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| James |
Lincolnshire Show and Chantry's on Telly!Well it was the 1st day of the Lincs show today.I really really enjoyed it. Hard work though! Got 6th with my tup, which was great, THEN, I got 2nd out of 13 with my gimmer. Bloody hell. 2nd out of 13 would be great any time, but at the Lincs show was unbelievable! I beat breeders that have been going for like 40 year 
They filmed the Lincolns and did an interview with the oldest breeder, Frank Martin. That will be shown on Countryfile a week on sunday on whatever channel it is (BBC1 I think). Also got filmed for Calendar (local news) and loads of other random things. Bloody brilliant day. The judge was American and just couldn't decide wether to put me 1st or the other, but 2nd is marvellous! |
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| johnreid |
Wow! Thats great! Yep, you cant win first all the time, but I bet this is a sign of things to come. First place will be yours.
Congrats on a great showing, and please, no autographs after the TV showing.
I hope someone knows how to capture it for a YouTube type video I would love to watch. |
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| Sandman |
Well done Jimbo.
Great result. 
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| Steve_S |
That's great James! 
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| flywheel61 |
Bloody great mate, well done, the stud is really coming along nicely, the sheep I mean,
Cheers
Chris |
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| IndianaRog |
Fantastic James...I shall watch on the Discovery Channel and see if they broadcast YOU and your fluffies here in the US.
You must be doing something right to get that sort of ranking!!! |
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| igy569 |
Fantastic!!!
Congrats!! That is beyond great. you must feel like a million Euros....
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| bessytractor |
Re: Lincolnshire Show and Chantry's on Telly!
love the euphenism for 2nd!
Great stuff mate, keep it up! |
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| mc_mc |
Can't wait.
Will it have subtitles? |
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| Les |
Well done and congratulations James. 
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| Mamodman123 |
Well done Jimmy
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| James |
Thanks very much guys.
The class they were filming while the ginger bloke was talking, dad was in not me (he always takes Eric the tup in - he's his favorite )
I've bought another sheep from the same flock as Amber today, and I've also been struck by some amazing kindness. The "grand daddy" of Lincoln Longwools came up to us, asked how many we've got etc. He's only got 20 Lincolns left, but he needs to scale down to 10. To cut as long story short, he's giving me 3 or 4 gimmers for free (worth about £200 each) to help me get set up 
AND there was a tup sold last year for nearly £800, well he's got the twin brother to it, which he bought before the sale for £250. He said we can take that aswell for free
Pics uploading. I'm still on cloud nine
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| James |
A couple of pics before I bugger off:
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| IndianaRog |
James...was the guy in the business suit and flat cap a judge??? If so, he probably gave you extra points for being properly dressed in Lincolnshire attire!! | ||
| James |
With the back to the camera, aye! He's the one from America! Real nice bloke. He pulled me out early on with the lambs, didn't do well with them at all, but he explained why he pulled them out and put them where he did.
He said it's alot different showing Lincolns over here than over there, he said if we took Amber (the one who got 2nd) over to America she'd wipe the floor with them
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| johnreid |
Wow a streak of good fortune James, great pictures too. | ||
| scorpion2nz |
well done but a question from us kiwis
tup = Ram i got that over here weather = ram with no balls lamb obviously a young 1 untill 12 months then it is 2 tooth Hogget is female about to lamb for First time ewe = old tart been around the block for a couple of years or more what the hell is a gimmer ??? apart from another name for the taxman
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| James |
LOL!!
Well We have: Tup - male sheep (ram) Wether (castrated male) Yowe (ewe- female that has had a lamb) Gimmer (Female sheep which hasn't lambed) Lamb (speeyaks fur its sen!) |
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| James |
Here we go guys:
http://www.showbiz-software.co.uk...kResults/prizes.aspx?ClassID=3656 http://www.showbiz-software.co.uk...kResults/prizes.aspx?ClassID=3650 The Gainsborough News is coming at half 4 on Monday to do an article aswell 
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| mc_mc |
£25 + £7 in prize money too! Nice one.
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| James |
Aye mate! Not bad at all!
Can't imagine what it must feel like to get Supreme Champion
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| steamyman |
well done James! 
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| IndianaRog |
When in doubt..."Fluffy" will cover all situations...
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| James |
LOL!!
I've got 10 pure Lincolns now, 1 Texel/Lincoln cross, and am getting some more!
Next year, I'll excel
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| johnreid |
Remember James, quality, not quantity is what counts. More sheep means more work. | ||
| James |
Aye mate I know, but we've just got 6 more acres of grazing down at the Petrol Dump, and another one of dad's mates has got 17 acre we can use, plus about 4 acres of orchard, 3 acres down the lane we don't graze and about another 5 acres of bank
So we've got the space, just needs fencing off 
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| James |
Halter training Gimmer Lamb proved to be an interesting task!!!
Took hours, but it was worth it. She just laid down on you! When she started playing up coming out of the ring, I just picked her up and carried her
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| Sandman |
Jimbo third pic down.
You're not supposed to strangle the poor thing.
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| James |
LMAO!
She just wasn't having any of it
The joys of sheep
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| johnreid |
Jimbo third pic down.
Looks like Lamb Chops for supper too
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| James |
It was the 1st time that she had been away from her mother! |
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| redryder |
Great stuff James. Congrats !!!!!!!!!!
Gil |
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| James |
Cheers mate
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| James |
Well the photographer has been, the article has been done. They didn't know we were rare breed, and they want to take it further. Soooo in the 6 weeks holidays (starting 26th July) they're coming round here with a video camera and making a "Day in the life of James Chantry and his sheep" video for their website
I'll keep you updated
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| johnreid |
I think we have a celebrity on our hands. 
Color Glossy Autographed 8 X 10 Photos, only £30 each plus a small postage and handling charge
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| James |
LMAO!!
Wait til I tell them how I like steam engines! Then get the forum mentioned
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| Minor1PJG |
You're a LEGEND Jimbo
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| James |
Well I ain't, I'm still alive and I'm real
"The legend of Jimbo" has a ring to it
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| johnreid |
A living Legend | ||
| James |
Ooo I'm in the paper LOL!
I'll nab it and post it up... |
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| alan2525 |
Is that a signed photo of James or a signed photo of one of his sheep? 
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| James |
Here it is, but I find it funny me mother never said anything like what they quoted her to have said
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| James |
Last year:
Now (with one show left to go!) 
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| johnreid |
You are going to need a bigger board to post your Ribbons on. | ||
| James |
Aye LOL
If I get 3 or 4 at Heckington I'll need a 2nd board
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| made-in-england |
well done mate! | ||
| James |
Cheers mate
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