MOSSOAY FLOCK have been... BUSY
Our "Lamb-count" at conclusion of Lambing in 2020 was:-
6 tup lambs; and 5 ewe lambs; varied colours - which is what we wanted
As at 22 July 2020, FOUR of the tup lambs are spoken for / SOLD
The other two tup lambs are STILL AVAILABLE
THREE ewe lambs are STILL AVAILABLE, and ready for sale
All this year's lambs now are vaccinated, and dual tagged and RBST birth notified / registered
ONE 2019 born ewe lambs still is AVAILABLE and suitable for tupping into November
We may offer retirement to two of our older ewes
The remaining two / twin tup lambs born 2020 could be wethered, suitable as ornamental grazers, pets / companions / guard animals
Prices on application
BELOW LEFT: Daisy - the Matriarch, sadly lost in 2019
BELOW RIGHT: Jackson, our former stock ram, sold on to a family on North Uist,
where he worked from 2018 onwards, and, just recently, moved on to a new contract / owners on Harris; Jackson, we miss you loads, and hope you may sire many more beautiful lambs
MOSSOAY FLOCK are... BUSY AS EVER
Lambing 2022 away to start
All of our livestock have been vaccinated, and worm / fluke tested; feet and teeth checked.
10 plus lambs expected in 2022, including some pedigree'd pure-bred Hebrideans ("Gael Flock")
We've already handled speculative enquiries, and ask you to please keep an eye on this website for "n'ewes" and availabilities; we are VERY FUSSY who we sell to. We will NOT price barter, so please dont ask us to. We sell well cared, feed supplemented, and bucket and biscuit trained lambs
BELOW LEFT: Daisy - the Matriarch, sadly lost in 2019
BELOW RIGHT: Jackson, our former stock ram, sold on to a family on North Uist,
where he worked from 2018 onwards, and, then moved on to a new contract / owners on Harris; Jackson, we miss you loads, and hope you may sire many more beautiful lambs
SOAY SALES AND LINKS
SEE:-
- wovember.com/2014/11/27/tuppence
- yarnmaker.co.uk
- eveningtelegraph.co.uk/2014/05/10 frozen lamb - how - forfar -vet - saved
- You Tube clip "Lambs and Bach"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkanrYl-QEU
- You Tube clip "Lamb cuddles for Joanne"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdGR24ADlms
Five Star BnB by Carnwath, Lanark - with added attractions including a piano and animals to view: https://thelintmill.co.uk
https://issuu.com/atholedesign/docs/issuu_farmingscotlmagfeb2019
- see article on our flock, "Exotic Farming" pages 54 - 55
All lambs will be dual tagged, worm and fluke tested / treated if necessary, vaccinated, and
RBST Registered if agreed with buyers (except wethers)
Buyers to collect, and provide a deposit, and references if asked
Some parents are Show prize winners
(Some nice pictures from 2017 and earlier - BELOW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkanrYl-QEUMOSSOAY FLOCK, WESTOWN, PERTHSHIRE
OWNERS and BREEDERS of pure - bred, RBST registered SOAY SHEEP
Email Joanne Romanis: big-cat@live.co.uk
Email Peter Mossey: p.a.mossey@dundee.ac.uk
Members Rare Breeds Survival Trust
Members Soay and Boreray Sheep Society
Members Hebridean Sheep Society
Smallholders
Devoted to breeding and caring for Soay and Hebridean Sheep
FOR DETAILS AND SALES - email us:-
big-cat@live.co.uk
See also You Tube:-
2013 "Lambs and Bach"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkanrYl-QEU
2014 "Lamb Cuddles for Joanne"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdGR24ADlms
Some of our friends’ last year's pedigree Soay lambs are still for sale. Jackson's progeny [Jackson having been our treasured and well-worked and productive stock ram for a few years till he moved on to our friends’ on North Uist]
Our friends’ flock lives within sight of St Kilda, the ancestral home of the breed. Birth notified. Ear tagged and dosed. 7 ewes 4 rams (friends offer theirs can be wethered if required).
Name: Andrew Ross
Phone: 01876 540209
Email:ar@sealview.com
Website: www.facebook.com/RuisgearraidhSoays
County: Outer Hebrides / Berneray, Isle of North Uist. Delivery options can be discussed.
