BADGINGARRA farmer Peter Wilkinson voiced his support for YouthCARE school chaplaincy in a creative manner by donating a Challara Merino stud sale ram for auction at the stud’s onproperty sale on September 7 in support of YouthCARE school chaplaincy in Moora. It is expected the Moora Chaplaincy fund will be boosted by up to $1500 … Continue reading YouthCare sponsored ram at recent ram sale
Offered: 119 Sold: 119 Top: $2200 Gross: $167,600 Average: $1408 BY CLARE KING USUALLY it is the custom for studs to put up their best rams at the beginning of the sale and finish with their more middle of the road types. However such was the consistency and outstanding quality of this year’s Challara sale … Continue reading Ram Sale Summary
Challara Merino Stud would like to thank all the ram buyers & under-bidders at our recent on-property ram sale for their support. We feel humbled & blessed upon having such a solid sale. There was a full clearance of the 119 rams offered with an average price of $1,409. Unlike previous years, there were no … Continue reading Thanks for your support at the on-property ram sale
The consistency in improving their program is a credit to the Wilkinson family.
I’m very happy with the soft, long wool the Challara rams have infused into my flock.
We tend to look for rams with the plainer-type body and from which produce a better yield. They also seem to have less fly problems with their wool drying out a lot quicker.
We try to breed sheep with resistance to worms. The Challara rams have had the faecal egg count testing which makes selection easier and they have easy maintenance wool with their plain bodies.
It was good stylish wool and he had a plain body. It’s a pretty well balanced sheep.
Soft approach delivers some strong results The Wilkinson family's Challara is all about Merino sheep, but the results they have been able to achieve since switching their focus to soft rolling skins has raised the benchmark. From more lambs to shearings every six months the stud's principals say there is more to come. At a glance... In the … Continue reading Wool Having a field day
At the end of the day if you can cut an extra 1kg to 2kg of wool off each sheep it's better for any business
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