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The Carry House Flock
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R.D. Archer & Son
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Low Carry House
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Wark
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Hexham
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Northumberland
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NE48 3HG
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Tel: 01434 230210
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email :
<a href="mailto:archers@lowcarryhouse.fsnet.co.uk"><b> archers@lowcarryhouse.fsnet.co.uk</b></a>
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<img src="carry2.jpg" border=1 alt="Ewes and Lambs pre weaning">
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(Ewes and Lambs pre weaning)
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Robin Archer moved from the family farm at Haltwhistle to Carry House in 1962
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bringing with him two Leicester ewes to set up the original flock.
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Mule lambs have been bred from Northumberland-type Blackface ewes and homebred
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tups for sale at Bellingham ever since.
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In 1974 a homebred tup was producing particularly good Mule lambs and was used
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on two Leicester ewes - ever since the flock has split into two distinct types
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running together. Traditional Leicesters continued to be bred but over the last
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27 years the crossing section has been completely separate, based on the best
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breeding homebred tups along with occasional purchases and taking ewes to
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particularly good breeders elsewhere.
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<img src="carry1.jpg" border=1 alt="Gimmers by Carry House 281/PS">
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(Gimmers by Carry House 281/PS)
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The traditional flock has been heavily influenced by Posty X1 (sons to
£4000 (2))
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Eliza F3 (sons to £2900), Walton Highlight H3 (sons to
£4000)
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and Jerriestown L8 (sons to £6000).
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Most recently the £3600 homebred P5 has bred exceptionally well
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while the first crop of 13 tup lambs by Carry House S1 averaged £1446.
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<img src="carry7.jpg" border=1 alt="281/P5 overall Champion Slaley Show as tup lamb">
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(281/P5 overall Champion Slaley Show as tup lamb)
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Since 1986 48 tup lambs have sold for in excess of £1000, peaking at £6400,
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a record for the Hexham centre, in 2002.
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This son of S1 sold to the Myfyrian flock with a half share retained for our
own use.
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<img src="carry8.jpg" alt="T4 sold for £6400 to Myfyrian with 50% share retained">
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(T4 sold for £6400 to Myfyrian with 50% share retained)
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Our previous best was £6000 for the 1997 Hexham Champion
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which went on to sire the 2002 Champions at both the Royal Highland
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and Royal Welsh Shows.
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The top tup lamb averages at Hexham were in 1994 (17 Av £1272),
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1997 (19 Av £1176) & 2002 (19 Av £1163).
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Since judging was introduced in 1986, Carry House has only once been outside
the top 3
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places for pens of 20 at Bellingham 1st Mule ewe lamb Sale, winning the Show 8
times.
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Local Shows are attended regularly with both Mules and Leicesters with
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Championships having been won at Northumberland County, Roman Wall, Slaley,
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Allendale, Bellingham and Alston over the years.
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<img src="carry5.jpg" border=1 alt="lambs bred from Swaledale ewes">
<img src="carry6.jpg" border=1 alt="Pair of twins by Riddings M23">
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(lambs from Swale ewes; sire Carry House M49)
(Pair by Riddings M23)
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For Sale Hexham 6/10/04
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12 shearling tups that sired 8 of the 20 lambs pictured above (Sires : Riddings
S12 and Carry House S29)
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3 gimmers and 3 ewe lambs by Carry House T4, Cocklaw T1 and Carry House S1
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12 tup lambs including 3 ARR ARR sons of Cocklaw T1 and 2 ARR ARR sons of Cendy
V4
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Cocklaw T1 was purchased as a shearling at Kelso last year for £3800 with a
half share later sold back to his breeders who had used him as a lamb
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His 1st 7 sons averaged £1750 for Cocklaw (Kelso 10/9/04) including sales at
£3500, £2600, £2500, 1800
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Cendy V4 was bought at Carlisle and he is the sire of our number 1 lamb which
stood 2nd at the Penrith Progeny Show
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For Sale Carlisle 8/10/04
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11 tup lambs including 3 good ARR ARR sons of the £6400 Carry House T4 (shared
with Myfyrian)
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<img src="042.jpg" alt="">
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Above photographs show a selection of ARR ARR tup lambs for sale at Hexham and
Carlisle
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