OUR LIMOUSIN HERD & SHEEP
The Limousin Herd
The Lowfold Limousin herd was started in 1989 by the purchase of four pedigree limousin cows
Ballysorell Rose
Huxley Echo
Huxley Heather
Tanhill Bunique
Who all joined our herd bull Newsham Biggles.
Limousin bulls had been used on our suckler herd of Welsh Black cows from the early 70's.
Easy Calving/ Easycare are the main points of our cattle, they have been bred for the farm..........not the biggest cattle in the breed they are very self-fleshing on grass in summer and clamp silo in winter.
Some people say the Limouisn is a wild breed ''Take one look at you and run...." Not our's, any heifer that shows itself to be sharp is sent fat (to kill) how ever good it looks!!
The Sheep
Sheep are bred on the farm, the only sheep bought in are tup's (rams). The flock is based on Rough Fell sheep,a fell breed in this area that was used to produce carpet wool in the past.