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  Bordering on the perfect sheep breed

  26 May 2026

  Traditional Welsh sheep farmer says there are no hurdles, just bright horizons when it comes to the Border Leicester A LIFETIME of farming has given Edward Chapman a gut instinct and keen eye for qualities he likes in his stock. He has high praise for the Border Leicester and says his 800-ewe flock is reapingContinue reading "Bordering on the perfect sheep breed"

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  Keeping the Border Leicester Tradition Alive

  26 May 2026

  Ben Hamner: Keeping the Border Leicester Tradition Alive For Ben Hamner, farming Border Leicesters isn’t just a passion, it’s a family legacy nearly a century in the making. His great-grandfather brought Border Leicesters down from Scotland back in the 1930s, and now, almost 100 years later, Ben is proudly continuing that tradition and keeping itContinue reading "Keeping the Border Leicester Tradition Alive"

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  Half Bred Ewe Lambs

  26 May 2026

  Interest in half breds soars – Queen of sheep  Averages rise at ANM groups Caithness sale of Scotch HB Ewe lambs (624) averaged £256.65 (+£65.66 on the year) to £355 from Overton, MidClyth. St. Boswells. We have used Border Leicester Rams on our North Country Cheviot ewes for many years, to produce Scotch Half-Bred lambs, sellingContinue reading "Half Bred Ewe Lambs"

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