There were smiles all around as a new generation did business at Canadian Western Agribition’s sheep sale last month.
Adults throughout Barn 4 applauded the purchase of three ewe lambs by seven-year-old Laine Breault and his sister Elektra, 4, from 12-year-old Chance Jackson.
This was the third year that Jackson, from Sedley, Sask., brought lambs to sell at Agribition. He has a flock of 12 ewes and hopes to increase that to 50.
“I was pretty happy that they bought them,” Jackson said of the Breaults, who are from Toutes Aides, Man.
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They made a good choice, he said, because the lambs named Wendy, Wanda and Caron are quiet.
Laine Breault said he and his sister saved money they got as Christmas and birthday presents to get into the sheep business. They paid $525 for the three. They also bought a ram later in the sale.
Older sister Ashley Breault said their parents would have to kick in money, too.
The Breault family usually brings commercial cattle to the show but didn’t this year.
Consequently, the siblings didn’t know how they were going to get their sheep home.
“We liked them best,” Laine said of Jackson’s ewes. Ashley said the youngsters also understand that they will be selling the lambs, similar to what she did with 4-H steers.
“They’re prepared for the whole thing,” she said.
Jackson sold four ewes at the Agribition sale. He sells his other lambs to Roy Leitch Livestock north of Regina.
He got into the sheep business when his mother sold half of her 24 ewes and he kept the other half. He feeds them oats and hay and said he looks after his flock by himself.
A total of 77 lots were entered in the Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders Association sale during Agribition. The sale grossed $19,430, for an average of $303.59.
In the Katahdin sheep sale, 20 lots sold for $4,670, averaging $233.50.
