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The Wiston flock of Texel Sheep specializes in breeding high quality Texels from pure Dutch bloodlines. All my breeding stock comes from the island of Texel in Holland where the breed has its origin. Over the years, the flock has become well known for its consistency in both the show and sales ring. Regular buyers of Wiston Texels expect breeding stock with the typical muscular shape coupled with good looks. Wiston Texels are always in demand.

With this website I hope to bring the Wiston flock of Dutch Texels a little closer to you. Updates are made as and when necessary but mainly in the spring and during the summer with information and lots of photos of breeding stock for sale.

Update Summer 2007

A summer to forget! Though less rainy than some central parts of England Suffolk was nevertheless dreary, wet and cool. No hay was made throughout June and July - in the 25 years of living in In East Anglia this was the first year when we baled hay in August. My trip to Holland in July with two nice rams which I had sold to a couple of breeders was marred by the news that Bluetongue had returned to that country and no sooner had I arrived back home when further bad news broke: the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in Surrey meant not only a complete shut down of all trade and movements in the UK but also trade with the EU and my two rams were promptly tested for the disease causing great anxiety for their new owners. Whilst international trade has resumed for the UK, it will be be an interesting wait for the official report into the causes of the outbreak. Somehow it's difficult to believe that we get a conclusive answer to the question: who was responsible - and my money is on a fudge. Meanwhile no importations from the Benelux countries will take place because of the justifiable fear of the Bluetongue virus entering Britain. UK breeders should visit DEFRA's website www.defra.gov.uk for vital information on this disease.

Because of the absence of new bloodlines from Holland I will use frozen semen of several rams for the 2007 tupping season.

Amongst rams to be used will again be Wiston Yonker and Wiston Gonzales. Also on standby are Wiston Luger, a couple of his sons and Wiston Marathon Man.

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