Legs:  Strong, wide and squarely attached with white hair and no wool. 2019 proved again to be an extremely successful day for the North Connacht region at the All-Ireland's held in Cillin Hill, Co Kilkenny. Ads must be for full-blood Texel or registered Texel crosses only. Should blend smoothly into the body. The breed is characterized by a distinctive wide, short face with a black nose and widely placed short ears with a nearly horizontal carriage. Welcome to the homepage of one of Irelands biggest sheep breeds. Hooves of these animals are black. Another advantage of the Texel, is that the well muscled and lean rams transfer their characteristics into their crossbred offspring. A Texel ewe is a hardy, low maintenance sheep that is easy to handle. This is an exceptional additional aid to commercial farms to back up the physical attributes with statistical figures. And the breed was primarily refined into it’s modern form there. The emphasis was on creating a sheep that would produce heavily muscled lambs with a superior eating quality lean meat. Also, Texel-sired lambs have one full leg muscle score higher, with less total carcass fat. Ears:  Medium sized, slightly erect and relatively thick and hairy. The Blue Texel was first registered and recorded in the early 1970s in Holland when a blue lamb was born to white parents. These traits among others make Texel’s the ideal cross of the upland or lowland ewe necessary to produce the lambs to suit the needs of the commercial sheep farmer and the meat industry. Texel Sheep Breeders Society members may use this section to post For Sale or Wanted ads. The breed is renowned for their hardiness, exceptional carcass fleshing ability and are extremely clean. They are docile, the ewes are great mothers, and the lambs are very vigorous at birth. Therefore, the slaughter Texel lamb can be sold over a longer period without loss of carcass quality. Mature animals shear fleece weights of 7.5-12 lbs. Mature rams weigh approximately 200 lbs while mature ewes should weigh between 150 and175 lbs. Description – The Texel is a meat based sheep with an early mating period and excellent slaughter qualities. Nose should be straight, black and wide. A standard for the Texel was gradually established through local shows held on the Island. Texel sheep have hard black hooves that made it a race praised by rice farmers. By 1983 there were 11 flocks with a total of 213 blue texel sheep. This video is unavailable. We are currently the largest participant of the LambPlus programme. It is easily characterized by a distinctive short, wide face with a black nose and widely placed, short ears with a nearly horizontal carriage. Shows. Wool:  White with a fine crimp and closely set with no superfluous lanolin. In the same trial, Texel-sired lambs excelled in feed conversion, requiring 15lbs less feed than other cross lambs to produce 60lbs of gain. These sheep also have black hooves. Neck:  Short set, blending smoothly into shoulders and free of wrinkles. The hooves are black. Shoulders:  Broad and deep, with a forward placed breast bone leading into a wide, deep chest. Research has shown that Texel-sired lambs have a 3-5% higher yielding carcass and a 6-10% advantage in loin eye area compared to other cross lambs. It has no wool on the head or legs. The breed is characterized by a distinctive wide, short face with a black nose and widely placed short ears with a nearly horizontal carriage. In the 1970’s they were imported into the United Kingdom, where it is now the dominant terminal sire. Some spots are tolerated. This is then followed by a large number of sales, the details of these can be seen in the sales section. We hold ram sales each year across the country which start in August each year with the Premier Sale at Blessington Mart. Texel sheep is a medium to large sized animal with white face. They are quick to finish, reaching 80-100 lbs in 3 to 3.5 months. Male champion on the day was won by TJ Duffy, 2019 was another successful year for the club, with numerous prizes and high prices achieved by our members West region championship report 2019 Young Roscommon breeders strike Texel gold It was a day to remember. The first Texels were imported into the United States in 1985, and into Canada in 1989 where they are becoming increasingly popular. After this occurred Texels were deliberately bred to give birth to blue lambs. They have black hooves and the wool is of medium grade with no black fibers. We aim to keep our sheep standards high at all times. They are heavily muscled, producing very lean meat with a high carcass yield and less overall fat. Our Society  is made up of over 370 pedigree Texel sheep farmers based across the South of Ireland. Ads for other breeds or animals will no be accepted. The Texel breed is renowned for their hardiness, exceptional carcass fleshing ability and are extremely clean. Characteristics- The Texel sheep today is a white-faced breed with no wool on the legs or head. Some limited crossbreeding with British imports, particularly Leicester Longwool and Lincoln further developed the breed.