AIRYOLLAND BELTEX

The AIRYOLLAND flock of Beltex sheep was started in 1998 when we imported 11 Gimmers from Belgium. The flock now numbers 130 ewes. We offer stock for sale at the large multi-breed sale at Kelso, at the Society sales at Carlisle and Lanark and there is also a selection of performance recorded Beltex rams available for sale from home. We also sell gimmers from home and at Carlisle and a regular consignment of draft in-lamb 4 crop ewes now goes to Lanark in-lamb sale in December. The flock has been performance recorded with Signet since 2008.
  To see the history of the flock click here...

For Sale 2011
We had 3 in-lamb gimmers for sale at Carlisle December 2011 and 6 draft-in-lamb ewes and 7 in-lamb gimmers for sale at Lanark December 2011. More...

Lanark 2011
We had 6 Beltex shearling rams forward for sale at Lanark on Thursday 15th September. They sold to a top price of 900gns with Airyolland Pacman selling to Mr RJ Lambert, Skipton. Our first shearling in the ring, Airyolland Patriot, who was 3rd prize in the pre sale show, was bought by Miss K McCornick ( Kate's) Wigtownshire for 800gns.The pen of shearlings averaged 550 for 6 sold.

Kelso 2011
Despite having a late draw at Kelso our 5 rams sold well, to a top of £950 and an average of £520 for the 5. Our top price sheep, with a muscle depth of 1.16 (top 10% in the breed), sold to Hans Porksen, Gallowshill.

Carlisle 2011
The 10 Beltex rams pictured below sold this year at the Beltex Premier Sale at Carlisle to a top of 1600gns and averaged £810. The 5 gimmers sold to a top of 650gns and averaged 500gns.

Our top priced tup on the day was Airyolland Propaganda, ARY P071, a Muscleman  son who sold for 1600gns to G Pyman (Thacka). This was followed by Nailer son Airyolland Proclaimer making 1300gns to Messers R Garth (Keasden). Two shearling tups made the 800gns mark with Airyolland Paparazzi, ARY P03, selling to D F Hughes (Tredath) in Anglesey and Airyolland Pharoah, ARY P72, selling to C Mellor, Chathill. Other notable prices were CR Fawcet bidding to 750gns  to buy Navajo son, ARY P39, Airyolland Peden. Messers DI & A Gray (Digga's) took Nailer son, ARY P022 Airyolland Pharisee, home for 650gns. Last tup in the lot Airyolland Pied Piper ARY P012 sold to S Pepper (Leeshaw) for 520gns.

Shearing 2011

Dooley Napal just newly shorn

Lambing 2011
We are pleased with our crop of 2011 lambs. Here are some pictures and a short video of our lambs.
 

For Sale 2010

Our consignment of draft in-lamb 4 crop ewes was  forward for sale at Lanark in-lamb sale in December 2010. Our gimmer Airyolland Nadia topped the sale with Airyolland Joules getting 3rd highest. price More....

 This mammoth 2 day sale of 1118 pedigree Beltex turned out to be particularly successful for us. The first day females were in great demand and our first gimmer, Airyolland Nicker Bocker Glory, sold for 1200gns to Harry Emslie and Lynwen Evans for their new Beltex flock. This was followed by Airyolland Nugget selling to Irish breeder P Brolly for 850gns. The following day we had a successful day's trading selling the sale's second highest priced shearling, Airyolland Nailer,  and managing to buy a third share in a new stock tup, Dooley Napal, for 18000gns. Although we were late in the sale we sold Airyolland Nailer in a three way split to Anne Story (Borderesk), James Whiteford (Tercrosset) and John Metcalfe (Edenfauld) for 10 000gns. Last losser was Mr JL McMillan (Clary). Another Kingsize son Airyolland No Thanks sold for 3000gns to WG Beckwith (Sharpaw). Brian Breaks returned to buy his 4th shearling off us Airyolland Nom De Plume for 620gns. The 9 shearlings averaged 1870gns.

Carlisle 2009
An  entry of 997 Beltex at the Premier sale at Carlisle made this the biggest ever sale of Beltex sheep. There was sure to be plenty on offer to attract the buyers  to such a large sale.  Beltex females were in demand and on the Thursday night our 10 gimmers averaged 580gns. Our dearest, Airyolland Merribel, made 1220gns and sold to Miss K McCornick who is starting a new Beltex flock.

The following day our trade started with a bang with our first tup in the ring, ARY M41 Airyolland Maclaren, selling for 2800gns to Thimbleby Farms, North Yorkshire. This was followed shortly after by, maternal brother to Loyalty, Airyolland MacDuff ARY M34 , who was used at home, selling for 2100 gns to Mr H Jewitt, Co Durham. Trade was brisk and our  shearlings averaged 1220gns for 10.

Airyolland McTavish (1050gns-Proctors farm Ltd)

Lanark 2009
Demand for Beltex tups continued at the Scottish Club Sale where, once again, the buyers had a choice from the biggest ever entry of Beltex, at Lanark. The day started well for us with Airyolland Mayhem winning 1st prize out of a huge class of  shearlings in the pre sale show.  He later went on to sell for 2000gns, the top price for a shearling that day, to Ian Hunter, Dalchirla. We also had third highest priced shearling of the day with Airyolland Matador selling for 1600gns to Paul Tippets and Christine Williams, Shropshire.  We averaged 860gns for 9 sold.

2008 2008 will be a year to remember for the Airyolland flock of Beltex sheep.  At the breed's premier sale at Carlisle. We won the Supreme Championship at the pre-sale show on Thursday the 14th of August. The winning animal was a yearling ewe called Looby-Lie.  She was sold that evening for a record breaking 6000gns to Anne and Peter Moss from Barnard Castle.  Our nine females sold for an  average price of £1441. The following day our ten shearling rams sold to average £1885.

The next day at the sale of rams the flock experienced another good day.  Our best shearling ram Airyolland Loyalty (pictured left) sold for 4800gns.  He was sired by Great Scott and goes to Wales to join the Glantre flock which is owned by Michael Owens.

 
Kingsize son, Airyolland Le Grand went for 3200gns to Mr Paul Tippets and Christine Williams from Hackney.  Paul is a returning customer, he had previously bought another ram from us in 2003. 
Another returning customer was Mr Brian Breaks of the Bonstone flock.  Brian bought a ram from us in 2007 and had the loan of Airyolland Loadsamoney as a lamb last year.  He must have been pleased with the results as he bought Loadsamoney, also sired by Kingsize, for 2500gns. 
 

Prime Lambs

Although, due to lack of time, we do not enter prime lamb competitions we have sold tups to people who have enjoyed much success. John Hall, Inglewood Edge, James Whiteford, Tercrosset and David and Elizabeth Stuart, Mains of Dalrulzion are amongst some of the people who have bought tups off us to breed lambs to win primestock shows.

David and Elizabeth Stuart with lambs bred off Airyolland Java(above)

The maternal ability of the Beltex x ewe is highlighted by our 2 shear ewe, Lulu, (pictured below)  a Beltex cross Mule, who in 2011 reared these three lambs, sired by Airyolland Petrolhead. Born in early March the two wether lambs went to market on 7th July weighing 40kg and sold for £88 each. The ewe lamb (on the right of the picture) will be retained for the commercial flock.

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