Recent content by Shorty

Briarwood

2.25-2.5kg per kilo of lw gain if kept indoors and haven’t got a field to run round in, if their cold they will eat more, that’s avg from wean to fat 7-110

Some around our way are galv posts and grey/silver paint eves beams and above

If you haven’t already got the land then don’t rush in and do your home work on planning rules regarding proximity of neighbors and road access nearest electricity etc ours was bare no services or sheds but power lines pass across. Borehole for water nearest property was 480 m away

Fj pigs are our (wife and I ) main income,bare land with no services when we brought, wife looks after all stock daily and I help out if needed, I still work to top up but we could survive on b&b pigs (1100) while paying bank loan but it wouldn’t be lavish, cattle don’t earn us bugger all in...

We brought 6 acres 5 years ago, we had a few cattle and wanted a base to run out from, we rent summer grazing, so brought bare agricultural land. We got permission for a 100 x 50 livestock building which we built to accomadate b&b pigs 3 years ago and have since built another the same. We are...

Briarwood supplied my last 9x3 at 20ft try them. Inc del still cheaper than I could get locally

Thanks all

Thanks but don’t think it mentioned them. Keep asking our county planning office but they can’t tell me on the help desk.

If I had full planning granted around 10 months ago for a livestock building ( now in use). can I still use my pd rights for a secure store 30x40 and a machinery/straw shed of 100x30. Last pd was granted 4 years ago for me so well outside the 2 yr wait, tia

This is what happens when tight arsed farmers say they can do it to save a few quid

I think if you are on a 10yr lease it would be a saving to you over the term. I would say mine payed for its self in 3 yrs but every where is different. On a 5 yr lease I would talk to landlord and see if they would put in towards set up anything less than 5 yr I would want an agreement in place...

Bore hole all the way 20 cube a day for livestock I believe. Didn’t take long to recoupe cost of pump and drilling

Wean to 110 avg 600 litres pp over 20 weeks metered. Including when they play with nipples when it hot