
was pulled up sharp when attempting to lamb the biggest lamb I've ever had in my life. I had a right panic as one of the lamb's legs was right back and, of course, no-one was at hand to help. The vet was called out and a caesarean was done. All turned out well in the end, but I thought I'd killed the bloomin' thing! I wouldn't mind, but the ewes were left outside until the last minute and certainly not overfed, so such a large lamb is a freak occurrence, especially when compared to the other newborns.

There
was a strong in-lamb ewe trade at Carlisle last Friday, with a Beltex
gimmer from Ted Fox making 8,500gns and a Texel gimmer from the
Sportsmans flock making 6,800gns, so there seems to be plenty of
optimism in the sheep world at the moment.
Most markets have now had their Christmas primestock shows and sales and there have been some really good prices. This week's magazine is packed with sales from all around the country, so make sure you take a look.
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Steph Ryder
Head of Commercial Sales
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