Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Drumrash Results ~ Lanark Beltex Sale

Lanark Beltex Sale
Pedigree MV Accredited
'In lamb' Beltex Ewes
Lot 42 Shearling Gimmer
Drumrash Margo
1,100 gns
Lot 43 Shearling Gimmer
Drumrash Madagascar
1,000 gns.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Lanark Beltex Sale

Coming for sale at:
Lanark on 12th December 2009
7 homebred gimmers to include:
~ DRU M034
Champion at Ayr show 2009 & part of winning group of 3 at Scottish National Show 2009
~ DRU M036,
part of winning group of 3 at the Scottish National Show 2009
(* see above photo)
All gimmers are in lamb to Broughton 'McCosh' purchased at Carlisle 2009 for 4,800gns, he is a son of Airyolland 'Kingsize' and dam was Highland Show Champion 2004.
The gimmers are all half sisters to the two top priced in lamb females at
Lanark December Sale 2008.


Broughton 'McCosh'
for more on 'McCosh' go to:

http://nithsdalefarm.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html

Beltex National Show ~ Dumfries 2009

Drumrash Beltex
Winning group of Three

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

New Bluefaced Tups

For the Nithsdale & CD Flocks


Friday, October 2, 2009

Nithsdale Ewes

Nithsdale Bluefaced Leicester Ewe Flock



Nithsdale Rams

Nithsdale Bluefaced Leicester Rams
Ready for the Castle Douglas Sale

Nithsdale Bluefaced Leicesters

Nithsdale ewe lambs


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

New Pedigree Beltex Ram at Drumrash

The Beltex Sheep Society's premier show and sale was held at the Borderway Mart, Carlisle
on August 13 & 14th, 2009
Broughton "McCosh"
The largest show of Beltex sheep to ever come under the hammer was held at Borderway Mart, Carlisle for the Beltex Sheep Society premier show and sale. The event attracted considerable interest for this increasing breed of continental sheep.
From the Broughton pen of A & M Dunlop, for the 2nd leading price of 4,800 gns, came Broughton McCosh. McCosh was purchased in partnership by John and Heather Barclay of the Beachy flock, Ayrshire and David and Jean Cruikshank of the Drumrash flock, Castle Douglas. Broughton McCosh is a full ET brother to the 5,000gn ram sold earlier. Sired by Airyolland Kingsize and out of the 2004 Royal Highland Show champion ewe.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Judging Duties

David with his chosen Champion and Michelle Wright 'Mullaghwee'
Ballymena Show, Ireland May 30th, 2009


Friday, June 26, 2009

Royal Highland Show 2009

Bluefaced Leicester lamb class at the Royal Highland Show
June 26, 2009

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Ayr Show ~ 2009

Ayr Show
May 9, 2009
Judge: S. Ivinson 'Addingham Flock'
Bluefaced Leicester
Breed Champion
David with his two shear tup
* which was also the 2008 Royal Highland Show winner
(tup by the £3,200 Clennel ram)
David also took 1st prize in the tup lamb class, and 2nd prize in the Group.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

CD Flock ~ 2009 lambs

This ET group of lambs in the CD Flock are out of a
Midlock 'Controversy' daughter
and sired by our Highburys T4 tup.



Drumrash ~ Beltex lambs

Drumrash 2009 Beltex lambs
The lambs pictured below are out of a home bred shearling ~ by Cookstown 'Hamish'



Thursday, February 19, 2009

Drumrash Lexy Tops Sale

Beltex Sale
Lanark in Lamb Sale
December 13, 2008
Drumrash Lexy, a gimmer consigned by Jane Cruikshank, topped the sale at 1,600 gns.

Drumrash Lexy is a daughter of the 2,000 gns Brickrow Knockout ~ a first prizewinner at the Highland, and out of Drumrash Jordan ~ by Headlind Ee By Gum.
She is in lamb to the imported Belgian-bred Wonderboy
Drumrash Lexy sold to Logie Montgomery, Glenconner, Ochiltree.

Jane Cruikshank also produced the 1300gns Drumrash Lassie, another Knockout daughter out of Drumrash Georgina (a Brickrow Erupt daughter) she is also in-lamb to Wonderboy.
Drumrash Lassie sold for 1,300 gns to G. Cropper, Baxenden, Accrington, Lancashire.