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Successful start to 2018 Show Season

By chaileybrook On 4th June 2018 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
This year’s show season got off to a successful start for the Chaileybrook and Littlebrook teams, with our senior Southdown stock ram Percheron leading from the front and taking the Southdown breed championship and then going on to be tapped out as reserve champion in the native shortwool section of the interbreed championship from 13 [...]
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Fantastic Fifty Sale sees new Southdown auction record

By chaileybrook On 27th November 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
The Fantastic Fifty Sale exceeded all our expectations, with a new female breed record set at 2500gns, with this price being the highest priced Southdown sold at auction in the modern era. Leading the trade was a shearling ewe from the Chaileybrook offering, Chaileybrook 16/00018, a daughter of TC10187 ‘Sarkozy’ out of a daughter of [...]
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Scanning results and substitutes for Fantastic Fifty

By chaileybrook On 22nd November 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
With just a couple of days until the Fantastic Fifty Sale at Newark, there are a few updates to the catalogue, including full scanning results and a small number of substitute lots. Where sheep have been substituted this has been done due to scanning results or other unforeseen circumstances. These substitute lots were destined to [...]
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Unique embryo offering up for grabs

By chaileybrook On 25th October 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
The catalogue for the Fantastic Fifty sale includes some fairly exciting genetic opportunities, but perhaps none quite as exciting as the ‘Pick of the Flush’ embryo lot. This unique lot, a first for the breed and possibly for the UK sheep sector, offers the lucky buyer the opportunity to take their pick of the embryo [...]
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Catalogue for Fantastic Fifty Sale

By chaileybrook On 12th October 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
With the Fantastic Fifty sale just six weeks away it gives us great pleasure to share the Chaileybrook and Brant entries for the sale. There are 50 top quality females on offer, comprising 43 21 in-lamb flock and shearling ewes on offer along with six ewe lambs and one outstanding opportunity to purchase a pick [...]
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All eyes on Fantastic Fifty Sale

By chaileybrook On 17th September 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
With the autumn sales season now behind us all our attention is now firmly focussed on the Fantastic Fifty Sale of in-lamb females at Newark on 25th November. Mirroring the Diamonds and Pearls sale from 2014 this sale is once again a collaboration between our own Chaileybrook flock and Sid Cook’s Brant flock and will [...]
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New tups join Littlebrook sire team

By chaileybrook On 15th September 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
A brace of new tups have joined  the sire line up for the Littlebrook flock this autumn, with the first being Farm Mill Blues Abracadabra which was purchased at the Southern Premier Sale, Worcester. This tup, bred by Giles Hardman and family, is affectionally known by Sophie as ‘Magic Man’ and is a son of [...]
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Chaileybrook breeding behind Melton Mowbray topper

By chaileybrook On 12th September 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
One thing which really puts a smile on our faces is seeing our breeding performing well for our customers and so seeing a son of one of our tups topping the trade at the Society’s sale at Melton Mowbray last weekend was a great moment. Wakes Hall Jimmy Choo from Jess Middleditch is a son [...]
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Chaileybrook lead male trade at Southdown Premier Sale

By chaileybrook On 13th August 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
Chaileybrook rams were in high demand at the Southdown Sheep Society Premier Sale, Worcester, taking the top three prices in the male section. Topping the trade at 780gns was Chaileybrook 16/00033, a son of TC10187 ‘Sarkozy’ bred by ET from a Golden Valley ewe purchased at Daniel Bunting’s dispersal. This tup had stood second at [...]
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Southdown gimmer on winning form at Tenbury Show

By chaileybrook On 7th August 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized
The Chaileybrook and Littlebrook flocks’ first visit to Tenbury Show proved to be a highly successful one, with our Southdown gimmer, Chaileybrook 16/00018 picking up both the breed championship and reserve interbreed championship. In the breed classes judge Gareth Lloyd-Hughes placed this gimmer first in a strong class of shearling and older ewes, describing her [...]
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