Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2010 | Page 67

COUNTRYSIDE, WILDLIFE & FARMING

February/March 2010

weeks and has produced a good

and sheared. They now have to put

crop of lambs. Commercial farmers

a bit of weight on in preparation

would normally want twins, but

for the shows later in the year.

Matt is happy if each ewe were to

Late last year Matt was invited to

only produce a fit, healthy single

apply to be a judge for the Suffolk

lamb, that gets to suckle all his

Breed Society, a very prestigious

(preferably!) or her mothers milk.

position. He was successful and

For most of the year they get to
graze at leisure on Arreton Down
and at Quarr Abbey. They are

life

is now one of only five appointed
Suffolk judges in the South East!
There are currently three Pedigree

brought indoors (a large airy barn),

Suffolk flocks on the Island with

early December for lambing and

many other breeds of pedigree

once the lambs are a few days old

flocks, Matt is keen to encourage

and weather permitting, go out in

other people into keeping pedigree

the day and back in the barn for

stock and showing them at

the night. This happens until well

competitions.

into March. Already, after only a
couple of weeks Matt has his eye

To find out more about Matt’s

on a handful of prospective show

sheep or to contact him look at

winners, that will no doubt get

www.duxmore.co.uk.

Photo Main: Matt Legge pictured with his calfs. Inset: Matt
Legge pictured with prize Ram.

special treatment in their build up
to the shows.
The pick of last years lambs have
also been brought in to the barns

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