Sheeps feet

unlacedgecko · Jun 19, 2022

Laureninnes16 said:
If under a certain amount of sheep say-30 should it then be a Higher fee per head to make the journey worthwhile or instead changed to an hourly rate, possibly due to the fact that because they have a smaller number to do they might be worse than normal feet because they havnt been done meaning they will take longer to do?

or do it in ranks i.e
under 10
under 20
under 30
under 40
under 50
Then -> over 50 =set price per head

Best market would be smallholder as sheep husbandry advice, as suggested above.

But if you're set on feet only then you'll need to target the dairies. Goat and sheep dairies need feet trimming because of the high protein feed and limited walking they do.

muleman · Jun 19, 2022

It isnt really recommended practice to trim sheeps feet nowadays so could you offer another service to go alongside the trimming so as to get on farm.
For 50p per head could you turn every ewe up and inspect its feet, trim any that need it and while they are turned up shear them?

Highland Mule · Jun 19, 2022

muleman said:
and while they are turned up shear them?

Willie adie · Jun 19, 2022

CopperBeech said:
Who the f*ck trims sheep’s feet these days ?

Come up here and I will introduce you, shearlings , Hoggs, this season lambs,

CopperBeech · Jun 19, 2022

Frank-the-Wool said:
Why not set up a consultancy service.
We no longer trim sheep's feet, just cull the serious offenders.
Some people have CODD problems and don't know it!!

Rams are probably the worst as they never get looked at.

Much easier giving advice than trimming feet and probably more useful to the Hobby brigade.

A sheep consultancy service set up by someone who was trying to set up a sheep feet trimming business because they didn’t know that it’s the opposite of current veterinary best practice.

puppet · Jun 19, 2022

unlacedgecko said:
What sort of hourly rate?

I think you will have a better idea than me but let's start at £12/hour.
I will have them penned up and also provide the trimmers, blue spray and dagging (hand) shears.
I suspect negotiations may take some time

Al R · Jun 19, 2022

puppet said:
I think you will have a better idea than me but let's start at £12/hour.
I will have them penned up and also provide the trimmers, blue spray and dagging (hand) shears.
I suspect negotiations may take some time

£8, the £12 needs to go to the poor one getting them in and setting everything up

Al R · Jun 19, 2022

gwi1890 said:
I used my foot trimmer the other day for the first time i years, to cut baler twine…

I use mine, to cut tags out, neither have had a spring in them for over 10 years and way to blunt to cut string!

M-J-G · Jun 19, 2022

CopperBeech said:
A sheep consultancy service set up by someone who was trying to set up a sheep feet trimming business because they didn’t know that it’s the opposite of current veterinary best practice.

CopperBeech said:
Who the f*ck trims sheep’s feet these days ?

A young girl is prepared to do a days work and is looking for a way to make a living in livestock and asked a simple question without offending anyone.

I know you have your issues, but you really are nice encouraging guy

unlacedgecko · Jun 19, 2022

M-J-G said:
A young girl is prepared to do a days work and is looking for a way to make a living in livestock and asked a simple question without offending anyone.

I know you have your issues, but you really are nice encouraging guy

JSmith · Jun 19, 2022

Willie adie said:
Come up here and I will introduce you, shearlings , Hoggs, this season lambs,

Codd?? Had the T-shirt for that the last two years, horrendous job!! Hundreds we were dealing with every day!! Thankfully this year it’s blown itself out or our constant effort eventually paid off/ I don’t know but it was bloody horrendous!!

JSmith · Jun 19, 2022

unlacedgecko said:

Don’t we all, some more than others

unlacedgecko · Jun 19, 2022

Having done some quick googling, diary goats need feet trimmed every 2-8 weeks depending on breed and diet.

I imagine dairy sheep won't be that different.

There are some large (1000+) goat dairies. They may have in house staff to do it, but if you can offer an efficient and effective service you might get an in. Once you do a good job with one, the others may follow. I'm sure it's a very small world.

unlacedgecko · Jun 19, 2022

JSmith said:
Don’t we all, some more than others

That's not an issue. That's how I solve issues

JSmith · Jun 19, 2022

unlacedgecko said:
That's not an issue. That's how I solve issues

Totally agree!! A lot of problems can be solved with a gun, the only problem is we are restricted to four legged problems!! Well I am anyway

Estate fencing. · Jun 19, 2022

Al R said:
I use mine, to cut tags out, neither have had a spring in them for over 10 years and way to blunt to cut string!

I like the serrated ones, every box (one for each farm) of tags has a pair with them. Don’t think Iv ever trimmed a foot with a pair.

Willie adie · Jun 19, 2022

JSmith said:
Codd?? Had the T-shirt for that the last two years, horrendous job!! Hundreds we were dealing with every day!! Thankfully this year it’s blown itself out or our constant effort eventually paid off/ I don’t know but it was bloody horrendous!!

No just for fun it would seem!!!, even if they arent cripple they all get trimmed anyway!!!!

CopperBeech · Jun 19, 2022

M-J-G said:
A young girl is prepared to do a days work and is looking for a way to make a living in livestock and asked a simple question without offending anyone.

I know you have your issues, but you really are nice encouraging guy

Yer, probably not very well phrased.

Didn't realise she was "a young girl" and not sure if thats relevant.

The post wasn't actually aimed at her, more the person who suggested "well the foot trimming business is a non starter, so maybe just go into farm consultancy" . . . . really?

And yes, I have more issues than a magazine collector.

The biggest being that I have come to realise that most people are full of sh*t.

CopperBeech · Jun 19, 2022

Ps. . . . did I say anything false at all? Or is it just that folk dont like an honest and blunt answer.

CopperBeech · Jun 19, 2022

As I've been such an arsehole - ill throw in something nice. If you want to look into dairy sheep and large sheep dairy, then most are based in Dorset, and the man you want to speak to is the guru of milking sheep - Yoav Alony - Gilboa who is an Israeli sheep vet and the Uks leading authority on all things milking sheep. He works for Friars Moor vets.

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