Our Texel Flock

Our flock of 100 Texel ewes was established in 1999 with the purchase of two ewes from the Muiresk flock. A daughter, "Logie Durno Her Majesty", sired by Turin Fantastic became the cornerstone of our flock. She was breed champion at the Black isle and she was placed at the Royal Highland show on more than one occasion. We came to realise that the Texel breed is milky with a shapely, naturally fleshed carcase which is increasingly important in todays economic climate.

In February, our top ewes plus embryo transfers lamb with the pedigree ram sales in mind. The remainder of the flock lamb in April to produce commercial rams for our on-farm ram sale in August, where length, ease of lambing and conformation are paramount. All our Texels are also signet recorded, for breed improvement. Our most recent addition to the Logie Durno Flock is "Langside New Approach". Purchased for 5000gns at Kelso 2008. New Approach was awarded the top stock ram prize at the North of Scotland flock competition 2008. He is proving to be an excellent sire with his lambs being very easly lambed while also showing exceptional conformation.

In 2008 we reached new highs with a top price of 12,000gns at Lanark Premier Sale for Logie Durno Odds-On. Odds-On sold in a two-way split to David and Jane Houghton, Tophill, Bury, Lancs and Charlie Boden buying for his Sportsman’s and Mellor Vale flocks from Mellor Hall, Stockport, Cheshire. Also in 2008, at the Solway & Tyne sheep breeders ram sale we had top price with the sale champion at 11,000gns.

Semen and Quality stock always available.

Current stock sires

LANGSIDE NEW APPROACH ARR/ARR MYOMAX GOLD

SIRE: CLAYBURY MIDLANDER

DAM: GAL 05021

Purchased for 5000gns at Kelso ram sales 2008. He was awarded the top stock ram in the North of Scotland Texel breeders flock competition 2008 and also reserve in 2009. He was used late in 2008 leaving three ram lambs to average 1250gns. Including 'Logie Durno Pele' second prize tup lamb at Carlisle 2009. Used throughout the flock in 2009 and will be used agian heavily in 2010. This ram was purchased from an un-recorded flock, thereofor his figures are based solely on progenys performance.

GARNGOUR PLAYBOY ARR/ARR

SIRE: KNOCK OREGANO

DAM: CJN 06002

Purchased jointly for 14,000gns Lanark premier sale 2009. He is leaving tremendous lambs with style and conformation. This tup boasts a wealth of top breeding in his back pedigree, his sire was sold for 20,000gns and his grandsire made 16,000gns on top of this his grand-dam is the famaous 'HAK 05034' whos sons have sold for 20,000gns, 10,000gns, 8000gns, 7000gns and many other four figure prices, four gimmers have been sold from her making 12,000gns, 4,800gns, 2,700gns and 2,400gns.