Mule Articles
Scotch Mules
Scotch Mules in Suffolk

We started with Scotch Mules in 1999 quite by accident, a batch was available, we tried them and liked them they seem to suit our system and surprisingly our heavy Suffolk clay soil. To the point where now the flock has grown to 1200 ewes and at present time 100% Scotch Mules
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North Of England Mules
What a wonderful thing

Mr Barker's lowland sheep policy over the past 40 years has been to buy North of England Mule Ewe Lambs, send them away for winter on to grass or roots, put them to the tup, and bring them back as near to lambing time (April 1 st ) as possible on to clean ground without concentrates or feed blocks.
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Broadshean
Scotch Mules make their mark

THE UK’S stratified sheep system maybe unique throughout Europe, but with so many native and continental breeds desperate to make their mark in the industry, selecting the best commercial female for an individual farming unit is far from easy. But, despite the vast number of pure and cross-breeds now available, few are able to match the productivity of the Scotch Mule.
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Cheviot Mule ready to win more support

Bred out of the North Country Cheviot ewe and by the Bluefaced Leicester sire, the Cheviot Mule has been earning useful premiums for breeders of up to £10 a head over Mules out of Swaledale and Blackface ewes.
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The Welsh Mule prospers in Northampton

The family run farm of E.M Eaton and Son at Sulby Lodge, Welford, Northamptonshire have been buying yearling ewes at the Welsh Mule Sheep Breeders Association's sales for ten years. The all grass farm consists of 170 acres of owned land and 30 acres rented.
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Buy Health - Buy Highland Mules

Sheep of a high health status are in demand by flockmasters throughout Great Britain. No farmer can afford the losses of abortion and weakly lambs born.
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Exmoor Mule
Hill farmers are stake their claim in the breeding ewe market creating an upturn in demand for a "new look" Exmoor Mule

Bigger-framed and with a reputation for producing a good crop of lambs as hoggs, Exmoor Mule breeders say many lowland producers are switching back to Mules bred in their own region.
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Low Cost Mule Sheep keep fell farms viable

LOWLAND farmers are being urged to support their fell farming colleagues and protect the Lake District environment by sticking with the North of England Mule sheep.
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