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- Cheshire
4 bulls going dead weight tomorrow. BBx Holstein. 14 month old. 11 going on total but the others are in a big bunch and won’t come to the bloody barrier for a photo
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- Thread starter Anymulewilldo
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4 bulls going dead weight tomorrow. BBx Holstein. 14 month old. 11 going on total but the others are in a big bunch and won’t come to the bloody barrier for a photo
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- Cheshire
I’ve always thought we were very inclusive on here! We’ve got Gecko, Smithy and we even have an arable farmer!
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- Cheshire
We don’t care who or what you are… we take the pee equally 
Skintagain
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- Perched on the Pennines
They look well
out of interest how much would 12 month old limo suckler bulls eat to finish? Have had some offered but not done bull beef before. They are nice things just need putting onto ad lib. I’m thinking they will need 10-12 weeks. What protein would work best? I could give them straw to eat or haylage or both. Just got an empty shed and thought I would try something different.
livestock 1
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If you can find something sensibly priced to feed them on they will be a good go
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- N.Lincs
I always thought they were lovely little cars...I see delilah has a thread going about the abuse of LGBTQ folk on here.do you think it's aimed at this thread by any chance
...can't see why anybody would have a problem with them
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- Cheshire
Barley blend is as cheap as a bull diet needs to be at the moment.
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- Cheshire
Think I’m too young to understand this jokeI always thought they were lovely little cars...
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...can't see why anybody would have a problem with them
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- Cheshire
Ours will be polishing 10-14kg of blend a day when they get to that last 6 weeks.
TBF bull beef is pee easy. Where people go wrong is usually 1 of 2 things.
1- they start with the wrong sort of bulls. You want something that will grow frame and flesh fast.
2- they try to cut corners and save money on feed. You need to push them as hard as possible their whole lives with the cleanest best feed you can. Not give them 2kg of blend along with some rough silage.
the age you’re talking 12-14% CP would be plenty. 12 really. They just want lots of barley to put that finish on them
livestock 1
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What sort of money is it?Barley blend is as cheap as a bull diet needs to be at the moment.
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- Cheshire
£260 for a 16% blend at the moment. Could drop the CP a bit but I’m feeding it to the younger growers too and haven’t got space for another blend in the bin while we’ve got 2 sorts of sheep corn on the go
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- Cheshire
Yes… that’s what worry’s me at times
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- Northumberland
Look good. Will they be safely into 3s? The blues can be tricky to get covered and bulls don't make the task any easier.
livestock 1
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I haven’t managed to get any blend for £260 up this end, early £280’s picked up of some other stuff not quite as good £290 blown that’s decent sized lots
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- North Yorkshire
Using my own barley and beans in to a mill and mix ration it’s around £280 this time
@Anymulewilldo where do you send non assured cattle dead weight? Any reason to send them dead rather than through the ring?
@Anymulewilldo where do you send non assured cattle dead weight? Any reason to send them dead rather than through the ring?
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- Cheshire
Yes, I’m on TB shutdown so taking them live round here is a good way to be shafted without Vaseline
. Normally they’d all be going through Drayton. But give Nield’s their due, I’m getting a fair price that’s very comparable to what I’d have been on in the ring. FA doesn’t make feck all difference to bulls. There’s plenty of competition from wholesalers and the ethnic market.
When we go TB clear again I’ll have to really weigh up going back to the ring with the bulls. Especially the ones that have taken too much after the dairy. The suckler bulls will be a different story.
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- Cheshire
This is my specific blend. Barley, Rape meal, Wheatfeed, Mollasses & Minerals. I think it’s £261 bulk blown for 15t drop
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- Cheshire
this made me chuckle
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From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Sir Mark Spencer MP Published21 May 2024
Full details of the expanded and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer available to farmers from July have been published by the...