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    Grain maze

    Can you feed it ad-lib as you would the barley tho
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    Grain maze

    Have been offered grain maze from a neighbour as an alternative to barley. A few questions can you feed grain maze as a replacement and is it any good. I currently feed rolled barley with a protein, yeast and mineralised pellet mixed in to give me a ration for fattening black and white bull...
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    Adding molasses to a mixer

    How much are you putting into a ton mix?
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    Adding molasses to a mixer

    Thanks for that, do you find it gums all the mixer up, the nutritionist has suggested a molasses called molale 60% dry matter, tells me it's ment for home mixers so flows well and shouldn't gum up
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    Adding molasses to a mixer

    I take it the pipe in the mixer has holes drilled in it to allow it to trickle out.
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    Adding molasses to a mixer

    This one is a flowable type, they tell me its ideal for home mixing, are you able to send any photos?
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    Adding molasses to a mixer

    Surely a 4inch pipe is a bit over the top?
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    Adding molasses to a mixer

    What size pipe do you have running through? This had been my 1st thought until a saw a couple with tanks piped to the bottom, when do you add the molasses?
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    Adding molasses to a mixer

    I have an alvan blanch 1 ton mill mixer, I am looking into adding molale to knock the dust and help the minerals stick to the barley. I'm looking for the best way to add it to the mixer tho, some people have a dribble bar into the top of the mixer, others a pipe to tje bottom. Of the mixer...
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    Start up poultry farming

    I used to do natives and the odd conti but it didn't work for me you can't push them and they tie money up for too long that's why I've gone down this route.
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    Start up poultry farming

    I farm black and white bulls as they grow well and turn round fast so I'm not sure there would be much market direct
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    Start up poultry farming

    I it's all sold dead weight. They do well for me and are making profit thr trouble is I've reached my capacity cattle wise so was thinking of a joint venture to run along side of them short of borrowing a vast amount against the place to fund more cattle buildings
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    Start up poultry farming

    Thank you, I would in affect have 15 acre as I've just grassed the field next to it aswell, I used to do turkeys for the Xmas Market but the regulations have become tighter and the market smaller, I found more and more people not wanting a full turkey or coming up with the line but it's cheaper...
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    Start up poultry farming

    Lincolnshire just between Lincoln and newark
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    Start up poultry farming

    I'm a 1st generation farmer, after starting as a hobby 6 years ago I now own a yard, rent the adjoining land and run 150 head of beef cattle. I'm looking for extra ways to earn money from the farm though. I rear all my calves and take them through to fat so I'm already tided to the yard. In the...
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    Vicon Fan-Ted

    Have justly got hold of a vicon fan Ted, it's missing its windrowing doors tho like the ones in this advert. Would anyone happen to have a set knocking about in the back of a barn somewhere? Thanks
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    Mill and mix troubles

    Have recently swapped from a separate mill and mix for a combined Fraser m5 mill and mixer Although in good nick I cant seem to get the tension set on the rollers tho so that it bruises the grain. Does anyone have a manual for a Fraser m5 mill? Have tried the usual tightening the springs etc...
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    Polytunnel for calf rearing

    Mines got roof vents and a big cattle shed fan at one end drawing the air through. But would certainly get hot if not
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    Polytunnel for calf rearing

    It was a private one man band. Makes the tunnels from scratch and puts them up for you. Travels all over the UK I belive.
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    Polytunnel for calf rearing

    I had a 30 by 60 tunnel put under calves last year by a private chap who makes them was around £3,500 has solid sides then mesh then roof vents also. It has great ventilation even tall enough to get my tractor in for mucking out and down each side.
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