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    Scanning

    Scanned Saturday 48 empty 527 singles 1031 twins 86 triplets Happy with that for outdoor lambing, a third of flock being shearlings. Most of empty have late raddle marks on so a few may appear at the end if the ewes are not sold.
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    Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

    Cull ewe price, Likely to increase going into winter?? Have a lot been shifted with people short of grass? I have quite a few, got the grass just deciding when to send them???
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    Slitters / Aerators

    Pan busting for the first time. Safe to say it works! Pretty clear result here.
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    Feeding molasses

    I got a load of drums with the balls in to feed them spare if you want. Buy it in a 1000 litre IBC and put on a few pallets.
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    lambing individual pens

    Don’t have to fill up hay very often, if the place is full of sheep it’s a twice a week job, or each time a batch get kicked out fill that section, far easier that going round each pen every day I find. Buckets normally high enough not for Lambs to mess about, just a loop of string so easy to...
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    lambing individual pens

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    lambing individual pens

    Hay rack pull stock netting along the back of the pens and just stuff with hay. Also if you putting up enough pens run 2 lots of it through the middle and back 2 pens onto it, saves a middle hurdle at the same time, got some pictures from last year. Fill with hay once, job done.
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    Sheep flock recorders

    I use Farm Matters, linked to my Pharmweigh crate. Very helpful with anything I ask and keen to help. Produces the data I need so happy with them.
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    Rappa spring

    Got of load of spares here if needed.
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    Welsh ewes and Cheviot ewelambs

    Ewes have been sold. 150 ewelambs for sale.
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    which Ram

    Texel on white face mules. Good live or dead or sell as ewelambs. Cant grumble with that?
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    Welsh ewes and Cheviot ewelambs

    The field they are in has a section of electric, ewes were on electric in winter, And once the lambs have settled after weaning i plan to put them on it so hopefully yes they are good on it. Ewes will be split into £55 and £65 groups, with the ewelambs £70-£75 depending how well grown they are...
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    Welsh ewes and Cheviot ewelambs

    The farm is in Dorset, they came from North Wales 18 months ago.
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    Welsh ewes and Cheviot ewelambs

    Selling my welsh ewes, and the cheviot cross ewelambs they have. Prolific ewes, bought inlamb as twins 18 months ago, scanned 186% last year. About 110 ewes now i have pulled out culls. about 150 ewelambs to go. Will be weaning in the next week or two. Simplifying my system now i can buy...
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