Recent content by Chris 23

Why are bulling heifers worth so much, yet a heifer with a calf at foot can barely make £1500?

Out of interest how to you catch your first bird? (call bird)

What is the typical anaysis of bread? Does it vary between say wholemeal/ white/ brown?

Aren't these products tested vigorously and that's how the manufacter gets to the conclusion that it does. I.e once opened use it within a day?

When you start calving again in Jan, how many days into calving does the tanker start to come? I assume it must take a few days an a fair bit of wasted milk before a normal pick-up routine can resume?

That would mean you had 29 pedigree texels!!

Is all that waste now?

Just been on my profile to put where I am but doesn't seem to give me that option. Im in South cheshire. So know one thinks it will effect production?

Have a piece of ground just down the road that a local horse haylege man uses to bale 2 cuts of hayledge a year. He puts slurry on early April an mows June an then again late August early September. After this it is left till April to do the same again. Roughly 10-12 acres an he pays £800 a...

Can you buy whole oats bagged? Poor grazing as in there pretty much down to the soil now so. Been putting hay out in ring feeders but this is only belly fill stuff so just need something just to keep them going.

Ok thanks for your advice

Texal crosses

Cheers. Would the protein not just put more muscle on them rather thdan growing a big frame?

Want to keep my ewe lambs growing through the winter so there big strong ewes for next year. There not in-lamb but are on poor grazing so are unlikely to grow much more now till spring. I've got troughs so would like to feed a pellet. Was thinking maybe sugar beet but reading the analysis it...

Got 8 acres which currently have horses an some sheep on it at present. The only buildings up there are stables and a barn. I'd like to erect a small shed to house the sheep during winter (when the horses have trashed the field) an was wondering where I stood on planning. Is it a case of change...