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  1. Alan

    New build sheep shed

    I am planning on putting an application in for a capital grant for sheep housing/general storage shed. The grant maximum pay out is £25k and would be looking to put 10k in myself. I have to get three quotes for the exact same spec. My question is how would you spec your shed for sheep/ general...
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    All Terrain Vehicles: Honda - Big Red

    All Terrain Vehicles: Honda - Big Red Category: All Terrain Vehicles Manufacturer: Honda Price: £1100 Condition: Used Description: Honda big red 300cc 4 wheel drive quad. Had new exhaust and back tires recently. Front tires also good. Starts on the button. Good condition for age. Needs a...
  3. Alan

    When to wean Hoggs lambs

    I lambed 100 mule Hoggs starting mid March running on till mid April. Should I be thinking of weaning the lambs early to let the mothers grow on. I have outlying land that's was reseeded this spring and is needing grazed would be perfect for lambs if it's not to early.
  4. Alan

    Taging pet lambs.

    I am selling our pets this year instead of buying powder. I was just wondering can they go with 1eid slaughter Tag or does it need to be a pair of breeding tags?
  5. Alan

    Wintering Sheep movement query

    Hello again. I am going to be moving 100 ewes 3 miles away to local dairy farm for winter keep. I have never done this before. My questions are1.Presumably I need to send SAMU a form ? 2. Does the dairy farmer need to sign it? 3. Will he then be shut down for 6 days? 4. Do I need to record...
  6. Alan

    Te Pari sheep handler

    Hello. I won't be this year but hopefully soon I will be able to upgrade my sheep handling system to something like the Combi clamp type machine. My question is does anyone have a Te Pari racewell system and are the any good compared to its competitors. I haven't done and pricing yet but are...
  7. Alan

    Grazing forage rape.

    Hello all Looking for a bit of advice. This is the first year I have grown any brassicas. Main reason I put it in was for a break from grass to put the land back into grass next spring. I put a 4 acre poorer field into rape/Italian and 6 acre into swift hybrid rape. My main question is can I...
  8. Alan

    Ovivac for lambs

    All ewes are on hep p plus here and were done 5 weeks before lambing. So it's nearly time to vaccinate the lambs. Always used 1 jag(2ml) of ovivac and have had no problems in the past. Someone told me today 1 jag is a waste of time is this correct? These are all lambs destined for slaughter...
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