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Going to change our 12' x 6' livestock trailer. Been very disillusioned with our present Ivor, build quality wise. I know they are built to a price, with as light an unladen weight as possible, but definitely looking for something a bit more robust. A few round here have Nugents as there is a...

As per thread title, anyone know if ok to give both vaccines on same day. Like a heptavacP but covering more strains of pneumonia.

What is the desired width closest to 20 feet to make a lean to so that it fits an exact number of fibre cement sheets? Is 22 degree pitch flattest you would go? TIA

Looking for ideas for above. Presently we have the weigh bars attached to crush at front of race. The problem arises when we have to use crush at other farm so have to remove load bars to avoid damage as we pull crush out. Also always think there is risk of damage to the weigh bars from the...

We currently have a mains supply to our shearing shed at the hill farm. Basically the only power used is for running the mains fencer and a couple of days shearing. Standing charge is now 73p/day so wondering on options if we do away with the mains supply. Generator is no problem on shearing...

Quick question, can anyone tell me how a dog can have a readable chip but no owner registered to it or even any information on who originally chipped the dog?

See the Russians are allowing grain out of Black Sea ports again. Will the harvest price of grain now fall here. Been offered winter barley ex combine at £220 today thinking I should maybe hold off.

What’s the best way to deal with crows coming into farm buildings where cattle are being fed. Always have a serious problem at this time of year and just noticed this morning they are starting again. Have tried nets but not easy to do whole building and still have access. Have various folk who...

BB x Ayr cows with their luing cross calves enjoying a bit of sun this morning. They’ve kept pretty clean on the sloping floors.

Who could test or repair Tru Test weigh bars. Went to put weigh head on today after charging and one cell is registering UNDER and other OVER with warning message of faulty weigh cell. We did have a torn cable on one last year which my son fixed and were working fine again till today. Crush does...

Have an Ivor Williams aluminium canopy with mesh back gate available. Will fit previous Dmax model range as off a 2015 vehicle. In good condition, £250, based in Ayrshire.

What are others in Scotland thinking about the new ScotEID cattle movement set up. Been on it today registering calves. Maybe just needing time to get used to it , but first impressions are that it is a very poor substitute for the BCMS system. There doesn't seem to be any way of checking an...

I know it's been discussed on here before but to save searching through old threads what's the best advice for a proper earth?

Anyone know where I could get a kit for testing the NPK value of slurry pre application? TIA

Anyone any experience of a 6 rotor of above make?

Have read on here that vets are saying that a lot of ewes are low in calcium this year. Was getting on great here with not a single prolapse a week into lambing however today have had to put harnesses on 4 ewes. Also this morning had two ewes with dead pairs as ewes not opened up properly. Not a...

Had a discussion about this last night and wondered what different breed societies views will be on pedigree sales this year. As I understand it, a sale either needs to be classified as Export or Non-Export. For an export sale all entries must be scrapie monitored or tested as R1 and also...

Is there a machine available to grind down an existing concrete bed to create a slight slope for cubicles? TIA

Having problems. Drove 629 into shed before lunch and just went back to it now. Rocker switch won't engage forward or reverse. When in forward position screen symbols alternating between F and N and when in reverse between R and N but won't drive. Any ideas?

To all you folk that are successfully fencing sheep with electric fences, what's the best unit to buy?