Last week’s Scotsheep event was a highly successful one for the Texel Society, with hundreds of visitors flocking to the Society’s stand to learn the latest Society developments and see what Texels can do for their businesses.
The Society is grateful to Messrs Messenger, Abernethy, Perth, for kindly supplying a brace of Texel x Cheviot Mule ewes with March-born Texel cross lambs at foot for the stand.
As part of the Society’s activities it held a guess the weight competition for visitors to guess the combined weight of the whole pen of sheep on the stand.
More than 200 entries were received, with two of these guessing the weight exactly right at 325kg. The winning entrants were Ellis Mutch and Perry Parkinson, both of whom will receive Society merchandise.
And on the day before the event the Society, through its YDP initiative, sponsored the NSA Next Generation Shepherds’ competition which saw 14 competitors pit their wits against each other in a range of shepherding tasks.
Taking the top spot was Ewan Runciman from Lauder who received his prize from Society YDP coordinator Ailish Ross, with second place going to Freddy Fulford, Banavie and third taken by Billy Gray, Galston. Freddy Fulford was also the highest placed competitor under the age of 21.
Society chief executive John Yates said it had been a hugely successful event for both the Society and the sheep industry as a whole. “Scotsheep was a great day with a superb venue and it was clear that despite the challenges the industry faces there is a high degree of optimism and enthusiasm among sheep farmers.”
