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Community => Events => Topic started by: waterbuffalofarmer on August 02, 2016, 05:15:11 pm

Title: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on August 02, 2016, 05:15:11 pm

Just thought I would ask anyone if they're going? 
http://meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk/rare-breeds/ (http://meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk/rare-breeds/)
http://meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Schedule2016.pdf (http://meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Schedule2016.pdf)

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: farmershort on August 02, 2016, 06:49:26 pm

Yes, I think we're intending to go. Scope out some possible white faced woodland sheep.

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: Fleecewife on August 02, 2016, 07:15:58 pm

We have bought sheep from Melton, but they have a sad habit of dying when they get to the harsher climate of Scotland.  So it's a good way of bringing non-local genetics into your flock, but it could be that those genetics are not the ones you really want and you would be better buying local, for their hardiness.

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: Dans on August 17, 2016, 12:05:55 am

We're going  :wave:

Dans

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: Alex_ on August 17, 2016, 10:03:31 am

Not going but I grew up in Melton and went to the cattle markets there all the time.
Make sure you grab a pork pie while there. and brocklseby pies in Asfordby village are amazing  :excited:

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: harmony on August 17, 2016, 10:13:47 am

Yes, I have just booked accommodation for the Friday evening!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: farmershort on August 17, 2016, 10:34:55 am

Oh sadly we're bit going any more. First fields won't be fenced by then sadly... Week after by the looks of it.

We'll have to save ourselves for the holmfirth sale on the 25th to get our woodlands!

If anyone spots any tidy white faced woodland ewes at Melton, would you be able to get in touch?

Thanks


Adam

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: Fleecewife on August 17, 2016, 11:26:54 am

Quote from: Alex_ on August 17, 2016, 10:03:31 am

Not going but I grew up in Melton and went to the cattle markets there all the time.
Make sure you grab a pork pie while there. and brocklseby pies in Asfordby village are amazing  :excited:

Oh I wish you hadn't reminded me - those pork pies are heavenly  :hungry:  The ones you can buy mail order just aren't the same  :(

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: heyhay1984 on August 21, 2016, 09:41:31 pm

Just to say the catalogue is now up here http://www.grassroots.co.uk/cgi-bin/start.cgi/sales/melton/melton.html (http://www.grassroots.co.uk/cgi-bin/start.cgi/sales/melton/melton.html)

I may go for a little look round  :)

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: kja on August 23, 2016, 09:03:47 am

 :wave: Were going on a jolly which is a first, were usually showing pigs but a combination of changing breeds and deciding to go as spectators we declined the qualifiers for LOY. Having said that I have been asked to take my white coat looks like I will be showing a lovely welsh boar or two on the friday and sheep shopping on the saturday.

Title: Re: rare breed stock sale, meltonmowbray
Post by: farmershort on August 23, 2016, 09:26:45 am

Quote from: heyhay1984 on August 21, 2016, 09:41:31 pm

Just to say the catalogue is now up here http://www.grassroots.co.uk/cgi-bin/start.cgi/sales/melton/melton.html (http://www.grassroots.co.uk/cgi-bin/start.cgi/sales/melton/melton.html)

I may go for a little look round  :)

That's great! Thanks for posting.

Not too many on the WFW side, so I'm not so worried about not being able to go now. :)