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Having a bit of bother in the draft welsh ewes, they are now in side, on cake (rolled barley protein mix) plus hay. They receive a bit less cake than the commercial ewes but just seem gormless. Am I missing a trick with this breed / draft ewes? Cheers.

I can sympathise with you there, it’s not easy setting out from scratch, I ended up taking grass parks and then the odd acre here and there from someone who has brought a house with a few acres. I often found them more hassle though, as they’d get greedy and want top dollar, they’d also be on...

Usually sell all my own bred lambs as stores so long as north of £65 a head then buy long keep lambs in but set a limit at £45 a head. Worm / mineral drench and leave them to it. They’ve always done well and generally go away as a lump at around now, back through the store ring so not paying for...

Thanks for the replies, put holly up not sure if that worked or just passage of time, but seems to slowed. Will try the ring vac on this years calves now it’s likely to be in the shed.

Now then, only just seen this thread! I’m Tom, 35 and from County Durham, my old man was a farm manager which is whereI got them interest from. I studied Land Management at Harper and now work as a local Land Agent (please don’t put this against me..!). Always wanted to farm in my own right...

Thanks for the advice, sunlight and time seems the best cure!

Can’t find the old thread on this one! Any good advice for getting on top of ring worm? Thanks in advance.

Grass park rent £75 an acre, silage £25 a bale, straw £10 a bale, bull hire £60 a week, shed rent £30’a week, vet/med/commission on sale/deadstock/haulage and no allowance for labour. cows on silage / silage then straw Running AAx sucklers back to shorthorn or AA. Everything sold as stores off...

It’s tough, we’ve 100 ewes and 12 sucklers, all on rented ground plus full time jobs. We own 17 ac which we let out and the BPS and rent money pays the mortgage on that, which is the other end of the stick, but it pays that way. But trying to get stock numbers up to a level which can mean one...