Ballindean Ryeland & Menmuir Oxford Down flocks. Supporters of UK native breeds (RFBS, ODSBA, English Longhorn Society, RBST). 📧 ballindeanryelands@hotmail.com
Joined May 2019
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Looking forward to the Book Club making a return 👍
Hello Bookclubbers! On Thursday 23rd April we’ll be online at 8pm to chat to Helen Browning about her memoir, The Boys Team. Hope you can join us!
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We’re looking ourselves but has anyone got any recommended holiday destinations south of the Border.
Lakes and Dales have been done so other options would be good.
Looking at end of Oct for 7 days for 2 adults and 2 dogs in self catering cottage.
Rural spot preferred.
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And we’re off!
Nos 2 lambed in the early hours of this morning bringing us a set of cracking ewe lambs.
Lambs were up & sooking in no time and had nice round tums this morning.
#menmuiroxforddowns #ODSBA #gonative #nativebreedsformodernneeds #lambing2026 #lambspam
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A better day today eh girls?
#GoNative #nativebreedsformodernneeds #nativebreedsheep #ballindeanryelands #menmuiroxforddowns #snowday #winter
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We would like to wish all our friends & followers a very peaceful festive season.
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It’s a double birthday today for the terrorists.
Both growing older and greyer!
#BorderTerriers
#thethinkingmansdog
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Ballindean Ryelands & Menmuir Oxford Downs retweeted
15 Jul 2025
RBST Scotland Conference 31st July 2025
📅 Thursday 31st July 2025
📍 Guardswell Farm, Inchture, Kinnaird
🎟 Tickets: £35 – includes breakfast, lunch & all sessions
eventbrite.co.uk/e/rbst-scot…
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Today was #theechtshow.
A first for us as visitors but also as exhibitors.
#gonative #nativebreeds #nativebreedsformodernneeds #menmuiroxforddowns #ballindeanryelands #localagriculturalshow
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It’s 3 years since we last showed but we’re back tomorrow at the #Fettercairnshow.
#gonative #nativebreeds #nativebreedsformodernneeds #ballindeanryelands #ryelandsheep #menmuiroxforddowns #oxforddownsheep #localagriculturalshow #anyothernativebreedclass #ewelamb #tup
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A little #halter training tonight for our #oxfordewelamb for the #FettercairnShow in a 2 weeks time.
Talk about over reacting 🙄
But as soon as the grub come out all is good with her & the world 😆
#gonative #nativebreedsformodernneeds #nativebreeds #oxforddownsheep
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Its been a while but its back 🤩
There is no better meeting to attend tomorrow night than this one ⬇️😉
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@Fieldwork_Books is back TOMORROW! Join us at 8pm BST for a conversation with @TrooperSnooks about Words From The Hedge. If you’re not already on our email list, send an email to fieldworkbookclub@gmail.com and we’ll send you a link to the meeting.
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Ballindean Ryelands & Menmuir Oxford Downs retweeted
10 Jun 2025
Can you help us at the @DumfriesShow?
Email RBST Scottish Coordinator Alice: alicelennox@rbst.org.uk
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Great news………just had an email to say that the @Fieldwork_Books is back next week 🙌
Book ordered ✔️
Can’t wait 😁
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As they say in Scotland…”taps aff at 10 degrees”.
And so with that the gang were sheared 🐑 ✂️
The wool?
To be used as mulch👍
#gonative #nativebreeds
#nativebreedsformodernneeds #sheep #sheepshearing
#wool #ballindeanryelands
#menmuiroxforddowns
#ryelandsheep #oxforddownsheep
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Ballindean Ryelands & Menmuir Oxford Downs retweeted
22 Apr 2025
A special @RbstScotland #easternewsletter is out (check your 📧).
Conference details & where to get your tickets👍
But we REALLY need members to #volunteer at events over the summer. Can you help? Then let the secretary know.
#GoNative #NativeBreeds #nativebreedsformodernneeds
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Ballindean Ryelands & Menmuir Oxford Downs retweeted
27 Mar 2025
The @RbstScotland #SpringNewsletter is out!
All signed up @RBSTrarebreeds members in Scotland should have received it this morning in their email.
If not, email the group secretary and let them know.
#GoNative #NativeBreeds #nativebreedsformodernneeds
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Ballindean Ryelands & Menmuir Oxford Downs retweeted
18 Mar 2025
A brilliant write up in the
@scottishfarmer
about the new RBST Scotland chair Rebecca McLellan:
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Today is @natsheep’s #whatbreedwednesday
And it’s the turn of the #oxforddownsheep.
We’ve only had them a couple of years but we love them.
Super tups, super ewes & super lambs giving a super sheep!
#gonative #nativebreed #nativebreedsformodernneeds #ODSBA #menmuiroxforddowns
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The arrival of our first ever triplets tonight brought #lambing2025 to an end.
Just need the grass to grow a bit now before turnout.
#gonative #nativebreeds #nativebreedsheep #nativebreedsformodernneeds #ryelandsheep #ballindeanryelands #oxforddownsheep #menmuiroxforddowns
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At last…a day without rain 🙌
Meanwhile down in the nursery shed the #menmuiroxforddowns are enjoying the dry.
Really pleased with the lambs from our #BennachieOxfordDown tup.
#nativebreedsformodernneeds #gonative #sheep #nativebreeds #lambing2025 #oxforddownsheep #rarebreed
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