We are well into our second season in our new northern location with joining wrapped up for 2018 and the countdown to lambing beginning. We have used three seasoned performers on hire from our parent stud 'Johnos' and one young ram bred right here at 'Cooinda' as part of our 2018 program. Details on the pedigree and performance of these rams can be found on our website. Johnos Aurora 83, Johnos 1119 and Johnos 606 have all had a lasting impact in the Johnos flock and will com

Lambing has wrapped up for 2017 and it has been a busy few weeks here at Cooinda! Although we would like a little more rain for the crops the dry weather has provided excellent conditions to lamb in resulting in a high lambing percentage we couldn't be happier with. The lambs are all up and away running on some specially saved lucerne paddocks that will hopefully stay green for a little while longer. We are really pleased with the growth and evenness in the lambs which was ev

This year Johno's and Cooinda Border Leicester Studs will be holding a combined ram sale at the Naracoorte Showgrounds on Monday the 25th of September. We will be offering 75 Border Leicester Rams including 55 $uperborder$. For any enquiries feel free to get in touch with Jeff, Cherie or Neil. Inspections will be from 11am on the day with the sale to commence at 1pm. Keep an eye on the Johno's website (johnosenterprises.com.au) for catalogue details. Our 2018 sale rams are ne

Joining has wrapped up for our first year with three lucky men getting to share a romantic few weeks with their group of lovely ladies. In a short few months we will be excited to see the results and how their progeny progress in years to come. We used 2 oldies-but-goodies and one young stud: Johnos Aurora 83 He is one of the highest performing Border Leicester rams in the country with top performing sons. He has had a large impact in the 'Johnos' stud and will no doubt have

After a short hiatus sheep have been re-introduced to 'Ardmona' Gilgandra, time to patch the fences, clean the troughs and bring the sheep dogs back into work. The woolly new arrivals have been resting up following a long journey from down south and are quickly acclimatising to their new conditions. However these are not the first Border Leicesters to grace the fertile plains of 'Ardmona' as a little birdy tells me George's grandfather ran his own Border Stud here back in the