ENTRIES have flooded in for tomorrow's Spring Sheep Sales at Borderway Mart in Carlisle.
Leading livestock auctioneer Harrison & Hetherington has announced details of its pedigree sheep sale, which will include a production sale from Jewitt & Sunnybank Flocks, as well as an incredible line-up of various Texel breeds and Dutch Spotted.
Kicking off the sale at 10:30 is the May Fair Pedigree Sheep Sale with a total of 143 head, comprising 111 Dutch Spotted, 48 Blue Texel, 4 Badger Face Texel, and 30 Beltex.
Following on from that is the Stars of the Future Sale which is a production sale from the Jewitt & Sunnybank Flocks. This sale will include 77 head in total, made up of 32 Dutch Spotted, 33 Blue Texels, and 13 Badger Face Texels with progeny off leading flush ewes and sired by record breaking rams. Pedigree ewes and lambs, recipient ewes and lambs, weaned lambs, and empty ewe hoggs will go under the hammer. This noted sale offers buyers an excellent opportunity to get their hands on sheep with exceptional show potential.
The final sale of the day is the Spring Fling Sale of Texel Females which is running for the second year. A total of 30 head of shearling gimmers will pass through the sale ring from the renowned Teiglum, Procters, Clarks, Garngour, Knap, Ettrick and Usk Vale flocks.
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