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  1. J

    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    Neither should be discharged.
  2. J

    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    In the interest of balance, a very large part portion of what is discharged will be storm water, not sewage. Still not acceptable though.
  3. J

    Spring forage crops

    Is it not worth a punt sowing dome spring barley into may? Has worked ok in the past. . ..
  4. J

    Bottle fed lambs.

    One side has nothing, other very little and a bit warty
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    Bottle fed lambs.

    Got them in out of feild and into a pen in shed. Bigger one drank no bother, Smallest weakest one fought against me all the way. Debating one 2 options, 1. Pull them off the ewe and give access to course feed and keep working with the bottle. Cash ewe in asap. 2. Leave in pen with ewe and...
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    Bottle fed lambs.

    Just spotted a pair of lambs both empty and thin. Think milk has dried up on ewe despite getting a lot of hard feed. Nearly a month old and no foster ewe available, will it be possible to get them.on to a bottle or feeder?
  7. J

    Bottle feeding lambs - cold milk

    What age do people wean pet lambs? Is it best to gradually reduce the milk or just stop it?
  8. J

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    This struck a chord with me. I miss my dad every day but even more so at lambing time. Its just not the same when you can't share the disasters and (occasional) triumphs with your mentor. I hate that he isn't here but keeping the sheep going feels like it keeps some sort of link intact.
  9. J

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    Is he working with comparable conditions such as rainfall and clay soils or semi arid? Not knocking it, just curious.
  10. J

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    I would think it. How many does a wagon hold @ 45-50kg live weight?
  11. J

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    Come over to NI and buy a load - only 6.45 here! Robbin' gets
  12. J

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    Every day a school day. Thank you
  13. J

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    Is there still lead in modern shot? I thought it had been replaced.
  14. J

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    How much do you put on and when?
  15. J

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    What does the iodine help with? Sorry if it's a daft question!
  16. J

    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    Barley straw?
  17. J

    Width of slatted pen?

    Thanks, how many stores or finishing cattle would you have in a pen?
  18. J

    Width of slatted pen?

    Do you not just put less in the pen in that case. Give them a bit more room? What width do you think is optimal?
  19. J

    Width of slatted pen?

    No tmr
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