Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
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Aspiring Peasants
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- Location
- North Pennines
It’s not just the length of the winter, it’s how wet it is. Ten years ago cows would be out into November and back out again in April. This year they’ve been in since October and won’t be out until well in to May if lucky. It’s getting to be nearly 8 months of winter, can’t spread muck, grass slow to get going, let’s hope this is a one off and not going to be the norm going forward
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Cleared out about 10 am but just had a horizontal sleet shower now, just as I got up to the top of a banking it was starvation. Good job I started lambing with to many sheep as I will be down to normal if this carries on
Macs have been a big saviour here especially after finding new supplier they actual stay on for a while !! until lamb strengthens and grows out of them.Sold some own hoggs last week for £180 so a 30p mac is excellent value.
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muleman
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We haven't sold at those prices so can't afford a Mac
sheepwise
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Going to lamb everything in January next year to try and catch the good weather!
I know some say April can be crap but I reckon we had some good dry lambing times for most of the last 10 years up until last year
ISCO
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- Location
- North East
I would agree. We only started lambing outside about 10 years ago and could not really remember a real bad night until last year when we had a couple of wet nights.
This year has been awful, mainly due here to the fact the ground was waterlogged before we started. If this was to become the new norm we would have some thinking to do.
I was think this morning that good job we had a big scan because we haven’t half lost a lot of lambs and ewes lately. Got 240 on feeders now because of ewe deaths, lost nothing in the run upto to lambing.
kfpben
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- Location
- Mid Hampshire
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Mine was 1991 and ok then , last shed they have quoted and just ridiculous to be honest …
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Dry yes , good for man but here they have been far to dry ! Nothing grew and were way to cold .
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Tomorrow is shyt here as well as today .Looks a lot better for us after today, let's hope!
Devil's advocate
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- Location
- Posh side of Barnsley
Which type of Cheviot? Maybe the big Park type?
- Location
- JanDeGrootLand
Lairg type would be hardiest. True Northie due to size seem to have a slower birth, so a bit slower to get their first feed.
Only experience with border type left me disappointed with them. Not great mothers.
Don't matter the breed, weather will take out a few unless sheltered and well fed.
Have had 3 ewes leave a lamb, and had a few needing warming and care.
Anyone wanting pets?
To be fair we have 5 pets, 3 that were lost from their mother and a pair that at 2 days old were banded and marked, the mother took abandoned them.
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Have a look on the price tracker thread.
livestock 1
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I did relay the hogg price I was quoted but thought better of it and deleted it
You will be in your shorts next week.Looks a lot better for us after today, let's hope!
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