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  1. Northumberland

    300 Exlana ewe lambs for sale

    £90-120 depending on which draw.
  2. Northumberland

    Pa1 pa2 course and test provider north east

    Looked a kirkly hall but they wanted me to sit in a classroom for 4 days just to pass pa1 which seems a bit ott for a short online multiple choice test..
  3. Northumberland

    Terminals for shedders

    Suffolk tups leave too many light brown and mongrel looking lambs over shedders which is ok deadweight but not for stores when buyers arnt sure what they are Beltex and dutchys are easily lambed and quick on there feet good to sell but are far too bare for outdoor lambing and easily get cold...
  4. Northumberland

    New toy day

    You can tell sheep were a good trade last year👌👌
  5. Northumberland

    Lift fodder beet with a grain bucket

    Can't see them buckets lasting long with the amount of stone we have. Shearing them off at ground level will be ok as long as they don't just push over into ground or lift too much soil
  6. Northumberland

    Lift fodder beet with a grain bucket

    Has anyone tried It? Small amount to lift with no local contractors. Won't matter if there is alot left behind for hoggs to clear up
  7. Northumberland

    One giant mob!

    Reduced growth rates and hard work for penning up. I run 550 plus lambs and it works but would prefer to half it if I had the grazing infrastructure
  8. Northumberland

    Will sheep eat fodder beet in the feild with grass

    What will they eat roughly on grass half a kilo a day or less
  9. Northumberland

    Will sheep eat fodder beet in the feild with grass

    Plenty of tops triplets and lean twins getting a run onto grass for a hour every day. 1st time running ewes on beet right up to lambing so crossing fingers they look well enough atm
  10. Northumberland

    Will sheep eat fodder beet in the feild with grass

    600 ewes on beet up till lambing then on to grass to lamb. Lifting excess to sell atm. Is it worth keeping some back to spread in lambing paddocks. Or will they ignore it to eat grass. 4-5cm of grass atm but sheep will get on top of it by the end of lambing
  11. Northumberland

    Lifetime ewe cull rates

    Still a lot nicer to sell a texal x for 100 than a easycare for 50 even if you lose 20% over a lifetime it's still 80% of the ewes making 40% more per animal. Nz have low cull ewe trade compared to us so makes the low ewe weight a no brainer for them but not so simple for us
  12. Northumberland

    Lifetime ewe cull rates

    I've never worked this out but 50% won t be far off when you add together all the ewes that get culled early for bad bags, mouths, geld, lean, we cull on 7 year old and there's never many to cull on age alone
  13. Northumberland

    Lifetime ewe cull rates

    40% lifetime mortality be 7-8% per annum mortality?
  14. Northumberland

    Lifetime ewe cull rates

    10 to 20% of a age group over it's lifetime would be more like it
  15. Northumberland

    Down sheep

    Anyone made a crate or a sling and had any luck using it for getting sheep back on there feet e.g heavy triplets quads and or bad lambings. Got cows back walking again with lifting them up every day with hip lifters but never had much luck with sheep. Chears
  16. Northumberland

    Beet v Ewe Nuts

    What's tups and(not mixed) dry ewe lambs like on unlifted fodder beet? I have seriously underestimated the yield on 15 acre and need to get more mouths or will have to lift a lot
  17. Northumberland

    Concentrate Price Tracker

    Can't help myself
  18. Northumberland

    Concentrate Price Tracker

    Yeah 10% soya was quoted. Varleys feed always feeds well enough the better ration was too good blowing causing too many big tits
  19. Northumberland

    Concentrate Price Tracker

    Is this the company you drive for?
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