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Chuck a heap of sheep on it and chew it off. Will come back stronger and better for it. Plenty time before July yet 👌

It sounds better the way I said it 🤫🤣

You're not alone. My lambing has just been one big run of shite from start to finish. Had far too many dead ewes. On the plus side I've calved 2 thirds of the cows in 3 weeks and only lost 2 calves. (Will likely all go tits up now I've said that)

Ahh fair, when we were still in Angus it was always Douglas Braes but that was a little while ago now right enough

Watch you don't end up with the heavies at your door 🤣

They have most of the North East and central belt in Scotland sown up through Douglas Braes as well. It's a huge business when you look them up. Owner farms just down the road from @Bill dog too

Robinson Mitchell, based in Kirkby Stephen or something I think?

I'm the same here. We had them in offering ewe collection for a fiver less than I'm currently paying to the local lad. Know their plan is to put the local boy out of business and then hike the prices up. With the distances involved there's no way they could sustain services at the quoted price.

Ploughed field? That's not very regen!

Aye that's the one, I got engaged up there

What's the cairn in the background? Williamlaw?

I have one old biddy who quite often phones me up to tell me there's a hole in a dyke or that cows are making a mess around a ring feeder etc and it's making the place look untidy... Haven't exploded at her yet but only a matter of time 🤣

I've seen far too many blackies disappearing over the horizon. Anything I have to touch either gets brought inside or tied to a fence by her horns until they are deemed to be no longer a flight risk

For mine I just got the local smiddy to make up sections and gates etc to my measurements. Far better quality than most of what you'll buy from the likes of IAE. Worked out very similar on price but I got better quality and exactly what I wanted

You lads seem to get all the fun. Closest I've ever had to anything like that was Dad telling me all about his prostate exam a few weeks back

I doubt you'd grade any better off the saler and sims without grain 👍

There was a lad down the road from me put one up for lambing in and I don't know if it was wind or snow that knackered it but it only lasted a couple of years

How much space are you leaving between the slats and the floor? Will you lamb on them?

Without having looked into it I'd say slurry regs will still apply. But for example a 4 foot tank would probably give you at least a years worth of storage. You're only likely to house ewes for a couple of months too.

Seen a set of them once before. Id think I'd have issues with finding somewhere sheltered that I could get feed to without making a mess. By the time I'd corrected those issues they would neither be cheap or mobile