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    TL90 Loader Issue - Help needed!!!!!!

    I'm fitting a Chilton loader that came off a NH 7635 onto my TL90 2003 Reg but the loader mounting brackets wont fit past the fuel tank. i measured another that came off a TL90 and brackets measures the same only conclusion is my tractor has a slightly bigger tank, its out 30mm but isnt really...
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    Mesh for Wooden Slats

    Contemplating making up my own sheep slats with the price of straw at the moment (€125 for 8x4x3) has anyone a spec of the sheep mesh normally used that wont rust and point me to any suppliers
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    Ram Brisket sore

    I have a ram with a significant brisket sore. Luckily I don’t need him for another 8 weeks. He wasn’t lame but it looks nasty. Apart from antibiotics. Is there anything else I should give him to speed up his recovery?
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    Sheep drinking bowls on straw bedded shed

    I have the attached drinking bowl in all my dry bedded pens. As the bedding gets higher they start shitting into the bowls has anyone come up with a smart bracket that will slide up and down that will work with same bowls so I can raise it higher. They bolted with just rawl bolts
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    Seed mix

    Looking for recommendations for a seed mix Will be direct drilled in shallow soil, on a outfarm that will be set stocked with sheep something that works well in shoulders of year that doesn’t need loads of fertilizer ph good & index 4 for p & k although I’m doubting these results & believe...
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    Ram not working/Jumping

    Any ideas to get a shearling ram Randy. My lad tipped a few the first day & has now stopped jumping ewes surrounding him but he’s not marking them. Feet & brisket fine???
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    Nasty sheep injury

    Found this ewe caught with foot down an outside slat this evening & she jarred it trying to get out. Can’t get vet on phone. Apart from antibiotics & metacam should I dress it or leave it exposed?
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    Importing Slurry NI

    Can anyone tell me the process for importing cattle or pig slurry in Northern Ireland do you need to submit any plans?
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    Importing sheep from Scotland to Northern Ireland

    Probably discussed previously but can’t find any info. What hurdles is their to cross bringing breeding ewes or lambs from Scotland to Northern Ireland
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    Jalex Farm Sale

    Anyone at it and what did ye think of the stock??
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    Buying Entitlements Northern Ireland

    Can anyone point me to any websites or companys that trade in entitlements in Northern Ireland
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    Biggest sheep marts in Northern Ireland

    Hi all I’ve rented some land in Fermanagh for my sins. What are the biggest sheep marts in the north in terms of numbers. Have already been to Enniskillan & Omagh
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    Clear Nasal discharge in 10 weeks old lamb

    I’ve a lamb going down hill the last few days. Has a runny nasal discharge coming from his nose. Any ideas? Hasn’t got his 8 in 1 as I never do lambs
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    VIANDI red

    has anyone heard of it?? Natural growth promoter VIANDI red, sourced in France, extensively trialled by the INRA (French State Agricultural Research Centre). It is based on essential oils and plant extracts that manage the micro flora in the animal’s rumen
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    Maintaining White Clover in grazing swards for sheep

    I’m struggling to keep clover in swards at home. Seems to be getting less and less each year in swards reseeded in last 3 years and PH & P&K are all spot on I’m grazing tight but it’s not improving things, any tips to help re-establish it without hiring in a contractor to stitch some more in...
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    Facial eczema in sheep In NZ

    Just seen this in a article. What is this? @NZDan "Sheep numbers in New Zealand have declined following the ongoing prevalence of facial eczema on North Island in particular
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    Can scientific wise people explain the difference in these 2 growvite products

    Can someone scientific people explain the difference in these two sheep products?? One is sold in UK and the other in Southern Ireland I would imagine these products should be exactly the same. All the trace elements are different Take cobalt for example in uk it's labeled as colbalt sulphate...
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    Dipping wet sheep

    I know it shouldn't be done but i have booked a guys to do ewes this evening and it's piddling down Will it be as effective?
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    Feeding Ewes on a All Concentrate Diets

    Is anyone feeding an all concentrate diet to ewes pre-lambing? Was buying what I thought was good silage and analysis came back awful poor despite looking good so I am weighing up some options I am told 0.45kg/1 Lb of meal is the equivalent of good silage for a day?? I have sketched up a...
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    Soil testing companies in NI

    I have soil tested south of the border for the last few years and I am always getting index 4’s for P&K which I don’t believe are right. Lab has now told me there can be pockets of land around the country that sometimes give false readings using the Morgan soil test method (used by all companies...
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