2022 AGM and Open Day

EasyCare Sheep Society Open Day And AGM 2021

EasyCare Sheep Society 2022 Open Day and AGM

By kind permission of Louise & John Hobson

To be held at

Half Moon Farm

Hill End Lane

Harden

Bingley

BD16 3AR

On Saturday 18TH June 2022

At 10.30pm

The hotel we will be staying at is Oakwood Hall, Lady Lane, Bingley BD16 4AW

01274 564123

£115/ROOM & BREAKFAST FOR THE NIGHT OF 18TH JUNE 2022

PLEASE SAY YOU ARE STAYING WITH THE EASYCARE SHEEP SOCIETY

THERE IS NO LIFT SO IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STAIRS PLEASE ASK FOR A DOWNSTAIRS ROOM

We will be have a Society meal on the evening of the 18th June as well. The hotel has 20 bedrooms, it is a family owned and run hotel within its own grounds.

The host farm is 3 miles from the hotel and Louise & John live half a mile away

An alternative if you want to self-cater is Curlew Cottage on the Hobson's home farm. Ring 01274 566925. It sleeps 4 in a double and twin room and we accept well behaved pets at not extra charge. See AirBnb Curlew Cottage a converted barn near Bingley for more information, reviews and photos

Louise & John are planning to organise another trip to an EasyCare breeder in the Yorkshire Dales on Sunday 19th June - more information to follow

EasyCare Sheep Society Sale 2021 - Carlisle Market

2021 SALE DATE IS FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER

ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2021

CARLISLE EASYCARE SHEEP SOCIETY SALE FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER 2021

Classification, Schedule and Regulations for the Society's Annual Autumn Sale of

Pure Bred EasyCare Sheep

to be held at Borderway Mart, CA1 2RS

Subject to Covid - 19 regulations in place at the time of the sale

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington

Tel: 01228 406230

SALE DATE 1 OCTOBER 2021

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 10th SEPTEMBER 2021

Schedule and Classification

THERE WILL BE NO SHOW - EASYCARE SHEEP ARE A COMMERCIAL BREED

1 Senior Ewes

2 Yearling Ewes

3 Ewe Lambs

4 Senior Rams

5 Yearling Rams

6 Ram Lambs

Females and rams sold through a ring in Guineas

FEMALES WILL BE SOLD WITH A MINIMUM OF 5 PER PEN

Entry fees

Females £1.00 + VAT [£1.20] per head up to a maximum of £50 plus VAT - over 50 females , no further entry fee

Rams £10.00 + VAT [£12.00] per head

SCRAPIE GENOTYPING IS VOLUNTARY, IF YOU DO SCRAPIE GENOTYPE YOU MUST BRING YOUR CERTIFICATE WIT YOU OR FORWARD TO THE MARKET SO THE BUYER CAN TAKE AWAY WITH THEM

MYOSTATIN GENE TEST - YOU MUST PROVIDE THE LABORATORY TEST RESULTS WITH THE RAM BEING SOLD ON THE DAY OF SALE. THE AUCTIONEER WILL SELL AS 'NOT TESTED' IF THE LABORATORY TEST IS NOT SHOWN ON THE DAY

SCAB - IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED YOU TREAT FOR SCAB

The sale will be held subject to the rules and regulations of the EasyCare Sheep Society and the conditions of sale as recommended by the LAA and the auctioneers standard conditions of sale

ALL SHEEP OFFERED FOR SALE MUST BE THE PROPERTY OF A FULLY PAID UP, CURRENT MEMBER OF THE EASYCARE SHEEP SOCIETY AND CONFORM TO THE EASYCARE STANDARD TYPE. THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE IS £25

Entry is open to both MV and Non MV flocks. All relevant documentation must accompany the MV sheep

All entries must be made on the official forms and must be completed in all respects

Entries must be accompanied with an entry fee. No fee no sale. No certificate/lab test will mean entry is deemed untested.

Substitutes are allowed. Details must be lodged with the auctioneers ONE WEEK prior to the sale

Sheep are warranted by the vendor as correct in the mouth, feet and udder at the time of sale

Vendors are responsible for taking their sheep to the sale sing and returning them to the pens after being offered for sale

Deliver sheep to the premises THURSDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2021 4PM TO 6PM OR FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER 7AM TO 9AM.

Tags must have EasyCare printed on the management part of the tag [please arrange with your tag supplier, you should not be charged extra]. If not correctly tagged the ECSS can supply tags at 20p each for you to tag on the day

Sheep must be hornless and have shed their fleece. There must be no signs of clipping. If you have upgrading ewes they will be sold at the end of the sale

Vendors must bring their own buckets and feed stuffs. A small amount of straw bedding can be supplied on site.

Commission on both males and females is 5.25%. The commission is split between the auctioneers and the Society

All transactions be they through the ring or private treaty following the sale if still on the auction site must go through the sale office

Vendors may place a reserve on any or all of their sheep and an upset price on rams is likely to be applied on the sale day

RAM ENTRIES ARE LIMITED TO 10 RAMS PER VENDOR

Late entries are entirely at the discretion of the auctioneer and will be at the very end of the sale list