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    Insulted by auctioneer

    Found that one out.... Auctioneer looked confused when I took the lot home again
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    Sheep Scanning

    One batch 97% 15 empty, the other group 144%
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    Outdoor lambing

    There's a local chap about a mile away going by your username who's shot just under 20 round there this year so there's a good few less than last spring. We lamb'd Easycare's out less than a mile away from where a wildlife rescue was releasing rehabbed foxes and had minimal losses compared to...
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    Sheep Scanning

    We scanned 127% down from 166% on one mob. Dartmoors scanned 175% Leicester Longwools 142% 119% on the hill block . Few empties, mostly shearling and more singles
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    Native breeds photographs

    There are quite a few commercial Woodland flocks in/around Yorkshire
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    Native breeds photographs

    Yes, and his sister from another farm
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    Native breeds photographs

    I have his son ;)
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    Native breeds photographs

    Lovely looking chap, how's he bred?
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    Native breeds photographs

    Middle White spotted in the local river
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    Welsh Badgerface sheep

    I've found Badgerface are less escapee than Balwens. Excellent mothers and rear their lambs well. I've got singles ready to go and twins not far off. Live on pretty much anywhere. There are 2 flavours though, mental and quiet
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    Contracting Goats....!

    We're not sure what they picked up but we ran through 4 types of antibiotics before we cleared it up. Sent the worst repeat offenders to cull
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    Contracting Goats....!

    God knows. I'm guessing it's because the school holidays finish
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    Contracting Goats....!

    Definitely. Doing a project at the moment with a council. Get asked to move a herd of 15 cattle off of a block with less than 24hr notice. You can bring them back in September.... in the meantime scrabbling around trying to move some to other grazing as the only other block on the site is 4...
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    Contracting Goats....!

    There was a goat keeper in Wales who tried renting their goats out as clearance specialists. As far as I'm aware the business ceased trading within 18 months and most of the animals sold off. We do alot of conservation grazing and some habitat creation work. Generally there tends to be a biase...
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    Native breeds photographs

    Devon and Cornwall Longwool lambs
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