Is there any sale of North country cheviots in northern Ireland that anyone knows off. Crossing Wicklow cheviots for years here with Blackie ewes and id like to try a right good NC cheviot on them but they seem hard to find here in southern Ireland. Or at least there's none like the pictures...
House 300 inside here on slats. Put them in around the 20th of December and lamb from the 10th of march on. Run another 200 outside. A hell of a lot less work with the ewes outside. But would have to have a lot lower stocking rate if I didn't have the sheds. Gives ground a chance to rest and...
It's from aurivo, I'm in the west of Ireland. just looking back through older dockets and they have moved up soya to second in the composition compared to third on other years
What are people's thoughts on this feed? Currently using it for march lambing ewes. Used to feed a 20% nut then at the point of lambing with soya as the first ingredient but might just stick with this and see how it goes this year.
Housed march lambing ewes here just before Christmas, plan was to keep them out but the weather changed that. Don't winter shear here..father used to but stopped as he felt a bad spring was to harsh on them. Often tempted to try it again sometime.
I know that, theirs two sales here for them. One in donegal and the other in wicklow over on the East Coast. Only remarked the other day that there is no sale for NC cheviots in the south which is suprising at there is plenty about.
What was the overall verdict on lambing the ewe lambs? You must be fairly pleased if your going letting the ram with them again. Did you let many rear twins?
I'd be very happy with it power wise. Plenty of weight as well for handling a bale without a rear weight. Biggest draw back is the view to the hitch even when fully extended.
Are Atkinson lime spreader parts to be got anywhere anymore? They seem like hens teeth now but I suppose age isn't on their side. If anyone knows where to find bits it would be great, thanks👍
It not always like this in some cases the tenant might keep 50% of the value or the entitlements.
From 2023 on in the new cap 25% of the entitlement value will only be got through doing two eco measures so hopefully this means that that 25% will stay with tenants.
Not really, In ireland, any 5 year lease term or longer is tax free income for the land owner.
So say the tenant is paying 200 a acre and drawing 100 a acre entitlements on said land, the general rule is to pay the 300 back as "rent" so the owner is getting all (rent and entitlements) tax...
I would be inclined to say suffolk as well if you can get the right sort of suffolk ram.
Using that cross here and find it good. Make good factory lambs and the ewe lamb is easy sold. They go mad for that speckled face suffolk Cross, lamb/hogget here.
What's a good number per hour for sheep sheared? Do me own here, second year at it now. 26 a hour is my best going normally be around 24 or that.. I know lads that are away at it every day would be doing far more but for a farmer just doing his own?
That's correct, have wooden slats here as well and ya will often see a small lambs legs go between the slats. Mostly with a set of small triplets. Lambs when their born on plastic slats have no difficulty starting doing up.
I'd expect I'd would work, if you raised the slats slightly and then had the floor done underneath so that the water could drain to a tank if there's a tank near hand. It wouldn't need cleaning out for a long time. Sheep wouldn't have as much grip on them as the straw though.
It's a different game for a lot of us in Ireland compared to lads in the UK imo. If the sheep on my farm weren't housed or else sent away to winter grazing the amount of stock I could carry would be far far lower. I do admire the big runs of land ye do have. It's great to have it!
The tanks I have with timber slats are done the same way with the wall up the middle and the opening at each end for it to circulate. Very easy to mix, no solids like cattle slurry and its serious stuff to grow grass even without the pig slurry.
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