“The pig boys are desperate — the sheep boys are in fairyland.”
- Thread starter Tim G
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JD-Kid
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- Akaroa.. New Zealand
worse if yer then have to keep the off spring for another. 5 months to get weight on it
That’s an ignorant comment
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- Fife
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
The race to the bottom has just been won ! £40.00 fat lamb is back !
spin cycle
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- Location
- north norfolk
if lambing ewes get easier and ewes more productive....we'll end up like pig boys
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- Fife
Not from Andrew they won't be. His are mainly export lambs on contract. They're a super premium product sold on eating quality (due to the consistently high levels of intramuscular fat).
In a clean grazing/clover rich grazing scenario with sufficient management & labour input there is no reason why you can't rear 350%/year & compete with most other crops on a £ per hectare basis
But for me one of the appealing things about sheep is that i am not a slave like most dairy men
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
I was just joking about the 400%
when you pass 45 mile stone you begin to realise less for more is easier than more for less 
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- Ledbury, Herefordshire
Calm down. I can't see ewes getting 12-14 nipples anytime soon.
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- Fife
This is the ultimate goal
glasshouse
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- lothians
No its not
glasshouse
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- lothians
Everyone sold out lanbs before brexit
Thats why price is high
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
All over the world ?
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
Its a local market
Nz arrivals are down too
glasshouse
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- lothians
I got £127 at boswells last week
And beef?
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
I be not sold a single lamb yet and I’m lambing again
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- Ledbury, Herefordshire
To be fair, I sold up - landowners were taking land back in hand because of subs uncertainty, the risk of depreciation of my flock (and pension) increased, and so I cashed in. Even if I hadn't, I don't know if the grazing situation would have bounced back, and I made decent enough money.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
I was selling south country Cheviots in boswells april may £120 first year brexit was mentioned .