @Top Tip.

 

[west coast angus]

Can only dream of owning the tups [emoji13]

What do you mean? Did you just get to put your ewes to them?

 

[Macsky]

What do you mean? Did you just get to put your ewes to them?

Bingo

 

[shearerlad]

Anyone at Dingwall today to see the Migdale ewes sold?

 

[Jim75]

Anyone at Dingwall today to see the Migdale ewes sold?

Most look to sell well only one pen slightly less. Think it was a top of £270 for a pen of 1 crop ewes if memory serves right

 

[Old Tip]

Most look to sell well only one pen slightly less. Think it was a top of £270 for a pen of 1 crop ewes if memory serves right

Sad job all round, such a nice bloke was George, he bought some tups for me at Dingwall a couple of years back when i couldn't make it. Cant believe such a young fit bloke is no longer with us

 

[shearerlad]

Sad job all round, such a nice bloke was George, he bought some tups for me at Dingwall a couple of years back when i couldn't make it. Cant believe such a young fit bloke is no longer with us

It really is sad. I met George years ago at shearing competitions, and bought some of his draft ewes. Must of been a tough decision for the family to sell the ewes. It’s good to see that buyers were willing to bid keenly for them