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I’m generally a big believer in putting ewes in a bare paddock or a shed feeding straw for a few days to dry them off, but they’re at a block away from home and have grass coming out their ears. Two options really: A) bring them home for a few days to wean, then take them back (try to work...

Not sure specifically about collies, but with most breeds it’s very simple, correct the bad and reward the good. Never ever under any circumstances beast the dog, they will only learn not to trust you. Never punish a dog in anger, and should only be correcting a dog in a training session/when...

Entire lambs are less susceptible than wedder lambs, however still not ideal. Ewe lambs aren’t a massive problem, as long as they don’t choke and die

Had the opportunity to rent around 12 acres of land nearby, which is exactly what I was after. It’s an arable farm so they have no handling facilities, the fields are 2ac and 2x 5ac all separate. I could potentially move sheep between the 2ac and one of the 5ac along a road. How do other folks...

Of course you can sir! It would take me around 2 hours to do the cleaning (if I had one) . So on my £126 an hour rate that’ll be £252 a night 🤣

Just a wee joke don’t worry!

Obviously I would make sure I’d ask a few questions to make sure they had fairly good infection control. I’ll ask him to show me his fingernails, make sure there is no dirt underneath them 😉

Third of a bag of sawdust on the floor, pressure washed and I’ve got disinfectant in a spray bottle. Wouldn’t even take ten minutes. £24 (take £3 for sawdust) so £21 for ten mins work, £126 an hour! I’ll take that any day 😉

Sawdust on the floor, pressure washed and disinfected on return and before it leaves

good to know! Do you know how much their deposit is?

I was thinking around £6 per hour with minimum 4 hours. So £24 minimum. Then day hire at a flat rate of say £30/35 EDIT: also I’d be buying it for less than half of that 😉

Did you pay a deposit?

It quite possibly would, unfortunately I don’t always have the time or I may not be available when needed as I work full time off-farm

I’m getting an Ifor Williams 8x4 sheep trailer soon, and was looking into hiring it out when I’m not using it. I would have loved this service when had a few sheep, so hopefully I’ll be able to help other smallholders or farmers who’s trailers are out of service. My plan was to use word of mouth...

Wouldn’t cull, unless she scans triplets more than once, then maybe if you want to reduce triplets. Just don’t keep her lambs as replacements