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I watched the fat lambs and ewes get sold this week via the camera, and the milk calves in the other ring both cameras were on

Nearly about the exact same as last year, ewes seemed in good condition going through

Scanned last week Mules 1 empty 16 singles 70 twins 10 triplets 1 quad 194% blackfaces 5 empty 43 singles 50 twins 1 triplet 1 quad. 150% cheviot’s 12 empty 27 singles 49 twins 4 triplets. 149%

happy Xmas to everyone on here , yous keep me sane and entertained the rest of the year, hope you all have a great day

Whole flock sold through stirling last year

Ewe lambs till their first winter then ewe hoggs till sheared then gimmers

Think it is also genetic, tups that die of it seem to have a much higher proportion of daughters that get it

You shouldn’t base breeding decisions solely on figures

Man i sold a pen of mule ewe lambs to last year sells them at cally as gimmers, looking at the sale i was a bit worried but he phoned yesterday to say that he got £200 pounds for them and wondering if i had a pen for sale this year, fair lifted the spirits.

Cocky lugs

All ua markets up here weigh store lambs , stirlings other market , Caledonian market doesn’t weigh store lambs

Yes go onto weighbridge before going into the ring

UA stirling last week 32 kg mule wedders £75.50 , yesterday 34 kg texels £86 was good per kg but a bit disappointed thought they would be a couple of kg heavier but they were on lorry at half six in the morning and not sold till three

Fat lambs weren’t £130 or fat cattle over £2000

Had first lot of texel store lambs at UA yesterday, 39kg £97 pretty happy with that thought they weren’t as good this year but looked back and first lot were 39kg and £95.50 last year

Heading to Yorkshire next week for holiday with the family, looking forward to it, maybe visit a mart one day, before the annual non stop work that is the store sale season kicks off

I do a bit of contract shearing , not as much as I used to (getting old) but 15 or 20 local places from 800 sheep ( extra shearer with the owners ) to 10 sheep on local horse place and have black three speed for using with solid drive on shearing trailer, one red and one blue two speed with...

What about the Horner 12v would it be the most flexible for both jobs

well said . about sums it all up.