Cragg Farm Lleyn Sheep

	Cragg Farm Lleyn Sheep
	Pedigree Lleyn sheep bred on a Cumbrian upland farm by Peter & David Knowles. Flocks 886 & 1087
Cragg Lleyn's Lleyn's ewes were introduced to Cragg Farm in 1994 to replace the traditional horned ewes. It was felt that these ewes were not breeding the quality of lamb that was required for the market. The Lleyn's seemed to offer all the attributes that is required for a breeding ewe. We have been impressed by the nature of the ewes and their quiet temperament, their hardiness, ability to milk and rear 2 good lambs. We now rear all our own replacements with any surplus been sold at Lleyn Society Sales or direct from Cragg Farm. The majority of the Lleyn ewes are bred to the pure Lleyn with stock rams purchased from Simon Kavanagh, John Johnson & John Geldard over the years. We also cross some ewes to the Texel to produce some quality prime lambs.
The Cragg Farm Cragg Farm is situated in the village of New Hutton, 4 miles from Kendal. The family farm is run by Peter and David Knowles and extends to some 125Ha, all within the less favored area, all the land is farmed within the Lake District Environmentally Sensitive Area scheme. The farm carries 160 head of cattle, the Kendalcragg Pedigree Holstein dairy herd, and all followers, and some beef stores and breeding heifers. The sheep enterprise consists of 420 Lleyn sheep all being pedigree & MV Accredited & in the NSP scheme. The farm is FABBL Farm Assured . The farm produces genuine breeding stock which usually go on to do well for there new owners. New The Cragg Flock of Lleyn Sheep are now a Scrapie Monitored Flock Raw Wool Fleeces Lleyn wool will be available to buy from early June onwards. It will be available to buy by the fleece . Read More>>
Related Links Lleyn Sheep Society Scottish & Borders Lleyn Breeders Club FABBL Farm Assurance National Scrapie Scheme Cragg Farm.com National Sheep Association Web hosting by FreeVirtualServers	Cragg Lleyn's go to Poland Last Autumn David attended Polagra Farm, at Poznan, Poland to represent the Lleyn Sheep Society to promote Lleyn to the Polish farmers .It was an interesting visit which has given us an insite into the Polish sheep industry	Cragg Lleyn's featured in farming in the North Read the article written about Cragg Farm in a recent edition of Farming in the North and the Lleyn sheep flock which has grown to over 400 breeding ewes.

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Site last updated on 16/04/2008

Pedigree Lleyn sheep bred on a Cumbrian upland farm by Peter & David Knowles. Flocks 886 & 1087

Cragg Lleyn's
Lleyn's ewes were introduced to Cragg Farm in 1994
to replace the traditional horned ewes. It was felt that these ewes were not breeding the quality of lamb that was required for the market. The Lleyn's seemed to offer all the attributes that is required for a breeding ewe. We have been impressed by the nature of the ewes and their quiet temperament, their hardiness, ability to milk and rear 2 good lambs. We now rear all our own replacements with any surplus been sold at Lleyn Society Sales or direct from Cragg Farm. The majority of the Lleyn ewes are bred to the pure Lleyn with stock rams purchased from Simon Kavanagh, John Johnson & John Geldard over the years. We also cross some ewes to the Texel to produce some quality prime lambs.

The Cragg Farm
Cragg Farm is situated in the village of New Hutton, 4 miles from Kendal.
The family farm is run by Peter and David Knowles and extends to some 125Ha, all within the less favored area, all the land is farmed within the Lake District Environmentally Sensitive Area scheme.
The farm carries 160 head of cattle, the Kendalcragg Pedigree Holstein dairy herd, and all followers, and some beef stores and breeding heifers.
The sheep enterprise consists of 420 Lleyn sheep all being pedigree & MV Accredited & in the NSP scheme. The farm is
FABBL Farm Assured . The farm produces genuine breeding stock which usually go on to do well for there new owners.

New
The Cragg Flock of Lleyn Sheep are now a Scrapie Monitored Flock

Raw Wool Fleeces
Lleyn wool will be available to buy from early June onwards. It will be available to buy by the fleece .
Read More>>

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Cragg Lleyn's go to Poland

Last Autumn David attended Polagra Farm, at Poznan, Poland to represent the Lleyn Sheep Society to promote Lleyn to the Polish farmers .It was an interesting visit which has given us an insite into the Polish sheep industry

Cragg Lleyn's featured in farming in the North

Read the article written about Cragg Farm in a recent edition of Farming in the North and the Lleyn sheep flock which has grown to over 400 breeding ewes.

Site last updated on 16/04/2008

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