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Had some and they were wild and dangerous and passed this onto their calves , only one left and will be glad when its gone , and from more than one sire , now have shorthorn x simmental quieter and more milk

Because they were far too big and hungry ,lazy lambers and needed more feed after lambing

Good sheep but as said the lambs can be a bit pink and bare to TX , put plastic macs on a lot this year for the first time . Very similar to a mule , a better shaped lamb and mouths last longer

400 chev & chev mule almost finished after 3 wks , 800 hill northies just started . Plus 35 cows calving , 2 old men both past retirement

Ramadan starts on sun 10th until the 9th apr so prices should improve end of march first week in apr ??

I've not sold sheep at Ramadan since 2019 and am wondering if there is still a big jump in plainer type cull ewe prices during this time especially towards the end , there was always a big jump in prices in the third week

Dad had grape vines growing in greenhouses and any dead lambs had to be buried under the vines to feed them

Have put and seen highlands inside to finish , sheds as open as you can make them and clipping back and tail

The ewe alert i think will be taken on board by the army of small holders out there

You have pointed out breeds that were bred by scientific methods BUT only ever had very limited numbers and say that ones bred by shepherds have stood the test of time , BUT before mules Half breds were the queen of sheep (scotch ) and had been around for a couple of hundred years ( Border...

I lost enthusiasm for milking cows in my early 20's after doing it at home and for others , moved to sheep and beef and was never happier

It seems the animal rights group had been preparing for 5 days to rescue the sheep with the farmers permission then the farmer told cammy to go a head , the rights people had a place at an animal sanctuary where it would live out its days , and they don' want it put on display at Dalscone...

Have a look at LANTRA scotland they may still do courses ( did mine through them in 2005 ) or point you in the right direction for the dipping license . The disposal licence try SEPA or QMS

They tried in the 80's crossed them with gritstone and produced a polled sbf but the breeders resisted there was one flock of polled sbf . Now they have horns so wide they struggle down a race

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