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Our vet did us a nutrition plan based on our average hay and cake with 18% protein and advised
"Triplets
2lb concentrates for 7 weeks - divide into 2 meals if possible particularly in the last few weeks.
Twins
1 1/2lb for 6 weeks again dividing into 2 meals for the last 2-3 weeks
Singles...
- a limit of 250kg/ha applies to the spreading of organic manure to any field each year
Am I missing something here? Isnt that saying I can only spread 1/4 ton of fym per hectare? No mention of its nitrogen content.
We had a lot of eye problems this year and jabbed three quarters of the flock with alamycin about 10 to 12 weeks before lambing but they've all lambed pretty much on time. We also used a hill ram on some ewes and they have lambed a few days earlier than the ewes served by other rams.
Does the grazing licence normally get included in the HOT? I'm at the stage of agreeing the HOT and their agent says it's not up to him whether a grazing licence will be available. I can see it may not be worth their while if they have to spend more to make the cabling sheep-proof but it would...
I've seen a couple of reports showing that bracken has some value for carbon capture and since it's also got uses for composting and bedding should I learn to love it and wait for grants to grow it, or should I spend £300 on some asulox?
Who pays the business rates on a solar farm? An agent has asked me to sign an Exclusivity Agreement for a small project (20 megawatts or so). They are indicating rent of £700 per acre but there's no mention of who pays the business rates.
Does this look like ringworm? We only keep sheep now and we've not had ringworm for 30 years when dad used to rear calves. We've not bought anything in for a couple of years and t's only on a couple of old sheep that I had planned to take to market. They don't seem bothered by it and their body...
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