yes thats what my thoughts were
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- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
the system is that they have to buy that pen though at what ever cost whilst those in the ring stand back for them - in order to keep those not in the ring out .
livestock 1
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livestock 1
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Hopefully this will make my legs feel better getting kicked and trampled on sucking a calf on tonight
- Location
- Cheshire
Got too be for showing. No chance of a commercial suckler paying at that. A Rich man’s hobby this showing cattle has become. Well done too Craig for turning out such fantastic cattle again!!
Aspiring Peasants
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- Location
- North Pennines
I understand how that would work now, but you would need a lot of extra pens. Certainly where I sell at Kirkby Stephen they couldn't do that, nearly every pen is used alreadyYou put them in 3 pens (some seem to want to put them in 10 pens of two), or if there’s only an odd one or two, mark them.
The same as selling through a ring, they should always be in level lots anyway.
Buyers will soon crib about an odd one and pull him out in the pens, even if just to try to take the heat out of a decent trade.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Every mart I’ve been to has quite small sheep pens, mostly with gates that can be thrown open between pens to make them long and thin for bigger lots, or kept closed to hold 10 lambs or so comfortably. The shallower pens, with ‘sheep height’ gates, means buyers can lean over and handle them if they wish.
But yes, those insisting on penning individuals or pairs, when a mart is busting at the seams, must windup the mart staff.
- Location
- South Molton
South molton sells fat lambs through a ring ever since they got rid of the sheep pens for parking.
I think they say it's the only ring sold fat lambs in the country.
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
- Location
- Cheshire
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Only ring in South molton perhaps…
- Location
- South Molton
Like I said I thought, driven from pens to sale ring
- Location
- Cheshire
- Location
- South Molton
Says its unique
- Location
- South Molton
Wait until the snows gone though.I think you’d better tell the auctioneers too come up too Yorkshire/Cumbria for a day or two!
- Location
- Cheshire
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
- Location
- Northumberland