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    Scottish Sub Calving index 410 days

    But would they be able to do it if the farmers could only work between 9am and 4.45pm. and half day Friday. And what would our pension scheme look like. And holidays, And high-viz jackets and hard hats.
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    Scottish Sub Calving index 410 days

    The number of twins born to suckler cows in Scotland is going to decline massively. Nearly every live twin will be registered to a cow that has lost her calf around calving. And you don't even need to have Irish ancestry to realise that. Or to know that calves born dead or dying soon after...
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    Lambing losses.

    In the remote chance that the public (whoever that is!!) became concerned at the level of lamb losses, explain that ewes have a high prolificy simply because no matter how hard we try to keep every thing alive, a significant amount of losses is inevitable, In fact, in a natural situation...
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    New entrant looking for advice on slatted sheds for sheep and cattle

    How much experience in animal husbandry do you have? How much land goes with the steading? If you struggle financially, what residual value would these expenses slatted sheds have?
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    Whats a badgerface worth ?

    Even the famous Derby Ram wasn't 4t. I would contact the Guinness Book of Records.
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    Shearing Contractor Insurance

    If a ewe dies while being shorn, I have almost always accepted it as 'just one of those things, and have never even thought of making a claim. In fact, it would probably cause a permanent rift with the shearer. But there are some shearers who are to blame, but that's just the luck of the...
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    Up Horn/Down Corn

    The future is always a surprise.
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    Up Horn/Down Corn

    A biggish fat lamb (50kg?) is worth £160. (the same as a ton of barley) A small fat beast (500kg) is worth £1600. (the same as 10 tons of barley). Has the value of finished stock compared to the price of grain ever been a high during the last 10,000 years?
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    Creep feeding Orphan Lambs

    Go to your nearest ag, merchant and buy a 25kg bag of coarse mix formulated for young calves but which contains flaked maize. As soon as they start nibbling it, buy a bag of lamb creep pellets and mix them together.
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    Government support for farmers announced today

    Grants for technology means that the cost of technology rockets. Who lobbied for this?
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    Calciject - Dench?

    Ketol Drench (propylene glycol) as an energy boost for lack of appetite or twin-lamb disease in sheep.
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    Calciject - Dench?

    For those of you who don't know about A P Supplies, https://apfarmsupplies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/APS-Catalogue-2022.pdf
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    Calciject - Dench?

    Calcium Green Top injection costs about £6/400ml bottle. So a single 40 ml injection costs 60p. Calcibel drench costs about £11/500ml bottle. So a single 100 ml drench costs £2.20. There might be something extra in the Calcibel drench, but a calcium injection + propylene glycol would be...
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    Keeping the farm tidy.

    I knew of farmer who donned a freshly washed boiler suit every morning. And there wasn't a wisp of hay or straw around the steading.
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    Galway Sheep

    https://www.britishgalwaysheepsociety.co.uk/ The Members List shows a fair number of English Flocks. Looks to be a decent breed.
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