[Blinkers]

Weyhey, I bought my new shearling tup a couple of weeks ago and he' by a Ruslin.  Particularly wanted this line as wanted a bit more size in the flock.    VERY happy now 

[ellisr]

Are they registered stock and if so what bloodlines do you have?

I can register them and Jake the father is from the Keyes bloodline[/q
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Can you post some pictures as can look at his bloodline through flock books? or pm.

I will do if it stops raining. I have a shearling called Marlyn or a lamb called Nathan. Marlyn has turned out very much like his dad and I think he is going to be a stunner and Nathan is shaping up nicely even though he has had a little fly strike last week.

[kaz]

Weyhey, I bought my new shearling tup a couple of weeks ago and he' by a Ruslin.  Particularly wanted this line as wanted a bit more size in the flock.    VERY happy now 

Have quite a bit of Ruslin in mine as well.

[kaz]

Top priced Ryeland tup went for a new breed record, 1060 guineas.

Really good day - I think everyone went home happy 

Was it from the Ruslin line?

Yes he was. Second highest priced was a shearling tup from Arberth flock - 940 guineas.



I puchased a ewe lamb last year at the show & sale and she is from the Arbeth line and she is now a right smasher.

[Rosemary]

This is when I feel a bit remote from the breed - very few shown here, very few sold - so I don't really get to see top quality stock in the flesh. Makes it hard to select the ewes to retain and those to let go. It's just too much time and money to get to Ludlow and events in England. Maybe I should have chosen a Scottish breed, but I do love my Ryelands. 

[kaz]

The breed standard in the flock book helps to give you an idea what to look out for. To some extent you have it easier as you breed coloured ryelands.

At the end of the day if they meet the standard it is then down to your personal preference how you breed.

A big no no is over or undershot jaws, horns of any sort etc.etc. (breed standard)

Enjoy them. The breed are spreading north wards so eventually they will have show classes somewhere nearer you or enter them in mixed classes at shows. At the end of the day a healthy sheep is what you want.

[ellisr]

Just been looking at Jake's and one of my ewes certificate and the ggs is from ruslin, explains why Jake is stunning and he sires lovely lambs

[cairnhill]

There were plenty of Ryelands at Thainstone on Saturday but don't think I saw a coloured one.  They are very cute.

[VSS]

Rosemary, is Carlisle too far for you? Good entry there. Official sale this year so all stock inspected and guaranteed registered.

[kaz]

Just been looking at Jake's and one of my ewes certificate and the ggs is from ruslin, explains why Jake is stunning and he sires lovely lambs

Would be interested to know dams of rams you have for sale as quite interesting bloodlines on the sires side.

[ellisr]

2 of my certificates are 2004 my older girls and only have numbers and don't have the bloodline on them 23212 958/D70 and 23211 958/D68 Jake is M11013 01299/J26 and my ewe is F26616 01299/J22. The rest of my flock are not registered but I can register the lambs from the above. I am watching nathans sister as I think she will be a good one so she maybe registered as well.

[Rosemary]

I'd love to go to Carlisle. I'll have a look at the catalogue.

I take the point about the breed standard - being somewhat anally retentive, I've made a spreadsheet with the different bits of the standard in rows and each of my sheep in a column. When we get them in this week, I'm going to score them as best I can. I've also noted data like how many lambs they've had, whether the lambing was assisted and any health issues they've had. Next year, I'm going to record birth weight and 30 day weights for each lamb. Mind you, the three originals have homes for life, even if they have three legs and one lamb every second year.

It would be good to have a stock judging event up here with a good judge explaining why s/he's placed sheep as s/he has.

[Blinkers]

I'd love to go to Carlisle. I'll have a look at the catalogue.

I take the point about the breed standard - being somewhat anally retentive, I've made a spreadsheet with the different bits of the standard in rows and each of my sheep in a column. When we get them in this week, I'm going to score them as best I can. I've also noted data like how many lambs they've had, whether the lambing was assisted and any health issues they've had. Next year, I'm going to record birth weight and 30 day weights for each lamb. Mind you, the three originals have homes for life, even if they have three legs and one lamb every second year.

It would be good to have a stock judging event up here with a good judge explaining why s/he's placed sheep as s/he has.

Wow - what a fantastic idea. Well done ewe.   I'd like to think I would do that too....... but I have a suspicion.....all good intentions and all that....that I might not see it through with such thoroughness.   I NEED A MENTOR........hint, hint ... to remind me at each stage

[kaz]

2 of my certificates are 2004 my older girls and only have numbers and don't have the bloodline on them 23212 958/D70 and 23211 958/D68 Jake is M11013 01299/J26 and my ewe is F26616 01299/J22. The rest of my flock are not registered but I can register the lambs from the above. I am watching nathans sister as I think she will be a good one so she maybe registered as well.

Older registration certificates didnot have bloodlines on them. The numbers are excatly what I need to see where they have come from. What price are you looking for them?

[ellisr]

I must stress I am not selling any that are listed above I will sell the offspring and will register them.

Shearling ram (when registered) £170 chomping at the bit to get going this year
ram lamb (when registered) £120 he will not be able to work until next year