The Seeker
Member
Rant over,
F u king lambing
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Having a bad day?!
No matter how hard you try, they still die
write about it more if you wish too / if it helps.......
.....sheep keeping can be very difficult at times to say the least .
The Seeker
Member
Not a vintage year.
look after the ones that are still alive .
It will pass.
current top word 'resolute ' boy is that good one ....
It will pass.
current top word 'resolute ' boy is that good one ....
- Location
- Northumberlandia
Best thing about sheep was Fatha selling the lot 25yr ago. never looked back.
- Location
- Caithness
Feel for you and everyone else at the lambing just now, weathers been terrible the last couple of days, always gets them lambing....
question is, is it ever warm weather way up North at Caithness
- Location
- Caithness
Aye, 1977 was a great summer when I was a kid, not been so good since....question is, is it ever warm weather way up North at Caithness
- Location
- somerset
sheep are great .................. if they are someone else's. Outed ours 10 yrs ago, never regretted it.
- Location
- Northumberlandia
Seriously no offence to those who like them & poss have no choice in the matter.
We had other options thats all.
i wouldnt touch them even for £25/hr now.
a pal is doing contracting lambing poss onto his 5th since late feb now.
Think he needs his heed looking at
Meanwhile neighbour selling his 1st new season ones yest & all over 40kgs born in Jan
plus still selling last years.
We had other options thats all.
i wouldnt touch them even for £25/hr now.
a pal is doing contracting lambing poss onto his 5th since late feb now.
Think he needs his heed looking at
Meanwhile neighbour selling his 1st new season ones yest & all over 40kgs born in Jan
plus still selling last years.
kiwi pom
Member
- Location
- canterbury NZ
They're an important part of an arable rotation for a lot of folk round here
Go on give it a try
- Location
- Northumberlandia
Am fin with Farming if thats what my days consist of.They're an important part of an arable rotation for a lot of folk round here
You can keep them all over there for me.
weve managed sowing no grass in all the years since pretty much ok
good varied arable rotation mind
- Location
- Yorkshire coast
Watched a program on telly a few years ago about either Iceland or the Faroe islands. It showed their farmers gathering the community sheep flock down from the mountain.
As one farmer passed the camera he muttered and mumbled something.
The subtitles at the bottom of the screen simply said...
BLOODY SHEEP!
As one farmer passed the camera he muttered and mumbled something.
The subtitles at the bottom of the screen simply said...
BLOODY SHEEP!
- Location
- East yorks
I would rather deep fry my testicles, sheep don’t even taste niceThey're an important part of an arable rotation for a lot of folk round here
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To know what they taste like, how often do you eat your own testicles?
- Location
- Yorkshire
Bet that's not what he said
- Location
- Yorkshire
Think you only do that onceTo know what they taste like, how often do you eat your own testicles?
- Location
- Northumberlandia
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