Ballyworkan Jacobs

25/09/2026

Ballyworkan ladies all back together after being split into three groups with three different rams for tipping -
Harkness Prince (Aged)
Crumkill Steel (Shearling)
Four Towns Triumph (Lamb)
All ewes holding to first service with no repeats - hoping for a good scan beginning of Nov 🤞

06/09/2026

Ewe lambs
1st photo: Ballyworkan Banksia & Begonia
2nd photo: Hughes Annabelle & Amy

02/09/2026

Crumkill Steel with his ladies

22/08/2026

He’s only a lamb but he’s got this carry on figured out 😉
Four Towns Triumph

18/08/2026

Trade wasn’t brilliant but hey, I sold 2 small ewe lambs, 2 old ewes, a 3 shear ram & a wee runt of a ram lamb that wasn’t near the weight when his buddies went to mart.

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12/08/2026

Another exciting arrival at Ballyworkan! -
Meet Crumkill Steel (~)
Sire: Dunmor Jax (who’s from Luruha Randan)
Dam: Kingarrow Ewe that produced Crumkill Sid & Crumkill Ezekiel
This lad is twin brother to Crumkill Sonny Bill who has gone to Sontley Flock, Wrexham
Can’t wait to see what Steel produces - hopefully I give him the right ewes in the next few days 😉

11/08/2026

Wasn’t a bad afternoon’s showing last Thursday at JSS NI Show & Sale at Beattie’s Pedigree Centre
All sold, apart from the big fella who’s back home if anyone is interested.
3 of the 5 are Ballyworkan bred.

10/08/2026

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08/08/2026

So, the plan was to tip 12 ewes this year but somehow I’ve ended up putting CIDRs in 17 ewes this afternoon 🤔
In fairness, 3 of them belong to Four Towns flock. That still leaves me with 14 though 🫣
Do I lamb 12 or 14? Would 2 ewes make a huge difference? Is 14 the cut off for a small flock in the flock competition? What if I buy an in-lamb ewe in December, that would be 15 🤨
Why is sheep mathematics so difficult?

07/08/2026

My one wee purchase from last night’s NI Show & Sale - meet Four Towns Triumph 🤩
4th place ram lamb in the show!
This lad has Crumkill Sid & Beltrim Kingston for grand sires & Pard House Apache & Grove Woody among his great grand sires.
I’ll probably give this fella a couple of ewes this year - he might just be fit for them 😉