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Now I’m not Pro easycare by any means we kept 300 of them at one point and switched back to mules for various reasons, but just imagine a bad tempered 100kg Suffolk Mule running about under panels with no dog, she’s covered with maggots and no way of catching her, circumstances like that call...

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That’s exactly my thoughts with the beltex I’d have something saleable 6-8kg lighter We only buy very strong tuppers And aim to wean very early so they don’t pull their mother back to much for the following year I would say that’s why we have more stores IMO the turn around of the mother for...

He thinks we could have more away sooner yes, I often find we have a lot of stores off that particular bunch Sorry I should have mentioned that we creep lambs reared by ewe lambs

Generally we tup 100+ April lambing ewe lambs to Charolais, with good results lambing outdoors. A mate of mine (who has a lot of sheep experience in NZ) was over when we weaned that bunch and suggested I try a beltex so we got more away finished at weaning (late July). I was unsure but bought a...

Scanned 569 mix Mules and Suffolk X on Sunday 14 Empty 109 Singles 355 Twins 91 Triplets 197% with empties out Fingers crossed for the ewe lambs next week

Any bitches still available?

Any bitches still available?

Thanks for all the replies. They were fed well up to tupping on an 18% blend of barley an hi-pro pellets, I would guess at tupping they were well over 40Kg all though I haven't weighed them recently, at scanning I would say the majority were between BCS 3 and 3.5, they're currently on very tight...

250 mule ewe lambs due 1st of April, tupped by charolais and scanned at 128% Would you lamb them inside or out? Pros and Cons for both please Facilities available to do either with no massive infrastructural change Lambing alongside 400 ewes due on the same date of which only 60 triplets will...

Anyone using a Peter Allen hopper filler to fill feeders such as 3 in 1s ? Are they worth the money ? With stock being kept further and further from the yard it seems a long way to fill feeders with the telehandler. TIA

Is this still for sale ?

100 ewes suitable for July tipping Preferably Suffolks but would consider other early lambing breeds

Preferably White roof and Blue chassis Fair condition

This still available?