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Frodo

SHEEP FOR SALE. Having had a successful lambing season in 2023, with three sets of twins and three singles, we are now in a position to offer stock for sale. Four ram lambs (Fred, Frodo, Frank and Fabio) are available. All four are healthy, strong and growing fast. They will be registered when a sale is agreed. A photo of Frodo (taken a few months ago) is above and all four, with up-to-date pictures, can be seen on the Our Flock page. For more details, contact us at: info@battlemeadowborerays.co.uk

FLEECE SHEARED FROM OUR FLOCK IN 2023 WAS ALL SUPPLIED TO WEAVERS AND SPINNERS. It is essentially unprocessed but any straw, hay etc has been removed. It is a lovely gentle cream colour, with some richer, dark brown parts. Example fleeces, taken from our ewes Tess and Topsy, can be seen at the foot of this page. Please contact us for more information or if you are interested in next year’s fleece: info@battlemeadowborerays.co.uk

In the last few years, one of our ewes, Thora, went to a new flock starting in Powys, and Titus + two of the ewes went to an established flock in Sussex. Tomsk and Theo (rams born spring 2014) went to the RBST Traditional Native Breeds Annual Show and Sale at Melton Mowbray in September 2015. Much to our surprise, in the Boreray rams class Tomsk won 3rd prize and Theo won 1st prize, as well as Reserve Champion, out of all the Borerays there. Both were then sold in the auction ring, and Tomsk went to an established flock in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland, and Theo went to a new flock being created in Gloucestershire.

In 2016, Ludo went to a new flock in West Oxfordshire, Louis to a new flock in Leicestershire, and Leo had the longest journey – to an established flock in Perth, Scotland. In November 2016, Emma and Elizabeth, both born April 2016, went to an established flock in Monmouthshire in exchange for Wenallt Flora and Fantasia.

In 2017, Elvis (born 2016) went to a new flock near York. The ewe lambs Meg and May moved together to Gloucestershire. At the same time we acquired three Backforest ewes.

In 2018, Eric, the only ram lamb, went a few miles along the Thames. Three ewe lambs, Etta, Edith and Ernestine, went across the river to a new flock in Berkshire. Morris (born 2017) went to a new flock in Derbyshire.

In 2019, Margaux and Minnie went to a new Boreray flock in south Wales, where they met up with Thora (see above) who had moved from mid to south Wales along with one of her lambs, Beatrice. In addition, Archie went to the Glaisdale flock in West Berkshire.

In 2020, Allan moved to join a flock in north Lancashire.

In 2021, Amy plus her lamb Olive, along with Doris, Dora and her mum, Fantasia, went to a new flock in Buckinghamshire.

In 2022, Django and Audrey went to a new flock on the Isle of Wight. Orinoco also joined a different flock on the Isle of Wight. Oswald went to the North Lancashire/Yorkshire border in exchange for Marlfield William, and Douglas – along with Walter – joined a new flock close to the Severn Estuary near Bristol.

In 2023 Freda and Frances have joined Douglas and Walter at the flock near the Severn Estuary, and Faith moved to an established flock in Northamptonshire.

Battle Meadow fleece

Battle Meadow fleece