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Teagasc reduction sale of purebred belclare ewes

  • 18-07-2015 09:07PM
    #1
    AnFeirmeoir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 397 ✭✭


    I was at this today in athenry. 167 ewes sold individually . Only 2 unsold. All had the star ratings available in the booklet
    prices from 150 to 400 average was pro b just above 200

    I bought 1. Interesting to see if she's any better than my own.


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  • #2
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    AnFeirmeoir wrote: »
    I was at this today in athenry. 167 ewes sold individually . Only 2 unsold. All had the star ratings available in the booklet
    prices from 150 to 400 average was pro b just above 200

    I bought 1. Interesting to see if she's any better than my own.

    Never saw it advertised. Was it in athenry mart or in teagasc


  • #3
    AnFeirmeoir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 397 ✭✭AnFeirmeoir


    sea12 wrote: »
    Never saw it advertised. Was it in athenry mart or in teagasc

    Mart - saw it in ifj


  • #4
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    AnFeirmeoir wrote: »

    I bought 1. Interesting to see if she's any better than my own.

    She might be a good ewe, but maybe no better then what you already have in your field. There's no reason why you wouldn't have as good an eye for sheep as teagasc.


  • #5
    rangler1
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    She might be a good ewe, but maybe no better then what you already have in your field. There's no reason why you wouldn't have as good an eye for sheep as teagasc.

    It was a good opportunity to get into pedigree breeding at a reasonable price


  • #6
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    rangler1 wrote: »
    It was a good opportunity to get into pedigree breeding at a reasonable price

    When you look at it that way, it would be a inexpensive way into breeding a few pedigrees.


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  • #7
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Green farmer wrote: »
    When you look at it that way, it would be a inexpensive way into breeding a few pedigrees.

    Especially if you had a top of the range belclare ram for your crossbred flock any way.


  • #8
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Especially if you had a top of the range belclare ram for your crossbred flock any way.

    :( I tried that. But my ram didn't turn out to be what I expected, but that's another story, for another day.


  • #9
    Arrow in the Knee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 959 ✭✭✭Arrow in the Knee


    Does Teagasc sell any Pure Bred rams from their Belclare flock?


  • #10
    AnFeirmeoir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 397 ✭✭AnFeirmeoir


    I have a belclare ram from a society sale a couple of years ago . I'll put her with him
    taking bookings for ram lambs now . 400 Euro secures !


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