Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Skintagain]

Who points them out? they teeth them and if they find them you take your medicine.

I have never had them check much tbh. I do usually turn up after the sale has started mind you….

 

[Northern territory]

I have never had them check much tbh. I do usually turn up after the sale has started mind you….

nobody likes it and it was supposed to stop. But that never happened for some reason

 

[Skintagain]

nobody likes it and it was supposed to stop. But that never happened for some reason

It’s an easy discount

they do cost a bit more to kill but not much. Offset usually by them being massive hoggs and lower ppk anyway

 

[Devil's advocate]

Charolais?

Yes, breeder quite near you.

 

[neilo]

Probably the dry feed wearing away the milk teeth and incisors coming through.

I disagree. I think genetics are the most important factor.

All run without hard feed, I find shedding sheep here will be putting teeth up from 12 months, whilst pure Charollais and crosses will be safe enough for another month or so.
I’ve heard several others saying similar, so not just here.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Torrential rain for a change

 

[digger64]

I disagree. I think genetics are the most important factor.

All run without hard feed, I find shedding sheep here will be putting teeth up from 12 months, whilst pure Charollais and crosses will be safe enough for another month or so.
I’ve heard several others saying similar, so not just here.

I asked the question because this year I have decided to feed the hogs despite having grass- to speed the the job up to beat the teeth coming through and felt that on the basis of last year trying to do it on grass alone cost much more due to the discount and the extra potential weight/finish the non fed lambs just didnt have . On the basis of last years experience .
Then there is also worms ,wool and flies costs to think about as the summer comes on .

 

[Werzle]

Glad none of my hedges got trimmed this winter, the stock have spent the night underneath them sheltering from the wet and cold.

 

[muleman]

Torrential rain for a change

Dry here!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Dry here!

 

[Gedd]

Torrential rain for a change

Been damp here hope its not coming north

 

[Top Tip.]

Hard frost here again. -7 I’m told

 

[Northern territory]

Torrential here. Looking forward to seeing how the lambs are in the fields.

 

[Estate fencing.]

Torrential here. Looking forward to seeing how the lambs are in the fields.

I was dreading going round lambing ewes first thing after a very wet night. Just one dead that she managed to drop in a lake (wasn’t there yesterday) in the field

 

[livestock 1]

It started raining here about 4 ish was raining steady for 3 quarters of an hour then turned to drizzle and fizzled out.

 

[Northern territory]

It started raining here about 4 ish was raining steady for 3 quarters of an hour then turned to drizzle and fizzled out.

Water stood here again, looks like it’s steadying up a bit now

 

[livestock 1]

Water stood here again, looks like it’s steadying up a bit now

I’m hoping we will miss it otherwise we will have to spread slurry and I don’t want to yet for a few weeks

 

[Northern territory]

I’m hoping we will miss it otherwise we will have to spread slurry and I don’t want to yet for a few weeks

Hopefully that northerly wind has finally p1ssed off

 

[livestock 1]

Hopefully that northerly wind has finally p1ssed off

Been bloody cold with us it was a nice ish day yesterday but only 9 degrees when we were turning ewes and lambs out

 

[Northern territory]

Been bloody cold with us it was a nice ish day yesterday but only 9 degrees when we were turning ewes and lambs out

When you turn out , do you put them in the same field for several days or get as many out in that field as possible then leave them ?