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When lambing outside, I'd sometimes just watch a ewe from a distance. There would be times when the first lamb would be born very... -
exmoor dave reacted to Estate fencing.'s post in the thread Ewe flock annual mortality rate with
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Most shepherded flocks wouldn’t be to far off that. If we only lost 5% I would be extremely happy. -
If anyone enjoys a podcast I was listening to the head shepherd podcast the other day where they interviewed a researcher on ewe...
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exmoor dave replied to the thread Stupid inventions....Rejections of one twin? Or walking away from whole litters?
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Usually end up weighing enough powder for 2 litres then get a plastic bottle cut the top off pour in the right amount of powder into it...
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sheep are just there to torture us🙄🙄😁
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My 5yr average for lambing intervention is 1%. Culling for that isn't a big drain on numbers. I cull on lameness, dagg and failure to...
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exmoor dave replied to the thread Shearlings Having Weak and Premature Lambs.The first problems we had with toxo was in extensive sheep grazing woodland on the outskirts of town. Never housed or hard fed
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exmoor dave reacted to Northeastfarmer's post in the thread Shearlings Having Weak and Premature Lambs with Like.
I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t prevent them getting toxo. You need to get them blood tested otherwise you’re having a Jimmy into the wind
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Amazing the NT Land Agent said how important it was for the wildlife that the land is farmed. His name was James Hunt I think! He needs...
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Agree, he does a very professional job and doesn't cut corners on disinfectant between farms, including his vehicles tailgate. Can't...
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Good for you on persevering - if pertinent, hope you were awarded costs! Hopefully make NT and NE think more carefully in the future.
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HOT NEWS. . . Judge has refused NE injunction application against my farm as NE do not have the backing of Parliament for their current...
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I get the impression that you go to the scrap man with an empty trailer.
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Got a few for stock. ;)