Merryshiels
Principals
Lee & Ruth Fletcher
Address
Coomooloo
Walcha NSW 2354
Directions
17 Km's East of Walcha along the Moona Plains Road.
Other
Lee Fletcher: 0488 901 430
Land Type
Basalt running to Sandy Loam
Bloodline
Merryshiels/ Nerstane
No. of Ewes
400 stud ewes, 2500 flock ewes
Achievements
Merryshiels have consecuatively achieved the highest average sale price at the Armidale Unhoused sale over the past 2 years whilst also containing the largest number of rams available on offer.
Features
- Big plain bodied sheep which are bred to perform under paddock conditions.
- Long history in breeding top class sheep which are structurally correct.
- Merryshiels have bred from top sires form Nerstane.
- Emphasis on productivity, not just cents/Kilogram.
- All of Merryshiels’ sheep are run under commercial conditions to promote profit.
- No feeding of any sheep.
- Merryshiels has not needed to mules for the past 8 years.
- Heavy cutters of fine wool.
– Ewes averaged 5.0 kgs at 17.6u
- Hoggets averaged 3.6kgs at 15.7u
- Versatile ewes which can be either used for Meat or Wool.
- A fertility rate of 101% in 2011.
- Selected heavily on Commercial and Environmental (no body flystrike) grounds
Sales
Armidale Unhoused Sale:
Monday 30th January 2012
Private on property sales also available
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