Northeastfarmer
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well is it? Spring lambs hardly a flyer and a glut of Hoggs into may, is it worth the expensive of lambing at Christmas-January?
I sold all my lambs for over £82 last year. What were you getting for Hoggs last year?well is it? Spring lambs hardly a flyer and a glut of Hoggs into may, is it worth the expensive of lambing at Christmas-January?
I'd have to check but I'd guess £90-£110I sold all my lambs for over £82 last year. What were you getting for Hoggs last year?
Last year? Are you sure?I'd have to check but I'd guess £90-£110
Fair enough
DefinitelyIf I had the ground for it I would lamb end of feb beginning of march and start selling lambs end of may beginning of june, I cant see much point in trying to sell springers at the beginning of may
What breed? That's good going.Sold new season lambs yesterday 78 days old on average no creep feeding 46kg £112
42kg £105
Suffolk lambs.What breed? That's good going.
What's a labour profile?It depends on your farm and your labour profile.
The light lamb job has all but gone these hill ewes are going to have to get a bit biggerI was talking to a couple of neighbours the other day and the discussion was whether it was worth keeping and lambing sheep at all. Both of them proper hill farms traditionally producing light lambs. IIRC light lambs were about £3.30/kg dw in Nov/Dec last year so 12kg lamb about £40 before deductions. Complete waste of time IMO and a total non starter without subs I'd say.
I was talking to a couple of neighbours the other day and the discussion was whether it was worth keeping and lambing sheep at all. Both of them proper hill farms traditionally producing light lambs. IIRC light lambs were about £3.30/kg dw in Nov/Dec last year so 12kg lamb about £40 before deductions. Complete waste of time IMO and a total non starter without subs I'd say.