[Lesley Silvester]

Wish I was going.  Sounds like fun.

[Anke]

I will be there (car repair permitting, it goes in tomorrow.. ) and have 4 shetland ewes in the sale. Unfortunately I am the seond one in the ring and my girls are quite skinny at the moment.... this is my first venture into selling at breeding auction, and I have got the feeling that in future I will opt for a later one... just can't see how anyone's sheep (after rearing twins this summer) is in good nick at this time of year... but we shall see, I may just take them home again...
(but at least I managed to bring them inside yesterday so they should be dry....)

[Beewyched]

I will be there (car repair permitting, it goes in tomorrow.. ) and have 4 shetland ewes in the sale. Unfortunately I am the seond one in the ring and my girls are quite skinny at the moment.... this is my first venture into selling at breeding auction, and I have got the feeling that in future I will opt for a later one... just can't see how anyone's sheep (after rearing twins this summer) is in good nick at this time of year... but we shall see, I may just take them home again...
(but at least I managed to bring them inside yesterday so they should be dry....)

We'll all be there supporting you from the ring-side 

[domsmith]

Will be there looking for cross sheep.(not angry ones, but ones of mixed origin)

chev shets sound the business to me. big sale will go on for hours.

dominic

[Fleecewife]

I got there for a couple of hours and it was great to meet up with those I did meet up with.  There were several people I didn't see, but then I spent most of my time in the sales ring (not selling - buying  )   Sorry Rosemary - I didn't see you anywhere to pick up my badges.
 
What did everyone buy?   Sally has already posted her pics of her new sheep, which are lovely. 
 I got a couple of white Shetland gimmers of island descent with beautiful spinning fleeces and fluffy cheeks     So I have until shearing next year to learn more about natural dyeing.
 
Robert - sorry we didn't speak for long - we had just received some devastating news and we were very upset.  I'm not usually so unfriendly 

[robert waddell]

fleecewife i never noticed or even considered  you as being unfriendly   after buying i thought you were just going to check your purchases    as buyers do   after compleating there buying spree 

[bigchicken]

Missed this sale because of work. what were the prices like for shetlands and kerry hills cheers.

[lill]

From £22 for shetland sheep and the kerry hill went to £75. 2 donkeys made £110

[bloomer]

From £22 for shetland sheep and the kerry hill went to £75. 2 donkeys made £110

there were some shetland ram lambs that went for £12 each early on!!!


was that for each donkey or for the 2 together lillian?

[lill]

Hi David 110 for each donkey, the best ones i have seen for years, and they were both going to the same home.

[Fleecewife]

Prices for the Shetlands were in fact very good.  Tup lambs sold by the penload will always be cheap as they are bought up by the meat buyers - and there were several there, mainly halal - or by those intending to rear them on for another year for hogget.  A pen of ancient ewes which should have been left at home went for £5 each  .  The top price I am aware of was £150 for a white Shetland gimmer, and another for £145    .  The champion tup went for £130 I think, and many females fetched £50-60.  Buyers knew just what they wanted, and there seemed to be plenty of buyers.
 
I didn't see the end of the Shetlands, or any of the other breeds going through.

[goosepimple]

The Icelandics went for around £150 - I only got a good price for my brown ducks.  Did anyone see what the huge piggy went for - never seen a pig that big in my life!

[Andrew]

The very large OSB boar went for the princely sum of £86 and the 2year old sows withhim also went for a similar amount.

[ukag0972]

It was good to see you lot again!
Brought my menage of chickens home last night, transfered bantams ( in cardboard pet transport boxes) to the pick up to take home, The dreaded Jack Russell (Princess Amy) scrapped into one box and killed and started to eat one of my wee hens!! All within the one mile that she travelled!! So, Moral of the story.................Dont trust a Jack Russell, even for a mile!!!

[bloomer]

he was a spectacularly huge piggy and very affectionate too, wanted his nose scratching lots!!!