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    Sheep dipping in scotland

    Anyone using their own? We've got a dipper on our common grazing that hasn't been used in a good few years. Should still be functional but I'm not sure if SEPA would allow it. What's the ins and outs of getting a permit? The dipper is about 35-50 metres from a running river? Surely this is...
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    Working dog food - Raw

    Anyone tried this stuff or anything similar? I've been feeding her pedigree chum and hetherington dry mix but I don't think it's doing her many favours. She's shitting fine but is thin and I don't feel she's fit enough.
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    How to protect your livestock

    What a shot
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    Dog attacking highland cows

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0EpqMAZKqVKbQVzstdGcxszVh6R7p932VeacWjj5xqqaCkPe6kcCfvKN35Z1V3F1Nl&id=100001131977854 Dog takes a beauty. But seriously,. Wtf is it doing off a lead
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    Who owns Ted then?

    https://www.facebook.com/reel/1560016187850561?s=yWDuG2&fs=e Totally feel his pain
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    Poorly ram lamb.

    Got a ram lamb who has started scouring really badly (smells too). He's got awfully thin with it and not great on his food. I've put him inside,. He's not quite at deaths door but needs to start moving in the right direction. Any tips to get him moving in the right direction? He's been fluke...
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    Clipfitter - castration

    https://www.clubtags.co.uk/clipfitter-1229-p.asp Read an article about this yesterday on farming Scotland. Bit like a burdizzo and you can use it 3 months after the lambs are born. What's peoples opinions on this? Definitely something that will benefit hill farms and something I would use...
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    whats your dogs bad habit

    Trained my first dog over the last two years. Didnt start her training properly until around 15 months old and she wont be 2 until February. Could of shot her about 20 times in the last year right enough but overall delighted how far shes come and would love to start training another one...
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    blindness in sheep

    Having a f@cking ballache with blindness just now. Have one really bad and clouded shes had two shots of alamycin and doesnt look like improving. she just had the second today so heres hoping for am improvement One or two others ive manged to quickly catch with blue spray and that seems to...
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    what terminal tup to put onto Hebrideans

    Im switching to all hebridean sheep this year and looking for opinions Gimmers that i get will be go to the heb ram to provide replacements and the older ewes will go to a terminal to provide lambs to sell. Long term goal is to also sell hebridean mutton but that will take time. The winters...
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    does anyone know of sheepdog trainers in Scotland

    have got my dog going ok, she knows her sides and when to stop, shes pretty good at driving sheep up the road but theres a few issues int he field im struggling with. Shes got too much 'eye' she will cut in too early, she wont look right around her to gather sheep. Acts as if shes half blind...
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    IAE is this worth money

    Sorry for the handling pen spam but was curious if this is worth the investment? Was going to build my own but thinking atleast with this any moderations in the future would be easier with this.
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    thoughts on my handling pen idea

    summer project is to build a long term pen to save alot of time and effort. All that i tend to do is dose and crovect the sheep, sort the lambs and shear. going with a concrete base. I got most of the material already like strainers etc and corrugated iron that ill use in the inside. the...
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    Base for sheep pen

    Building a permanent sheep pen and was wondering if theres a better (cheaper) alternative to concrete. would wacked down concrete mix be alright?
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    lamb problem

    born yesterday, quite arched back and trembling, lays flat out quite alot but does get up and try and get under the mother, been tubing him the last 24 hours. any ideas?
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    provita lamb response

    a load of shite or genuinely worth it? pretty cheap and if it saves/helps one lamb its paid itself. what does everyone else think?
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    which sheep feed ?

    currently on 19% ewe rolls. want to up the feed of the poorer sheep/ones carrying twins. sheep in good nick are just going to carry on as they are. they have access to decent hay aswell do i change to this or the bottom one. CRUDE OIL & FAT 3.6% CRUDE PROTEIN 19.8% CRUDE FIBRE...
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    what dose for this time of year?

    well for two weeks time. they got flukiver in November. Trodaxed them this time last year but cant get it. Flukiver them again? has anyone used Endofluke? seen that online
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    beltex x texel onto mule ewes

    Yes or no. Would some of the lambs end up being slightly on the smaller side come August/September to be sold live Been having a debate with a friend of mine, his lambs off a texel were more than good and ready to go in August, I’m not sure he will achieve anything by putting the beltex in...
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    when is the best time to get sheep blood tested

    to check for any deficiency. putting the tup out end of November/beginning of December.
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