Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

Boydvalley · Jan 26, 2023

Electricfencer said:
View attachment 1090643 View attachment 1090645Very very happy. Thankyou to @Hfd Cattle for buying a pen and the charity ewes. And @Boydvalley for helping the job along . A massive amount of interest in the sheep, .

As good a run of even, good condition farming sheep as you’ll get. Credit to you especially after last summer.

We’ve got an expert lamb finisher on the thread, now we have an Expert presenter of breeding sheep.

Good luck with the new job on Monday. From what I’ve seen today they are lucky to have you.

Estate fencing. · Jan 26, 2023

Boydvalley said:
Expert presenter of breeding sheep.

I’m not sure about that.

Bill dog · Jan 26, 2023

Electricfencer said:
Do they all get bred pure then?

Last yr they went to the Tex and sold the lambs store at Longtown.
This time around I was convinced we should be breeding more replacements, so Miss Herdy fan wrote to a Cumbrian Herdwick breeder, and we got a tup ! They are soooo cute is the general consensus from the owner !

Estate fencing. · Jan 26, 2023

Bill dog said:
Last yr they went to the Tex and sold the lambs store at Longtown.
This time around I was convinced we should be breeding more replacements, so Miss Herdy fan wrote to a Cumbrian Herdwick breeder, and we got a tup ! They are soooo cute is the general consensus from the owner !

There could be far more expensive and less worth while hobby's.

Rich_ard · Jan 26, 2023

Hfd Cattle said:
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They will never look so good now they have come to Hfd Towers . Nice to meet @Electricfencer View attachment 1090651

Just as well you went to the sale today save you looking at the comments on that load of hay!!

Bwcho · Jan 26, 2023

andy_tee87 said:
Just bought some of that propylene glycol as well, what sort of dosing were you using? Same as the bottled rip-offs?

Mine's on order as well

I think Ritchie said 100ml IIRC

S J H · Jan 26, 2023

I thought I’d ask here, is anyone from Somerset near a place called creech hill?

andyt87 · Jan 26, 2023

Bwcho said:
Mine's on order as well
I think Ritchie said 100ml IIRC

Ta, I know the downland one was 50ml so will change the marks over on the old bottles

Bwcho · Jan 26, 2023

andy_tee87 said:
Ta, I know the downland one was 50ml so will change the marks over on the old bottles

Wynnstay's one is 50ml as well but I always add extra for luck...never usually works though

yellowbelly · Jan 26, 2023

Electricfencer said:
Bill dogs shepherdess must be better then.

She's keen and very well connected so she sources her tups from the cream of the Lake District.

Bill dog said:
Miss Herdy fan wrote to a Cumbrian Herdwick breeder, and we got a tup !

Ah, I see you already explained (I'm still trying to catch up

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Bill dog said:
They are soooo cute is the general consensus from the owner !

It's only a matter of time before @Bill dog 's bit of Lauderdale looks like an extension of Lakeland

DieselRob · Jan 26, 2023

Mc115reed said:
1 dog and quad bike and Iv only had her since Tuesday last week and the quadbike is borrowed too … yeah all chiveots f**k they were stubborn loading

@Anymulewilldo the stakes have been raised

Mc115reed · Jan 26, 2023

DieselRob said:
@Anymulewilldo the stakes have been raised

Bet he just stood at the gate for his 700 the other day shouting orders at our kid

Skintagain · Jan 26, 2023

Mc115reed said:
Bet he just stood at the gate for his 700 the other day shouting orders at our kid

Which ever in thinnest does the most running

unlacedgecko · Jan 26, 2023

Skintagain said:
Which ever in thinnest does the most running

Isn't that what's dogs are for?

Skintagain · Jan 26, 2023

unlacedgecko said:
Isn't that what's dogs are for?

Depends how good they are…..

unlacedgecko · Jan 26, 2023

Skintagain said:
Depends how good they are…..

I wouldn't keep a dog that couldn't pen sheep.

Skintagain · Jan 26, 2023

unlacedgecko said:
I wouldn't keep a dog that couldn't pen sheep.

My neigbour does it’s quite funny ends up trying to round them up/run over them on quad doing circles

unlacedgecko · Jan 26, 2023

Skintagain said:
My neigbour does it’s quite funny ends up trying to round them up/run over them on quad doing circles

Yeah I once did some work for a client who tried to tell me a man on a bike was as good as a dog. He must have only seen sh!t dogs.

AngusLad · Jan 26, 2023

unlacedgecko said:
Yeah I once did some work for a client who tried to tell me a man on a bike was as good as a dog. He must have only seen sh!t dogs.

Any dog is better than no dog, the minute you start razzing about on the bike the jobs knackered. Even my border terrier turns his hand to a bit of sheep work (when I can find him)

neilo · Jan 26, 2023

Electricfencer said:
View attachment 1090643 View attachment 1090645Very very happy. Thankyou to @Hfd Cattle for buying a pen and the charity ewes. And @Boydvalley for helping the job along . A massive amount of interest in the sheep, .

Fair play, you’ll be well chuffed with that. Well farmed sheep and a genuine dispersal will always see their true value. Well done fella.

I’m pleased that the service sires added value for you.

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