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Victorian Farmer · « **Reply #15 on:** September 24, 2015, 03:54:33 pm »

As you no we have them in the highlands .Its the next big thing there is 4 breeders in the uk .A group can make £20000 and worth breeding .York sale will have them for sale .There is some nice rams about .I dont think the price will drop for a fuew years as very difecult to get .

shep53 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 24, 2015, 08:46:57 pm »

Some for sale in preloved starting at £500 for wethers

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #17 on:** September 24, 2015, 10:17:55 pm »

Quote from: shep53 on September 24, 2015, 08:46:57 pm

Some for sale in preloved starting at £500 for wethers

First response: What the ?!!!?

Then,

nutterly_uts · « **Reply #18 on:** September 24, 2015, 10:23:31 pm »

Quote from: SallyintNorth on September 24, 2015, 10:17:55 pm

Quote from: shep53 on September 24, 2015, 08:46:57 pm
Some for sale in preloved starting at £500 for wethers

First response: What the ?!!!?

Then,

My first thought was "wtf can you do with a wether?!" since I doubt they make good eating!!

Womble · « **Reply #19 on:** September 24, 2015, 11:09:21 pm »

It keeps the rarity of the males intact though, doesn't it, even if the tups themselves aren't?

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #20 on:** September 25, 2015, 09:43:22 am »

If there's a good 2kgs fleece on a wether, you can sell 20 x 100g packs at, say, £6 a pack? At the moment you would get those prices because of the rarity value, and spinners do like to try a new fluff. But you won't be able to do that year on year.

No reason it wouldn't be good eating. They're large sheep and supposed to be well-fleshed - but that's a lot of money for a butcher's lamb.

So it's the novelty value and something nice to look at and pleasant to be around for the lawnmower. Given what people spend on entertainment for kids' parties, £1000 for a pair of wethers that all your kid's friends will want to come and see (and most of yours too!) is ... still ludicrous.

Backinwellies · « **Reply #21 on:** September 25, 2015, 04:24:13 pm »

£500 for wethers! .... they are laughing all the way to the bank (I wonder if they are experienced ringers? A rig would be worth it

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Buffy the eggs layer · « **Reply #22 on:** September 25, 2015, 04:42:21 pm »

You dont do anything with the wether....your missing the point. They will sell to someone who wants lovely animals around them as "pets"

People buy what they like and pay for it, micro pigs, designer dogs, albino african hedgehogs ( preloved is full of them)

The coloured Ryelands that I keep are probably only there at all because some breeder reallised that a number of hobby or pet keepers thought that they were more "teddybearish" than the plain old white ones and would pay more for them.

It would be interesting to see what they go for at York and if they are any good.

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #23 on:** September 26, 2015, 09:43:54 am »

Quote from: shygirl on September 24, 2015, 12:05:11 pm

Reminds me of the mangalitza craze a few years ago.

Was interested to see on The Yorkshire Vet that he was called to a Mangalitza sow that was extremely defensive (although I'd be inclined to leave her alone after farrowing much more than the owner had) and had just three piglets.