WALLETS MARTS HOLD FIRST POULTRY, WATERFOWL AND RARE-BREED SHEEP SALE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their first sale of Poultry, Waterfowl and Rare Breed Sheep on Saturday 28^th May 2016.

All classes of poultry, waterfowl and sheep were keenly bid for by a packed ringside of buyers.  Topping the sale at £155 was 3 Guineafowl from Mary Leggate, Stromalloch Farm.  Top price in the waterfowl section was £110 for 4 Welsh Harlequin ducks from James Hyslop, Colmonell.  The 42 rare breed sheep sold to a top of £118 per head for a pen of 3 Poll Dorset ewe hoggs from Maud Walker, Barwhinnock Farm, Whauphill.  Also forward at the sale was 53 lots of ringstock, 88 lots of hatching eggs and 22 lots of equipment.  Leading the way in the ringstock section was a broody hen with Blue Silkie Chicks at £100 from J Lawson, Kirkmuirhill.  In the hatching egg section, S Dundar, Burnfoothill Farm, achieved the top price of £32 for a dozen Shetland Duck eggs.  Topping the equipment at £145 was a Brinsea Polyhatch Incubator from M Smith, South Clutag.

LEADING PRICES – POULTRY & WATERFOWL

£155                –           Mary Leggate                      for 3 Guineafowl

£110                –           James Hyslop                        for 4 Welsh Harlequin

£100                –           Kirsty Dixon                            for 2 Silkie Pullets

£92                  –           Judith Cowie                        for 3 Cuckoo Maran Pullets

£90                  –           Chantelle Simpson              for Trio Gold Laced Orpingtons

£88                  –           Rob Gibson                           for pen Welsummer x Pullets

£80                  –           Mary Leggate                      for 2 Call Ducks

£80                  –           Mr Bunyan                             for 3 Welsummer Pullets

£75                  –           Mr Bunyan                             for 3 Welsummer Pullets

£75 x 2            –           Thomas Moddie                   for 3 Light Sussex Pullets

£75                  –           Sean Dunbar                        for 2 Vorwerk Pullets

£72                  –           Mervyn Elliott(N.I)                 for pair Brahmas

£72                  –           Alistair Dalgleish                   for pen of Bluebell Pullets

£70                  –           Hazel Dickson                       for 2 Blue Splash Orpington Pullets

LEADING PRICES – SHEEP

£118                –           Maud Walker                                    Poll Dorset Ewe Hoggs

£112                –           M Smith                                  Dorset x Ewe Hoggs

£108                –           Maud Walker                                    Poll Dorset Ewe Hoggs

£80                  –           S Miller                                                Shetland Ewe Hogg

£70                  –           M Smith                                  Shetland Ewe Hogg