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Any one done it? I work full time and take 3 weeks off to lamb ewes in side from 7th/10th of March on roughly. Always put ewe lambs to the ram. 2 years ago the lambs were quite successful and mostly lambed in the second 2 weeks of March. Last year wasn’t so good, they were slow to tip and so...

I was inquiring about a used GE livestock trailer today. Didn’t realise they were on independent suspension units until the lad selling it said 2 had been replaced recently. What are the thoughts on independent suspension in a livestock trailer? It’s a 12x5’9 with decks and will be drawing...

I stack my silage bales 3 high on the round edge. I’m having trouble with a few local cats and the odd crow making holes in the exposed bales on the top and sides. Last year I pulled a big tarp over the whole stack but then after a few weeks I realised it was shifting back and forth slightly in...

I have a stubble field that had redstart rape in it last autumn. Some of the rape recovered over the winter and is now starting to bolt. There is a lot of grass amongst it and it’s going to leave a lot of trash for the plough to get rid of. I’d like to graze it down a bit to leave it cleaner. I...

Has anyone used these at lambing time yet? I had too many cases of watery mouth last year and thinking of giving these a go. I know there are factors that can help avoid watery mouth but I always seem to have some trouble with it. Ewes are usually housed in good condition and well fed all winter...

I recently bought a small second hand sprayer for humble money. I knew there was a leak around the pump somewhere when buying. Looking into it now, the pump is letting water down into the oil in the bottom of the pump when it’s running and then forcing the water back out once it gets too full...

We grow 1.5/2 acres of potatoes to sell though a few honesty boxes locally. I have a small bit of space left in the potato field this year so I decided to buy a few KGs of onion sets to give them a go. Hoping they would be sellable in the honesty box along side the potatoes I know very little...

I have a tarrup kverneland 824 bale chopper which I am replacing the blades in. The main set of blades are a basic triangle blade which I have got ok. But there are 4 diamond shaped blades round the outside of the flywheel which I couldn’t get. Any one know where I might get these. They have a...

Anyone using one of these? Thinking about something to make fencing winter runs a bit easier. Currently just using geared reels. 2 strands is plenty for my ewes in winter but sometimes put out 3 for ewes with young lambs if there’s no hedge behind the fence. If I buy a 3 reel system can I just...

We have 2 acres of main crop Maris pipers and a few drills of pinks which we will be hoping to harvest towards the end of the month. In terms of the size and crop we are happy with where they are at now. Tops are still very green and we would like to take the tops off soon and let the skins set...

Just wondering what advice people would give me on getting a working sheepdog for the first time. I have never worked a dog before but sheep numbers are increasing and could be doing with something to make things a bit easier. Running a paddock system so would only ever be gathering sheep of 3...

Would anyone have a workshop manual/ parts book for an MF 40 that shows an exploded diagram of the slew motor? Back hoe will slew but doesn’t stop when you let go of the leaver or digging on a slope, it just falls on round. Presumably it needs seals in the slew motor. Would like a diagram before...

I’ve lost 3 ewes in the last 10 days. All with identical symptoms. They go blind all of a sudden and walk into the hedges and get stuck. Few hours later go off the legs and go into fits and constantly shacking, they just gradually deteriorate after this. The first one I just put it down to a...

As per the title, how long do I need to wait after spraying weeds with forefront until I can top the paddock off clean? I don’t want to cut the weed off before the spray has made it to the root. Mainly thistles I’m spraying for.

I am thinking of getting 4 acres of old grass land Direct drilled with turnips after second cut silage. Winters are wet here and land wouldn’t be the lightest but this would be one of my driest fields in winter. Never grazed a forage crop over winter here before. I am wondering would I get...

What are the thoughts on giving the 2 doses at the same time? I will be doing them with their first heptavac as well. To much all at once? Cocci does is a preventative measure. Had a bad touch of it last year in lambs

I use an ibc for watering sheep in one place and I fill it once a week. I have a white one and a black one. The black is great for staying clean but with the light getting into the white one it goes green in days. Anything I can add every time I fill it to help keep the water fresh and the tank...

Anyone using a Gallagher MB 150 or MB 300 fencer? Comparing the MB150 to a hotline raptor 170. It’s looking like the Gallagher is slightly cheaper. Or could go for the MB 300 which is more than the raptor but it would have a bigger output. Have a Hotline raptor 170 already which isn’t a bad...

I’m feeding bale silage to ewes on wire mesh slats for approx 4 months if the winter. Bales are chopped in the baler but I’d like to chop them more at feeding. Does anyone know if something like the tarrup KD824 will handle silage? Would only be doing 3 to 5 bales a week so can’t justify...

I have plenty of stock feed potatoes at the minute and I have also recently housed the tail end of my ram lambs for finishing. Are there any issues with feeding waste potatoes to lambs or sheep in general? They will still be on add lib meal but was thinking of just firing some up along the feed...