Recent content by haybob

Wrap individual bales here. would a poly tunnel work for shelter with part outside penned area for dry days for a bit of fresh air. We only feed creep to triplets. Think I'd rather keep less sheep and have them out more rather than building housing for 6 months. Sheep are designed to live...

Slightly off topic but while your talking,,, do any of you guys suffer with a sore / dry throat after using any of those herbicides mentioned above? My eyes also tend to be sore. I'm in all the safety gear but just the smell seems to get me .

Hi, I'm currently looking into options for purchasing some livestock equipment. I basically would like to buy 3x of the same item of sheep handling equipment. Buying 3x would allow more flexibility and I would hit the £1000 funding target as the equipment is not expensive enough to qualify on...

Try turning them back outside if you have a handy little paddock near lambing shed. I had one came back to life as soon as she got some Dr green down her .

Think I'd sit tight and get the second tractor paid off first. I can't see machinery going up much this next two years either. There's loads and pros and cons but if you're machinery is reliable, keep running it. All this new gear with complicated gadgets and high service costs is a rip off .

Farming sheep is probably the simplest way to get into a form of farming without too much machinery. Sheep can live outside all year with a temporary shelter for lambs. Find a retired farmer who might have a old pasture with a old barn, go out working and gain experience, or find a fit farmer...

Its aluminium one by Gamic

It's right what you chaps say about the likes of EA and natural England. We are just a bunch of little people putting up with their rules they make up and we just have to accept it or we are braking the law. We look at other countries with dictators in charge, but our country isn't much better...

Think you will be paying a premium for 80s classics now. I'd go for something around 20year old and avoid fancy Vario gear boxes would be top priority for me.

Maybe a gang of tractors parked on a bridge to protest about the blockage underneath the bridge...

I think anyone affected by flooding need to get together and make a protest. Drains full of silt especially in towns where everything has been made difficult to dredge. Plenty of money in the pot for bank realignment work flooding farmland for wildlife. Country folk need to stand together and...

Is the copper near any lime mortar?

My thoughts are 3 year old cars more sensibly priced compared to new. Do homework on how much the insurance will cost you. You won't get much for your trade in because the market is flooded with second hand cars . If you have a reliable car at the moment, stick with it.

I haven't tried steel wire but I can't see it been a problem as long as it's not too thick.

Old lec fence stake turned upside down and insert spike into drill