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Hi a friend of mine has an outstanding herd of pedigree Herefords and is looking to disperse. Outstanding blood lines some sired to Dynamite bull. Open to all sensible, realistic. Offers, viewings welcome Vale of Glamorgan thanks

How far away is to far?. I can organise transport anywhere in the country. I will be dispersing all flocks lambed this year which will include. Mv accredited lleyns and blue texels at one holding and commercial welsh mule to texel tup and texel cross to tups from the Lleyn flock. All available...

The pedigree mv accredited lleyn flock have started to lamb so all go now. I will be dispersing this flock over the coming year. And will be open to all sensible offers from lambs at foot to weaned ewes and lambs. All good young ewes.

Funny you should say that..... Me to

I’ve been thinking of something similar for lamb milk I’ve been thinking of getting a house hold 80ltr black bin and a smaller 50ltr Sit one inside the other and fill the gap with expanding foam,

That will stop ewes moving them about I bet you had fun drilling the stone keeping the brackets level

Well thought out, how have you hinged the the fronts of the pens and secured them to stop them opening and moving about ?

Looks great I’m looking on making something simaillar but has to go through metal lambing hurdles was thinking the level over the length will be hard to maintain. Do you have some way of draining ?

I’ve been thinking of making a pipe with holes in it and run it throu pens. I’ve seen one somewhere before but not sure to plumb a float to a level amount of water or to run a recirculating flow with pump . Would like to know pros and cons or if some one has done it if the would do anything...

seeing That pen In The background reminded me that I had planned to make some kind of watering system to save on labour. How does everyone water in individual pens ?

Got the twins in today. Pleased with there backs after rape and stubble turnips, post scanning. Not a lot left so got them in for 3weeks of feed before they lamb. Turn the singles to the turnips to clean up and help them out the last 3 weeks before housing them. Before the madness starts with...

This will be the 2nd mule ment to cull the one last year but wasn’t worth the trip for the one she has now scanned a twin and haven’t a problem this year

One thing I think I have learned so far this year If you look at a ewe in the field and think she’s not right don’t wait. Get her in there and then give her a bit of love and care. The ewe I had found had gotten cast and had lost her right eye to the birds. Brought her In pen and strep and a la...

Some one has to tell the guys who run this forum we need a dislike button for situations you understand but can’t like no one likes dead ewes

And to post the first bad as Walking the twin mules yesterday which are currently finishing up the stubble turinps before crutching and housing in a tunnel on the weekend due to lamb 5 March. I find a good ewe laying in the plough line birds pecked her eyes out. Arghhhh feckin birds. Or should...