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We find they breed barer skinned lambs than a traditional mule with a bit more shape. We run 150 to breeed our replacements. Downside are here if mixed with the texels they can't compete at the feed barrier so need "special" treatment which is a pain. Planning to phase them out and buy are...

Anybody know much about this outfit? Have a machine I fancy but a long way away to view.....could you trust them?

We demoed both but found a small pivot very unstable on our uneven ground.

We have one, been 100% reliable up until this morning when the heater fan has just stopped working but it is 5 years old

I moved from longtown to Carlisle as I was sick of standing about all day so not looking forward to this season if it carries on.😭

Had one for 6 months, no issues and we are growing to like it tbh. Had a couple of 700 before and was looking for something smaller and cheaper to run but it uses almost as much fuel as the 700 although now it's well run in is quieter and smoother.

Which Mac's did you use?

That will be why they all house the tups all winter around here🤣 Can't understand how they are losing their hardiness.........tin hat on😁

Proper weather for it, Baltic here tonight. Texels main fault.

That reminds me of Henry brewis🤣

I have housed most of the winter for 30 years but as a heavily stocked wet farm, I have little choice. But if I had more room and a drier climate/farm then outside would be my choice every time but lamb slightly later. The work load on a year like this looking after individual pens is time...

We tried housing swales many years ago, never seemed to work. As you say they went stale after so long and when you let them out after a couple of months inside they just went down with staggers.

Relentless isn't it😭

I will hold you to that😁

Used to be my favourite show of the year, looked forward to it right through lambing but I cant get away with the new venue. Train trip to the old site at Tyndale rugby club, day at the show, few beers in the rugby club, followed by a night in corbridge and a train trip home. Bad to beat for a...