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    Aluminium/steel sheep hurdles recommendations

    Am waiting on the water bowser as well - apparently ready for collection a month ago but not arrived yet although delivery already paid for. Not answering the phone or responding to answer machine messages. Am sure it will arrive - their sheep handling trailer did in time for the last grant.
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    Walk through feeders

    Tim Pritchard was selling some on Facebook the other day as he dispersed his charollais
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    Water bowser with trough

    Fowrass fabrication produce them - have bought one through the grant being delivered next month
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    FETF Equipment Suppliers

    I’ve ordered the water bowser from fowrass - was told delivery in 3 weeks when I paid. Bought a sheep handling trailer from them on the last granr
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    FETF livestock water bowser

    Have a look at fowrass - their one will cost you £107 with the grant
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    Welsh Badgerface sheep

    Bought 6 of each type in lamb last year - all lambed ok single lamb each. very good mothers but would never keep them without proper stock fenced fields as they are very intelligent and can find escape routes seconds after entering a field. You will need a very fit dog ! Easily trained to a...
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    Anyone milking sheep south west ?

    The guy who writes in the farmer focus section in farmers weekly is about to start milking sheep in Hampshire . Think his name is rob - breeds a lot of romneys
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    Fowrass concertina sheep hurdle

    I had the fowrass sheep handling trailer delivered last June with 20 of the hurdles - well made and very strong hurdles. Haven’t bent any yet
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    NFU Mutual in trouble ?

    I think in this case it’s for a different reason - I haven’t read the details of the case but a Lot of farm parks were turned down for lots of different interruption claims as we all had to close during lockdown but because farms didnt close because of a COVID outbreak in individual parks the...
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    NFU Mutual in trouble ?

    It’s because the Nfu like many insurance companies refused to pay out on business interruption policies. We were refused as even though we had a business interruption policy to cover Human diseases the Nfu did the dirty on us refusing to pay as COVID wasn’t on their secret list of insured...
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    Best market for cull ewes within 100 miles Somerset

    Sedgemoor or hereford
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    Silage eye!!!

    Hexasol la is what our vet gives us for pink eye - works well here
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    Sheep dog training Somerset

    There is a Somerset sheepdog club who will put you in touch with someone - you should be able to find it on facebook
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    Mental health

    I had a brain haemorrhage shearing sheep when I was 40 - had to take months off from full work but found just going for walks with the dogs when I felt under pressure helped. I seemed to know when disappearing for 1/2 hour would help
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    Omega ewe 21 worth it>

    Galloway charge £30 per pallet down to the south west - use their tup feed which is good and cheaper than most. Have ordered their forfarmers ewe nuts and ewe rolls for lambing for cheaper than the Forfarmers rep quoted. That’s with delivery @ £ 30 per pallet from Scotland compared with...
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    Has anyone had a CPSG round 3 grant offer yet?

    Just got my email as well
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    Has anyone had a CPSG round 3 grant offer yet?

    Haven’t heard from them yet - I did send them an email asking about when I would hear . They replied saying I would hear when they had processed the applications
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    anyone using Downland Optilix ?

    I use them for pedigree Texels - exactly the same as the rumenco maxx as far as I know. Last longer than anything else I have used in the past.
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    Tell me about Ruby Red/North Devon

    Look like nice heifers - which herd did you buy them from
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    Keeping Canada geese

    Try Ross on wye bird sales - they usually have a couple of sales each year. My farther bought a pair of Canada geese there years ago.
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