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The Cottage Flock of Vendeen Sheep 

is a member of 

The Irish Vendeen Sheep Society Ltd.

This pedigree Flock breed prize sheep for the pedigree breeder and commercial farmer

 

2011 Premier Sale:

This was once again held in Roscommon. A new class was added this year for lambs participating in the LamPlus recording scheme. The winner was presented with the Pat Oliver trophy and it was won by the Cottage Flock with Cottage Knight which went on to be the Reserve Champion of the day.

The Champion was Carane Kingston and was bought by The Cottage Flock.

 

2011 Showing:

The All-Ireland Vendeen showing classes were held in conjunction with the All- Ireland Sheep Shearing Championships in Cillin Hill Kilkenny on the June Bank Holiday week end. The Cottage Flock did not participate because of time constraints with commercial lambing and the very early closing date.

 

 

 

Vendeen Breed Characteristics

Head is broad with wool on a polled crown.

Face is grey to brown with a wide muzzle.

Legs are strong and grey to brown.

Neck is large to the base.

Shoulders are well made in the upper part and level with the back.

Body is long, wide and deep chested with broad loin.

Hindquarters are full and deep.

Wool is dense white high quality covering the whole body and the legs to the knees.

 

 

The Cottage Flock History

This pedigree Vendeen flock was established in 1994 following good results in the commercial flock with Vendeen rams over the previous 6 years. Since then the Cottage Pedigree Flock has grown and is striving to produce top quality stock for both pedigree breeder and commercial farmers.

The commercial flock continues to produce quality lambs for the French market. Vendéen cross lambs from this flock consistently win carcass competitions in the export factories. Commercial lambs are produced from grass only with minimal chemical fertiliser used on the grassland.

Show ring results from this flock are good, including numerous first prizes and championships. The 2001 showing season was disrupted by the Foot and Mouth crisis. 2002 brought a return to the winning ways of this flock, but it took until 2006 to win the coveted "Show FLock of the Year". This was won again in 2008 and 2010.

The breeding strategy of the flock includes sourcing the best stock in Ireland, using imported French semen in laparoscopic artificial insemination to achieve the breeding goals as well as importing top quality stock from the parent French society. As well as quality goals we are now breeding high quality fast growing sheep that are genetically resistant to scrapie .

Visitors are welcome to come and see the quality stock.

Telephone                                                    Postal address
+353 (0) 44 9223124                                Gordon & Yvonne Johnston
        +353 (0) 87 2663020                                  Swiss Cottage,                                    
                                                                               Tyrrellspass,
Email: yjhnstn@iol.ie                                          Co. Westmeath,  IRELAND

After all that serious stuff, have some fun with this sheep game!!

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
          
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