FAQ`s
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Q: Do you have any other enterprises? A: No, we only have our flock of pedigree Texels. Our small suckler herd of South Devons was dispersed just before the 2001 outbreak of FMD. Q: What is the altitude of your farm and what type of land do you farm? A: The farm lies at between 700 and 950 feet above sea level, and the underlying rock is millstone grit and shale, with medium to heavy loam that can be rather wet. Usually, there is little grass for the sheep before mid-April, and by the middle of October the grass has stopped growing. Q: What rams did you use last year? A: The market restrictions last year prevented us from buying a ram, so we used straws of frozen semen from three separate rams. They all had good EBV's for growth rate, muscle depth and muscularity. They are:- * East Middle Le Coq d'Or * Wollascott Maestro 2 * Lumbylaw Madras Their lambs will grow on to shearlings for next year. In addition, we put a few ewes with three tups of our own breeding:- * Handbank Jack the Lad (out of Alwent Flint) * Handbank Kilwillie (out of Lindstair Jubilation) * Handbank Kestrel (out of Llanferres Ifor) and these were also used as sweepers for the AI groups.
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