Bluestone Coloured Merino Stud

About & Description

Run by Will Gibson, who established this stud in 2004. Fully recorded since 2004, and in 2016 joined merino select to allow production of breeding values.

Bluestone Coloured merinos is a flock of merinos producing Ulta-Fine to Super Fine naturally coloured wool ranging in 5 main colours- Black, Dark Grey, Grey, Light Grey/ Blue Grey and Moorit. Sheep have been recorded extensively since 2004 for breeding, wool and conformation. Some bloodlines can be traced back to the 1970's.

Address Contact and Directions

Street:
Foulden Hill
City:
Middlemarch
Zip:
9598
Phone:
0274360237
Email:
[email protected]
Category:
Farm
Tags:
Agricultural Cooperative

Products

Sheep can become available for sale- Used Rams, young rams (2th), ewe and wether lambs. Ram lambs are keep every year and can be bought as 2ths. At present all wool is being made into woven scarves and knitted scarves and shawls with Janehenry Merino.

Founded

Year: 2004

Awards

Many top A and P show Champions and Reserve Champions since starting showing in 2005. Most notable - 2008- Champion Ewe and Supreme Champion Coloured sheep, Christchurch Royal Show and Champion Ewe, Ram and Supreme Champion MacKenzie Highland Show. 2009- Champion Ram Cristchurch Royal Show. 2010- Reserve Champion Fleece, Christchurch Show. No Showing of sheep. 2011- Champion Coloured Fleece, Christchurch Show. Champion Ewe and best wooled Coloured Sheep Oamaru Show. 2012- Champion Ewe,Champion Ram and Supreme Champion at Mackenzie Highland Show. Same again at Palmerston Show, along with Champion Coloured fleece.

Mission

To breed top quality Naturally Coloured Merino sheep, that produce highly sought after fleeces that can be processed into top products!