A new event to the Texel in-lamb sale calendar this year is the Donegal Dazzlers Texel in-lamb sale.

The sale is running from 28 December to 30 December on Marteye through Harrison and Hetherington.

The consignment of in-lamb shearling ewes and ewe lambs is being put forward from two of Donegal's leading Texel flocks, Larahirl and Hillcrest.

Larahirl

Being put forward from the Larahirl flock of the Greene family are 10 in-lamb shearling ewes.

These shearling ewes carry some of the top genetics within the breed, coming from some of the top family’s within the Larahirl flock.

Service sires for these high-end shearling ewes include the flock's much-admired and exciting new stock ram Drumcon Royal Highness that was purchased by the flock earlier in the year for £30,000 and Larahirl Hugo Boss, a homebred ram lamb that was much admired by the Greene family since he was a lamb.

Hillcrest

No stranger to breeding prizewinners and sale toppers is William Doherty’s Hillcrest flock.

Doherty’s consignment also includes in-lamb shearling ewes from top breeding lines in the Hillcrest flock and two ewe lambs that Doherty described as "very exciting future prospects".

Sires of the Hillcrest lots include 24k Rhaedar Entrepreneur, 3k Forkins Guiness, 3k Stonepark Ferrari and 3k Seaforde Cinnamon. Services sire for the Hilcrest in-lamb shearling ewes is Silverhill Hiwata, the 2024 overall champion at the Donegal Texel breeders premier sale held in Raphoe Mart.