Romney Sires 2007 

Waidale 350 -06. He is by 148 above, I used him as a ram lamb over 50 ewes, a very good sheep, good medium wool, good colour, grunty, out of an outstanding ewe, both of her lambs in 05 were in the top half dozen ewe hoggets I had. If I was being super critical of him, for a waidale I would like to see a little more bone. His SIL figures as a hogget are: wwtbv 3.16 rank 12; lw8bv 6.37 rank 11, emabv 1.63 rank 15; nlbbv 21.8% rank 5; fw12bv 0.34 rank 38: DPO 1199 rank 10/527. 350 has a footrot tolerance score of 1,1, and cold tolerance score of A,B. Photo november 2007. I have semen available for export from 350.

Waidale 5-05, my best breeding sire by a country mile. I keep approximately 50% of his progeny, he breeds that well, good thick medium wool, phenomenal growth rates, and yet not a big ram nor does he leave big progeny. His lambs just grow flat out until about april, and then slow up. He is a single, but has an amazing fertility background as he by Tresco 148-03, (see sires of previous years for photos and information on him). He is a 1,1 on footscore, he really is a very good ram as his photo shows, but beyond that he is a ram that is a real breeder. Photo taken November 2006. I have semen available for export from 5. Unfortunately he died in the end of winter 09, so this 2009 crop is his last.

Waidale 29-05, again a good medium size ram, a good carcase. He is by the Braebank 887 we bought, whose progeny a full of meat. He could have a heavier fleece. His SIL figures as a hogget were: wwtbv 1.16 rank 99; lw8bv 4.65 rank 23; emabv 1.31 rank 38; fw12bv 0.17; nlbbv 11.3%; DPO 676 rank 75. He has a footrot tolerance score of 2.2 and cold tolerance score of B. Ur. (Ur meaning unrecognisable at this point). He has bred very well, consistent. Photo November 2006

Waidale 533-05. Once again a good medium sized ram with very good wool and colour. I was and am very pleased with the four rams I kept last year, normally I dont like one or two or all of them by the time mating comes around. His SIL figures as a hogget were: wwtbv 2.1 rank 7; lw8bv 3.82 rank 55; emabv 0.62 rank 121; fw12bv 0.17; nlbbv 4.3%; DPO 723 rank 59. He has a footrot tolerance score of 2.2 and a cold tolerance score of A.B. Photo November 2006

Waidale 44-05. He is by 148 above. A good medium frame ram with a vg hind quarter, he has good wool, good colour. A good sheep. His SIL figures as a hogget were:wwtbv 0.79 rank 185; lw8bv 3.21 rank 79; emabv 0.91 rank 74; fw12bv 0.18; nlbbv 21.7%; DPO 730 rank 54. He has footrot tolerane score of 1.2 and a cold tolerance score of A.B.

Blythburn 1388-04: 1388 is not a big sheep, but he weighs heavy, he is a ball of muscle. He also has very good fertility. I have some good sons going to both Feilding and Gore, he is by Ram Hill 912 and a such carries this potential meat gene that Lincoln university are carrying out research on, this being the myostatin gene derivative as I understand it. It would appear that Texels are not the only breed that carry that gene. His SIL figures as hogget are: wwtbv 2.81; lw8bv 5.0; fw12bv 0.30 nlbbv 10.3% Emabv 2.04 (rank 1) supports the meat gene. Footrot tolerance score of 1,2.

Tresco 148-03. A Twin himself Purchased by 3 of us for $16500. Very good ram with exceptional fertility. I sold two sons of his at Feilding 2006 for $6000 (the top price of the sale) and $5000. His paternal grandmother has a lambing record of 3333333 and his maternal grandmother has a lambing record of 334323. SIL as a hogget: nlbbv 22.1%; wwtbv 2.90; lw8bv 5.54: fw12bv 0.20: emabv 1.05. His Footrot tolerance score of 1,1. I used over a 12 ewes in 2010.