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New Welsh Mountain sheep record set at Dolgellau

Rams from the Jenkins family set not one but two breed records at the sale of Welsh Mountain sheep at Dolgellau

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
clock • 1 min read
Messrs Jenkins' shearling ram: 31,000gns
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Messrs Jenkins' shearling ram: 31,000gns

Messrs Jenkins from Tynygraig, Talybont, first set a new Welsh Mountain sheep breed record with their shearling ram when it sold for 31,000gns to H.W. and S.W. Nutting, Cwmrhwyddfor. The yearling...

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