Shrewsbury Traditional and Rare Breed Sale is this coming Saturday, 2nd July 2011. Quite a few Dexters in there. And if you're looking for some sheep to graze amongst trees and produce great meat lambs, it's also the Shropshire Sheep Breeders’ National Show and Sale (West).
Here's the catalogue:
http://www.supadu.com/images/ckfinder/6 ... e%20LR.pdf.
Here's a link to the auctions page with map etc:
http://www.hallsestateagents.co.uk/auct ... k-auctions.
We're not selling this year, but we will be going to have a look.
Shrewsbury Traditional & Rare Breed Sale 2 July 2011
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monica a waltho
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Re: Shrewsbury Traditional & Rare Breed Sale 2 July 2011
did any one go to the sale?
what was trade like?
what was trade like?
Monica Waltho (01536)
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Re: Shrewsbury Traditional & Rare Breed Sale 2 July 2011
Yes, I was there throughout the sale, but not buying. Prices were OK, one cow with calf went for 600+gns if I remember correctly. Most reasonably decent animals were in the 300's and 400's. All sorts there.
But anything "deer-like", especially if it had horns, went for very little.
There was even a very small chondro brindle bull, with horns, which was sold as not being registered, but registerable!
But anything "deer-like", especially if it had horns, went for very little.
There was even a very small chondro brindle bull, with horns, which was sold as not being registered, but registerable!
Clive
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monica a waltho
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Re: Shrewsbury Traditional & Rare Breed Sale 2 July 2011
thanks Clive,perhaps when bulls are registered we should have to send some photos as well as Dna testing.!! did you see any sheep sold, I wondered how the cotswolds did as we keep them
Monica Waltho (01536)
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Re: Shrewsbury Traditional & Rare Breed Sale 2 July 2011
I think that's quite a good idea, I once drove a long way to see a young bull who was supposed to be red, but was brindle when I got there and the lady was quite put out when I explained that I would not be buying him for this reason, telling me what a good pedigree he had.monica a waltho wrote:thanks Clive,perhaps when bulls are registered we should have to send some photos as well as Dna testing.!! did you see any sheep sold, I wondered how the cotswolds did as we keep them
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Re: Shrewsbury Traditional & Rare Breed Sale 2 July 2011
No sorry, I didn't see the sheep sale Monica, but I go in there every week so I'll try and find out.monica a waltho wrote:thanks Clive,perhaps when bulls are registered we should have to send some photos as well as Dna testing.!! did you see any sheep sold, I wondered how the cotswolds did as we keep them
Clive