25th Annual General Meeting

Saturday 20th October 2012

Starting at 6.00pm

Rosspark Hotel

20 Doagh Road, Kells

Ballymena Co Antrim BT42 3LZ Northern Ireland

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please click on link http://www.livestock-sales.co.uk/2012/pedigree_sheep/rouge/index.html

Sale report to follow shortly.

Mrs Pat Imlah with David Jane, Society President, and Champion ram at 2012 show and sale

Twenty Third Annual Show and Sale

of        

113 MV Accredited

Pedigree Rouge Rams and Females

Friday 17th August 2012

comprising:

3 Aged Rams

21 Shearling Rams,

  42 Lamb Rams,

 6 Ewes,

15 Shearling Gimmers,

 26 Ewe Lambs

Judging 10.30am

Sale 1.00pm

Carlisle Catalogue

Catalogue (no images)

on Friday 3rd August 2012. 44 males and 40 females

Catalogue Dungannon 2012

Friday 5^th of August saw the twentieth annual Premier Sale of the Northern Ireland Rouge Club in Dungannon Farmers Market become a red hot trade! This sale was kindly sponsored by Volac.  Judge Sam Smyth, Randalstown, found his Champion in a Shearling ewe from the Sunrise flock of Pollock and Tannahill, Coleraine. Sunrise Kylie also stood 1^st in her class at Balmoral this year, she sold for the top female price of the day 600gns to the Tullyvallen Flock of AJ Graham, Antrim.  Reserve Champion and Best of Opposite Sex went to a Shearling Ram from the Oldwood Flock of James Houston, Randalstown, selling for the top shearling price of 420gns.  Trade was bouyant with a high clearance rate owing to the overall good quality of the rams on offer. Top call of 850gns went to a February born lamb from the Kinsella flock of Graham and Knox, Crumlin.  Other top prices for ram lambs include, AJ Graham 540gns,360gns,320gns ,A&B Wallace 520gns,360gns,300gns, Pollock&Tannahill 480,400,380gns, Graham&Knox 320gns, Sam Bell 420gns,320gns,300gns, Moore Hamilton 300gns.  The N.I Rouge club will hold its next sale of Pedigree Rams and Females in Ballymena Livestock Market on Monday evening the 19^th September, this will be another chance to add value to your flock in the 2012 lambing season

Averages – Shearling Rams (3) 370gns, Ram Lambs (24) 345gns, Shearling Ewes (11) 270gns, Ewe Lambs (6) 200gns

Show Results –

Shearling Rams                                                                                                 Ewe Lambs

1^st James Houston, Olwood Flock                                              1^stMoore Hamilton, Glengalliagh Flock

2^nd James Houston, Olwood Flock                                             2^nd A&B Wallace, Ruval Flock

3^rd William Dickson, Moody Red Flock                                     3^rd William Dickson, Moody Red Flock

Ram Lambs

1^st Sam Bell, Mountida Flock

2^nd Pollock & Tannahill,Sunrise Flock

3^rd A & B Wallace, Ruval Flock

Signet Recorded Ram Lambs

1^st,2^nd,3^rd AJ Graham, Tullyvallen Flock

Shearling Ewes

1^st Pollock & Tannahill,Sunrise Flock

2^nd AJ Graham, Tullyvallen Flock

3^rdMoore Hamilton, Glengalliagh Flock

There was a lot of interest around the pens pre sale on the day and DJ & GA Watkins of Craswell,Herefordsold their home bred shearling ram Champion judged by Mr D Davies of Brecon to the top price of 780 gns.  They also took the second highest priced shearling ram at 600gns. Percy Tait fromWorcesterwas judged reserve Champion with a home bred ram lamb which sold to 400gns.

Averages

Shearling rams 457gns (11 sold) ram lambs 358gns (5 sold)

Ewe lambs 250gns (2 sold)

A bid of 1,000gns secured the top price for DJ & GA Watkins of Craswell,Herefordselling their home bred lamb ram at the Rouge Sheep Society annual show and sale held at Borderway. More sheep were sold on the previous years sale and the overall sale averages also saw a rise throughout. A son of Bennachie Knightrider and bred from a home bred ewe, he was sold to AJ Graham of Antrim, N.Ireland.  The home bred lamb from Moore Hamilton of Londonderry, Glengalliahg Lawson, a son of Kinsella Jackpot and is out of a Hiltonstown Buster sired mother. Lawson was knocked down at 800gns to J Gate of Northwich, Cheshire.It was a shearling ram shown by Percy Tait of Broughton Hackett,Worcesterthat came next. This January born ram is a son of Romer Harry and bred from a Broadwood Camilla sired mother. This ram was sold for 750gns to J Charlton & Sons of Cleator Moor.

Champion Bennachie King shown by Pat Imlah

Selling for 720gns was Bennachie King, a son of Magherabeg Collin and out of the Bennachie Baroness family. King, shown by Pat Imlah of Newmachar, lifted the reserve male championship ticket at the pre-sale showing and has already won 2nd prize at the 2011 Royal Highland Show. He was sold to TJ Beckingham ofChesterfield.

Heading up the female section was the reserve female champion, a gimmer shown by Percy Tait. This eye catching entry is a daughter of the homebred sire Knighton 238 and carries both the Knighton and Broadwood Fusion through her pedigree. She was also purchased by TJ Beckingham ofChesterfieldfor 800gns.

Averages –12 shearling rams £473.88, 29 lamb rams £377.28, 3 ewes £280.00, 11 shearling gimmers £416.18, 15 ewe lambs £294.70

Annual General Meeting

The AGM will be held over the weekend of Saturday 15^th October 2011

Dolphin Hotel,Fore Street, Beer,DevonEX12 3EQ tel: 01297 20068

Friday Night:

8.00pm Informal get together at the Dolphin hotel for those that have travelled down during the day

Saturday:

10am Factory tour of the famous Axminster carpets by kind permission of Simon Wright

Afternoon visit to Clive & Jo Sage ‘Wyld Meadow Lamb’ who are using Rouge bloodlines on polled Dorset Sheep and they market their own lamb and beef

6.00pm Annual General Meeting at Dolphin Hotel, Beer followed by 7.30/8.00pm Dinner in hotel. Meal booking form enclosed  and please book your meals by Monday 10th October 2011

Sunday

10.00am Farm Visit by kind permission of David & Joy Churchill to see Kings Rouge pedigree flock at home.  Followed by a visit to see the Wrights Rouge pedigree flock by kind permission of Simon & Joan Wright, Lexhayne Mill Farm which will include tour of flock and stock judging competitions etc. The weekend will conclude with a buffet lunch at Lexhayne Mill Farm kindly hosted by Simon and Joan Wright.