2.25-2.5kg per kilo of lw gain if kept indoors and haven’t got a field to run round in, if their cold they will eat more, that’s avg from wean to fat 7-110
If you haven’t already got the land then don’t rush in and do your home work on planning rules regarding proximity of neighbors and road access nearest electricity etc ours was bare no services or sheds but power lines pass across. Borehole for water nearest property was 480 m away
Fj pigs are our (wife and I ) main income,bare land with no services when we brought, wife looks after all stock daily and I help out if needed, I still work to top up but we could survive on b&b pigs (1100) while paying bank loan but it wouldn’t be lavish, cattle don’t earn us bugger all in...
We brought 6 acres 5 years ago, we had a few cattle and wanted a base to run out from, we rent summer grazing, so brought bare agricultural land. We got permission for a 100 x 50 livestock building which we built to accomadate b&b pigs 3 years ago and have since built another the same. We are...
If I had full planning granted around 10 months ago for a livestock building ( now in use). can I still use my pd rights for a secure store 30x40 and a machinery/straw shed of 100x30. Last pd was granted 4 years ago for me so well outside the 2 yr wait, tia
I think if you are on a 10yr lease it would be a saving to you over the term. I would say mine payed for its self in 3 yrs but every where is different. On a 5 yr lease I would talk to landlord and see if they would put in towards set up anything less than 5 yr I would want an agreement in place...
Depends on you set up really, if your sheds are static and don’t get moved then it is quite simple subject to proximity to each other, but if you move them onto fresh ground or take them down for storage then I wouldn’t bother, Flo gas are about £50 a bottle del for 1 the last time we had some...
1000 pigs at t 60p seems to be the rate that most are offering there abouts, but some are a bit more and have performance related bonuses which are a pat on the back for attention to detail and doing your job properly as apposed to seeing how quick you can get them done and get out, we average...
We do wean to finish under contract. We have a straw for muck deal with neighbouring farmer. We built a 500 space 100 x 50 unit 2 1/2 years ago and are now building our second. We have borrowed to build both units based around a Bqp style. I see them as a good asset which there is huge demand...
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