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    Massey 240 engine locked

    Hi folks, thanks for the help with the starter motor, it came back from Rotating Electrics Yarmouth fixed and has been fitted. When the key was turned, it turned the engine a very short way and then the engine stopped turning, feels like a dead stop and the starter won't turn it further. Its...
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    Lamb vaccines and adverse reactions?

    Advice please. Are there more likely to be side-effects in young lambs from Heptavac than from Ovivac? The situation is I've got a small batch of late lambs to vaccinate & I need something with pneumonia in it. If I use Ovivac I'll be throwing quite a few doses away because of the bottle...
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    Lamb post mortem

    I've had a couple of lambs die suddenly. Put the first one down to "there's always one" but this morning I opened up a second one. I'm no expert (understatement!) but I reckoned I might tell red gut, pulpy kidney & pneumonia from each other so worth having a look. The guts looked pale, grey &...
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    Tracing through ScotEID?

    I bought a mixed batch of gimmers . One really stands out in performance. Can I trace the breeder from the UK number somehow? Thanks
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    360mm wrap, Scotland

    Looking for small quantity of 360mm (preferably Silotite ) silage wrap. Delivered to Oban area.
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    Petrol Post Drivers or other easy fencing ideas?

    Just tried to contact my usual casual labour lad to get some new fence posts put in. His other half informs me he fell in love with a Finnish lass & ran off to Finland ! It's wooden posts & wire. Don't want to replace the whole fence - just the rotten ones. It's on ground you can't drive to &...
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    Robust watch that's not HUGE?

    Mrs Lard needs a recommendation for a small or medium sized watch that's waterproof and tough. She has small wrists. She's out in all weather training & working the dogs (& the weather we get here you'll be as wet some days as you would be going swimming) so it needs to be properly waterproof...
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    Cleaning Diesel?

    Are biocides only good for prevention or can I clean up old diesel & use it safely? Does filtering get rid of everything? We've problems getting fuel delivery to the back of beyond just now. We've got an old plastic tank that has sludgy white diesel in. Wondering if I can clean it up well enough...
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    Advice on buying a new dog

    We'll be looking for a collie pup after lambing is out of the way. The bloke we got the last one from isn't breeding any more so we're starting from scratch after a long time out of the loop. I'd want to see both parents & get to know the breeder first, so really I suppose I'm looking for a...
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    Mesh Dog Run?

    Where would I go to buy galvanised mesh panels, one with a gate, to build a dog run? (I've tried a couple of places found on Google but they stop returning my calls when they find out I'm in Scotland!)
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    Buildings and contents insurance

    We just got a renewal quote for insurance of house, contents, sheds and liability. It's gone up by half as much again on last year and apparently that includes a 15% discount if we tied in with the same company for 5 years (and no obligation on their part to hold the premium at that level for...
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    Huntaway Breeders & advice

    I'm due a pup soon & thinking of getting either a pure huntaway, or collie cross huntaway. I'm doing less gathering for other farms now & there are days when the old collie has no sheep work to do. I'm thinking that I need something a bit more laid back that could switch off from sheep & get...
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    Looking for a mule breeder.

    I'm looking for a regular supply of very small numbers of traditional Scotch Mules. I'd like to hear from producers who may have what I need, or from buyers who recommend someone. (Or if you don't recommend someone, I will keep any messages 100% confidential.) The easiest way to explain what...
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    Can't be Schmallenberg, can it?

    Had a deformed lamb born in the night. Both front legs very bent, neck bent to one side. Just put it down to a random accident & buried it. Thinking about it now I'm more awake, it's twin is the right shape but a bit stupid. Now I've another ewe looking like she's trying to lamb but the cervix...
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    Artificial calf colostrum

    I know the best answer is the real stuff but I'm in a corner where I need some artificial calf colostrum put by just in case (small number of cows in very remote location, no colostrum left in the freezer, the cow that had the dreadful summer mastitis is probably going to calve first ...
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    Old oat variety?

    Does anyone know where I can find small quantities of avena strigosa oats? We call it "small oat" or "coirce beag" . (Some people seem to call it "black oat" but that name also seems to be used for several different varieties.) I don't mind if it's on it's own or mixed with bere barley and rye...
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    Cows' heat behaviour

    Got a cow that was A.I.ed three weeks ago. Started showing some signs of being in heat last nigh then calmed down again & changed her mind. No access to a bull or more AI for a few weeks now & they'll be all PDed at 2 months or so anyway, so it's a bit academic but do they still believe in...
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    Small off-roader?

    Hi, Just on my way over to "introductions" but meantime, a bit of advice please- Mrs Lard is looking for a small, easy to drive car or van that can get up our hill in all weathers carrying a few bags of hen feed etc. It's not off-road exactly but a gravel track with grass down the middle & some...
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