Recent content by Bill dog

Hanging holly up in the shed was what we used to do to help get rid of it, I think it has to be the holly with the berries on it . Grandfather used to swear by it , so we used to just carry on with it . It would clear up eventually, whether the holly had anything to with it is anyone’s guess !

Still raw cold , but the place has now dried out, and trying to green up a touch !

At least you have it to feed them , and it’ll be a damn sight cheaper and handier to feed out !

I just scattered a couple of loader buckets of them in each lambing field and drove forward so that some could get smashed up, and hopefully get them eating . Seemed to work !

Got precious little grass in the lambing fields now , but managed to get a trailer load of turnips from Kelso yesterday. Wasn’t sure how long the ewes would take to get on to them as they’ve never had them before . Instantly it would appear . 🤦‍♂️😂

Whatever shed he puts up , the space outside the shed had to be factored in. So many places I’ve seen that have left hardly enough room between sheds for Machinary to turn etc . An artic , or feed wagon / flat trailer take up more space than the 135 scraper tractor sadly !

That’s an idea !👍 Would the offspring be called a perendale if I was a kiwi ?

Good to know , think I’ll pass on them !👍

Probably the best working ewe here is a 4 crop Blackie Charmoise cross that the kids took a shine too . Looks like a brown faced mule , and spits out 2 lambs every year . The Charmoise were brilliant , but far too bare for me here!

Can’t be more bare than some of the beltex yokes I’ve had this year . Needing to change anyway, as the 3 beltex tups decided that 3 years here was enough , and they were culled before they could snuff it !

Anyone used Roussins on their ewe lambs before ? @spark_28 , how you getting on with the ones that had them rather than your rogue visiting blackie ? Too many of my beltex lambs have been very bare . Not sure really why as this was their 3rd season, and the last 2 years seemed ok . Just keen to...

Depends if you’ve space or grass to run them on I suppose. The expert finisher will no doubt have the best advice for you !🧐

Good saying , never heard that before!👍

I find it very cathartic when it’s all going to shyte here, that I’m not alone in having a carp time of it . Poor reflection on me probably, but there is a certain comfort to be found in other folks misery ! 😂👍