Our Charollais Flock

The 180 ewe Charollais flock was established in 1981 and has gained recognition over the years as one of the top flocks in the UK. We have always felt that the charollais breed offers exceptional length and growth rate which are crucial traits for the modern day terminal sire. Two of the main influences on the flock in the early days were Crogham Hannibal and Findatie Queen O’ The Ring. In more recent years Castellau Aristocrat has left his mark on the flock, along with Foulrice Buccaneer and Rutland Dillon, producing quality females and outstanding ram lambs.

The Flock, now Signet recorded, is run in two groups. Approximately a third are lambed in December/January to produce quality stock with the pedigree breeder in mind. The remainder are lambed in April to produce shearling rams for our on farm tup sale. Several of the top breeding females are ear marked each year for embryo  transplant work in order to maximise the productivity of successful bloodlines. Logie Durno has achieved consistantly high prices over the years, most notably with a pen of ten ram lambs averaging £1,141 at the Wocester premier sale. In 2008 our top price was for Logie Durno Hercules which sold to Adrian Davies (Glyn Coch) and David Curran (Wernfawr) for 3,000 gns.

Over the years we have achieved much success in the show ring. Most notably we have won the breed Championship at The Royal Highland Show on three occasions and stood reserve five times.The consistent production of top quality breeding stock over the years has resulted in a high demand for Logie Durno stock throughout the United Kingdom - from the Outer Hebrides to Devon, The Isle of Man and Ireland.

Semen and quality stock always available.

Current stock sires

LOGIE DURNO JACKPOT ARR/ARR MYOMAX GOLD

SIRE: Rockvilla Golden Promise

DAM: ZFY 5122

Reserve champion at the 2009 Worcester premier sale, where he sold for 2600gns to R Whittaker. A half share has been retained due to his immense muscling and style. He had the highest gigot shape of any lamb in 2009 and the joint second highest index in the breed. Full embryo sister is in our show team this year. Lookout for full brother 'Logie Durno Kings Ransome' ZNN 0025 Index- 426. And also top son 'Logie Durno Kracker' ZNN 0043 Index-355.

CROGHAM HANNIBAL II ARR/ARR

SIRE: ROCKVILLA FERRARI

DAM: AB 02069

Purchased for 4000gns Worcester premier sale 2007. Tremedously growthy and powerful ram. Sired Logie Durno Im Yer Man, Interbreed champion RHAS 2009. His sons averaged £146 more than the average at our farm sale in 2009. Hannibal has also won many breed and interbreed champions at local shows and has been unbeaten in the show ring as a senior ram. He has been one of the most succesful sires in the history of the Logie Durno flock and will be used as a service sire on a large proportion of the flock again this year.

EDSTASTON JIGSAW ARR/ARR

SIRE: RAINBOW HERMES

DAM: TG 04010

Purchased at Worcester premier sale 2009, for his correctness and width of loin and hind quarters. Used througout the 2010 crop. He is the sire of four of the eight lambs in the 2010 Worcester entry, these lambs are not to be missed in particular our top indexed lamb of the 2010 December batch, 'Logie Durno Klassic' ZNN 0042 Index-461.