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How Much!?

If you had shelled out 128K on a sheep wouldnt you give it a drink and some shade (even air con!) ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8191563.stm

Chez

Good grief Laughing

Shan

Oh yes... air conditioned accomodation with filtered water and a nice little bed of straw.

resistance is fertile

You'd probably even take his fleece of and knit a nice Armani coat which he could take off when it was warm!!

vegplot

What hot weather?

BadgerFace

Wonder if he had life insurance ? Wink

bodger

It sounds as though they had their moneys worth out of him.

VSS

BadgerFace wrote:

Wonder if he had life insurance ? Wink

Of sorts - you can bet there is a lot of frozen semen in store.

gil

Probably pegged it through overwork then Laughing

Questions re tups, if you have them :

Are they pedigree purebred ?
At what age do folk on here cull their tups ?
Or do you sell on when inbreeding is a factor ?
What's the oldest tup you've had or come across ?

I should have thought that 6 years was a decent enough working life for a commercial tup. This one is 'special' because he commanded such a high price. As Bodger said, I think they got their money's worth.

jinglejoys

Texels are always too hot and fat even in mild weather.You could always spot them in market,they were the fat ones panting od sittig down because they were too fat to stand up! Laughing

Gervase

Plug ugly buggers, too.

bodger

VSS wrote:

BadgerFace wrote:

Wonder if he had life insurance ? Wink

Of sorts - you can bet there is a lot of frozen semen in store.

I'd rather have a lamb chop thank you very much. Rolling Eyes

Marionb

Gervase wrote:

Plug ugly buggers, too.

Compared to Beltex they are a thing of beauty.....

Wink

Rob R

Can someone give me the gist- my connection won't let me see the link Sad

gil

bbc wrote:

'Britain's most expensive sheep has died at a farm in north east Scotland after fathering lambs worth more than £1m.

Tophill Joe broke all records when he was bought by a consortium of farmers for £128,000 six years ago.

The Texel ram was valued for his perfectly-shaped head and legs, tight skin and top-quality fleece.

His owners at Fyvie, near Turriff, Aberdeenshire, said recent hot weather in the area may have contributed to the sheep's demise.

Many of Tophill Joe's offspring picked up prizes at the prestigious Royal Highland Show.

Co-owner, Bruce Mair, said: "He had particularly good characteristics. He was active right up until the end.

"He could be a bit of a pain sometimes - he had an aggressive streak, particularly during the mating season, but he will be missed.

"Sadly, he didn't survive the very hot weather. The hot weather is tough going for a ram and this summer had some very hot spells."

Tophill Joe is believed to have been six-years-old when he died.

Texel sheep originate from the island of Texel, off Holland, and have been known since Roman times.

They were introduced to Britain in the 1970s, and are renowned for their lean meat. '

Rob R

Thanks

bbc wrote:

The Texel ram was valued for his perfectly-shaped head and legs, tight skin and top-quality fleece.

Great, all the bits you throw away when you eat them Laughing

bbc wrote:

They were introduced to Britain in the 1970s, and are renowned for their lean meat. '

Yeah, I remember Texels for their lean meat, and their fat.

milkmaid

i adore my texels ,i use a texel ram borrow one who has been used else where so we swap around now and agin sending one to the mainland or getting them back ,never go down the beltex route ,not to keen on them ,they are as tough as my blackie ,up here ,outside lambing as well ,in april Wink

more land to be honest texels would be the way that i'd go ,just a personal opion as i know that sheep breeds are a very personal thing ,and i'm sure they got their moneys worth Wink

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