| Bob and Anne Payne have been breeding Texels since 1982 and have been committed to breed improvement programmes with Signet for 20 years. Our main aim is to produce quality shearling rams and ram lambs, with good conformation, good growth rates and muscle depth, which will be capable of siring prime lambs for the commercial sheep farmer who needs to command a premium on price. Through careful selection over the years, we have now reached a point where we are succeeding in achieving greater consistency within the flock and regularly have rams with high EBV's for growth and muscle. Handbank Jack the Lad was selected as a reference sire with Elite Texel Sires in 2003 and again recommended in 2004. To date he has over 350 progeny in England, Wales and Scotland. In addition, we have sold semen from him to breeders in USA, Belgium and Northern Ireland. (Some of his sons are listed in the tables below.)
Normally, we sell our rams mainly at Skipton, Builth Wells and Bakewell, though we also sell a number directly off the farm, and visitors are always welcome to come and view our stock, under no obligation to buy. Most years, we do not set out to sell ram lambs, as commercial farmers prefer the size and scope of shearlings, but if buyers come specifically asking for lambs, we will sell them. (We also have shearling ewes for sale.)
In 2007, Foot and Mouth prevented many sales from taking place, but for anyone interested in buying from us, once selected, we agreed to keep the ram for them till movement restrictions were lifted. The following tables give information about each individual shearling ram which was sold last year. For information of rams for sale this year, 2008, please go to our new web-site, www.handbanktexels,co.uk ID | Sire | Birth | Type | Actual
Muscle | Bwk wt
EBV | Scn wt
EBV | Mus dp
EBV | Fat dp
EBV | Index | Genotype | PRH06490 | Handbank Jack The Lad | 03.03.06 | Single | 30.1mm | 4.25 | 8.73 | 2.1 | -0.51 | 332 | ARR/ARH Sold | | PRH06446 | Wealden Ken Hill | 15.02.06 | Twin | 32 | 5.67 | 12.65 | 2.41 | 0.97 | 296 | ARR/ARR Sold | | PRH06460 | Handbank Kilwillie | 16.02.06 | Single | 31.9 | 5.44 | 11.12 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 252 | ARR/ARR Sold | | PRH06452 | Callerton Lawman 2 | 16.02.06 | Twin | 35.1 | 3.92 | 7.84 | 4.34 | -0.39 | 283 | ARR/ARR Sold | | PRH06488 | Handbank Kilwillie | 03.03.06 | Twin | 31 | 5.48 | 10.46 | 2.46 | 0.97 | 278 | ARR/ARR Sold | | PRH06511 | Handbank Kestrel | 10.03.06 | Twin | 28.3 | 3.99 | 8.61 | 2.54 | 0.28 | 270 | ARR/ARR Sold | | PRH06500 | Handbank Jack the Lad | 06.03.06 | Twin | 35.7 | 3.85 | 7.15 | 4.35 | 0.55 | 264 | ARR/ARR Sold | | PRH06450 | Handbank Kilwillie | 15.02.06 | Single | 33.3 | 3.41 | 6.38 | 2.56 | 0.34 | 226 | ARR/ARQ Sold | | PRH06425 | Callerton Lawman 2 | 12.02.06 | Single | 32 | 3.15 | 7.3 | 3.41 | -0.07 | 267 | ARR/ARR Sold | | PRH06476 | Callerton Lawman 2 | 17.02.06 | Twin | 29 | 3.78 | 7.94 | 3.29 | -0.2 | 287 | ARR/ARH Sold | | PRH06514 | Handbank Kilwillie | 18.03.06 | Twin | 33.5 | 3.69 | 7.84 | 2.46 | 0.29 | 256 | ARR/ARR Sold | | PRH06520 | Handbank Kilwillie | 23.04.06 | Twin | 28.7 | 3.93 | 7.91 | 2.3 | 0.08 | 265 | ARR/ARR Sold | | PRH06449 | Handbank Kitchener | 15.02.06 | Single | 33.6 | 4.10 | 9.06 | 4.25 | -0.23 | 268 | ARR/ARH Sold |
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