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Airyolland

Bluefaced Leicester flock 2801

The Airyolland flock of Bluefaced Leicesters was founded in the late seventies.  I had been fortunate enough to have purchased an excellent crossing ram from George Ferguson from Old Hall Farm near Newton Stewart.  The mule progeny from this ram were outstanding so I decided to purchase Bluefaced Leicester females to form the foundation of my flock using this ram.  "Old George", as the ram became known as, got me started on the right foot and his influence is still apparent in the flock to this day.

The main focus of our breeding programme over the last thirty years has been to produce BFL sheep that are for producing mules, can't think of any other reason for keeping them to be honest. 

Over the years, rams either produced by or used in the flock have produced 19 different mule ewe lambs to win the champion's rosette at various shows in the South West of Scotland.