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The terminal sire with a difference Blue Texel sheep are one of the most recent breeds to be imported into the UK. Blue Texels are quickly gaining popularity with commercial sheep farmers as terminal sires for prime lamb production.
" Using a BLUE will make more MONEY for you "
News and reports.....
Carlisle Sale Saturday 24th September 2011 (Harrison & Hetherington) Blue Texels sold to a peak of 1000gns three times at Carlisle on Saturday, with the first at this price being a shearling ramEast of England Smithfield Festivalom D G and M H Jones. This was Dulas Superman, a Dulas Rambo son out of a dam by a Millside sire. He sold to A Lloyd, Llanwrst, Conway.
NSA Sale Builth Wells 19th September 2011 (Harrison & Hetherington) Champion and First prize Shearling Ram from Mr & Mrs Iwan Hughes of Ty Cerrig, Garndolbenmaen, Gwynedd (Garn Flock).
Production Sale from the Millside Flock Borderway Mart,
Carlisle New Blue Texel breed record price for a Millside ewe sold by auction. Blue Texel sheep were in strong demand on Friday in Carlisle as David Alexander's production sale from his Millside Blue Texel flock saw a top price of 2600gns and strong averages throughout all sections on offer.
Three Counties Show report...... This Summer had been a wonderful showplace for the breed and it has been good to see more Blue Texels in the show ring this year. At the Three Counties Show there were just short of sixty entries. A great sight to see which attracted a lot of attention, with some very good sheep forward. The Champion: S C Chambers, Senior Ram. Reserve Champion: A and S Andrews, Shearling Ewe.
County Shows 2011 The other County shows, Royal Cornwall, Devon County, South of England, Bath and West, and smaller shows also had a good show of Blues in the Any Other Continental Breed Classes. Other show successes this year have also come from females sold by the Miserden flock at last years Builth NSA Blue Texel Society sale. A shearling ewe and a ewe lamb purchased by Dawn Sutton for her daughter Grace took the ewe and shearling ewe classes and Reserve championships in the Any Other Breed classes at the Bath and West and South of England Shows respectively. We welcome any news from other Blue Texel members who have bought stock at Society sales and had show success with them or their progeny this year.
Royal Welsh Show 2011 reports...... A great show of Blue Texel sheep at this years’ Royal Welsh Show reflected not only the growth in popularity of the breed but also a great result from the Blue Texel Sheep Society sales in 2010 and previous years. This years champion, a two shear ram, exhibited by Sarah Chambers from Totnes, Devon was purchased from Heather McCurdie from Warwickshire as a shearling at last years Builth NSA sale. He was been breed Champion at both Three counties and the Royal Welsh. Her first prize ram lamb was also the result of a Society sale, being bred from a ewe purchased from Aubrey and Sue Andrews’ Miserden flock three years ago at the Builth sale. As mentioned below in another report of the 2011 Royal Welsh Champions, the ewe class was won by Dan and Janine Jones of the Jonsland Flock – this lovely ewe went on to win the Female and Overall Reserve Championship. An outstanding ewe lamb from Dylan and Bethan Jones of the Beili Blues Flock was a worthy winner of her class. She was sired by the Champion Ram purchased at a Carlisle Society Sale from Hugh Jones of the Dulas Flock, and out of a Millside ewe purchased at a Society Sale at Skipton. The Group of 1 male and 2 females (to include a ewe lamb) was won by the Jonsland Flock and comprised the Female Champion, the 2nd prize ewe lamb and the 2nd prize ram lamb - all home bred and owned by Dan and Janine Jones.
see below for more details. At the Royal Welsh Show 2011, spectators witnessed the best ever show of Blue Texel sheep seen at Builth Wells. Classes were very well supported with a total entry of over 80 sheep and were ably judged by Mr Arfon Hughes. There was a tremendous interest around the ring both from present breeders and also from those thinking about becoming involved in the breed in the future. A two-shear ram owned by Sarah Chambers from Devon and bred by Wallace and Heather McCurdie of the Mac Flock won the Overall Championship. He was also Champion at The Three Counties Show. This superb ram was sired by a ram from the Millside Flock and out of a Millcomb ewe.
The Female and Overall Reserve Champion at the show was a 2-shear ewe bred and owned by Dan and Janine Jones of the Jonsland Flock. Having previously taken the Overall Championship at the show in 2007 and again in 2010 they almost completed the hat trick. This classy ewe was sired by Jonsland Dan who was Champion as a Ram Lamb at the Royal Welsh in 2007 and was later purchased by the Millside Flock. Her dam, sired by the well known stock ram (Craigalbert) at Millside was purchased in 2008 and is out of one of the best ewes in the flock.
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enquiries. Please contact us for any information you'd like about the Blue Texel
breed and the Society, or if you are interested in buying Blue Texel stock.
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