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    Pig Contract Rearing

    Hi all, on a standard slatted bed and breakfast pig unit what would a manageable number of pigs be for 1 person? Thanks
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    Spring barley crop

    Hi all, don’t have any experience really with arable farming(keep livestock)but looking into buying a small amount of standing crop spring barley to feed pigs and other stock during winter. What costs would be involved and what would be the full process? It there a way to estimate yield? And...
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    Sheep Scanning

    Anyone know of any sheep scanner that are like ultrasound type, that don't cost an arm and a leg, or any general purpose but mainly for sheep.thanks
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    Livestock Paint

    Anyone know how safe or what paint is safe for livestock licking it on a painted feeder? thanks
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    Lamb Price/Future

    Hello, fat lamb seems to be doing well now. How do people think it will stay for the rest of the year, stay up go down? It it worth getting store lambs now at the price fat ones were last year or it it quite risky? Specifically interested in NI but interested to hear about other parts of the...
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    Ewe Mortality

    Thanks for the reply guess I've just had one of my worse years, one ewe died any ideas? had been on new field about 2 weeks had general fym spread had chronogest sponge in slow to feed first day 3rd day not coming to feed and sitting next to drinker but active when tried to put her in trailer...
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    Sheep grazing fertiliser

    so should I just supplement with hay into summer? and then does well fertilised hay/haylage ground ultimately effect them poorly in the winter?
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    Sheep grazing fertiliser

    Thanks for the reply tr250, is this a once off or continuous and is 'poisoning sheep' an easy thing to do or are they hardy enough to it? and thanks as well cotswoldcs what does MOP mean in fertiliser and can the nutrients get balanced with licks to stop staggers?
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    Ewe Mortality

    Hi there, its been an interesting year so far lambing and wondering what others lambing and survival rates are if you don't mind me asking. Its the first time we lost a ewe at lambing so want to understand if this is common enough or if I'm just unlucky? And what rams do people use, have you...
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    Sheep grazing fertiliser

    Hi folks, wondering what the best way to fertilise sheep ground is. Based in Northern Ireland and have heard about too much nitrogen based fertiliser being bad for sheep but isn't that what makes grass grow? Also don't have too much acreage so hoping there some way around this. Cheers and thanks...
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    Pig Feed

    Hi all, I'm Nick new to this forum wondering if anyone could give some advice. I'm based in Northern Ireland and I have 10 saddle back weaned pigs and was thinking of rearing up for sale to the butcher. I saw Irwin's pig feed is over 300 quid a ton and though I could make my own fattening mix...
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