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Northern Ireland Texel Breeders Club members and friends enjoyed a great open night event earlier this summer, hosted by Alan and Rachele Glendinning’s Lylehill flock. The evening combined viewing high‑quality stock, stock judging and genuine…
Read moreTopping the trade at the Shropshire and Borders Texel Club’s sale, Shrewsbury, was the champion from the pre-sale show, shearling ram Cressage Infinity from Neil and Matthew Ellis. This one, by Maerdy Extra Special, is…
Read morePhil and Helen Weaver’s Empire flock took a top call of 1550gns at its second production sale at Melton Mowbray. Topping the sale was WPU2532727, a Whitehart Game Changer daughter out of a dam by…
Read moreTop call of 80,000gns at the Solway and Tyne Texel Club’s sale, Carlisle, came for ram lamb Hilltop Jewel from Kenny Pratt, Aberdeenshire. This son of Duncryne I Catcher is out of a dam by…
Read moreLeading the ram lamb trade at the English National Texel Sale, Worcester, was a 7800gns bid for Robert Cockburn’s Knap Jingle Bells. This first prize winner and reserve male champion from the pre-sale show is…
Read moreRecord £3594 average 88% clearance Two at 11,000gns Shearling rams recorded a new centre best average of £3594 at the English National Sale, Worcester, with two hitting 11,000gns, another at 9500gns and a further three…
Read moreTopping the gimmer trade at the English National Texel Sale, Worcester, was the female and overall champion from the pre-sale show from Robert Cockburn’s Knap flock. On a trade which saw a 91% clearance and…
Read moreMark Priestley’s Seaforde flock cemented its reputation as one of the leaders in the Texel breed in Northern Ireland when it took the top call of 30,000gns at the Northern Ireland National Texel Sale, Ballymena.…
Read moreLeading the gimmer trade at the Northern Ireland National Texel Sale, Ballymena, was one from Mark Priestley’s Seaforde flock at 3800gns. This was PRQ2503085, a Drumbreddan Hard Ass daughter out of a Knap-bred dam by…
Read moreFraser and Helen Tweed’s shearling ram Ballycoose Ignatius lit up the shearling ram trade at the Northern Ireland National Texel sale, Ballymena. Selling at 7000gns, this son of Scolton Fieldmarshall is out of a dam…
Read moreA 68,000gns call for Harestone Jagerbomb from Stuart Barclay, Aberdeenshire, was the lead call at the Scottish National Texel Sale, Lanark, where ram lambs met a solid demand to result in a 78% clearance and…
Read moreLeading the way in the Loosebeare and Whitehart online production sale on behalf of the Quick family and Nicky and Jim Hartwright, respectively was a 2700gns call for a gimmer from Whitehart. Sale topper was…
Read moreA number of upgrades and new developments to the market leading Marteye online auction platform will be trialled during the Texel Sheep Society’s National Sales this August and September. The move follows collaborative work between…
Read moreThe Society was saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Gloria Davies of the Aman flock. A familiar face both locally in south Wales and among the wider Texel community, Gloria was a central…
Read moreTexels were a major draw at the South West NSA Ram Sale, leading the day’s trade with the top four prices of the sale and a 94% clearance in the shearling rams. Taking the day’s…
Read moreThe opening Texel Sheep Society National Sale of the season, the Welsh National Sale, Welshpool, saw Nick Legge’s Thornbury flock lead the way, taking a brace of 1500gns bids. First up at this money was…
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