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  1. Kingcustard

    Sheep High Energy Buckets

    OK, that time of year again when I am pricing up buckets. What is everyone getting priced for Crystalyx, Optilyx from Downland and Rumenco Maxx, and how did everyone get on with them last year. Hearing that Rumenco are a fair bit cheaper but are they as good and as hard as the other two...
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    Tubs v Liquid for feeding ewes.

    Must be time for an updated discussion on feeding in lamb ewes through the winter and lambing. Firstly hard feed is not being considered here due to system change. Not needing the time, disturbance and cost of fuel and wear and tear in ATVs and Snackers. When you add it all in to the...
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    New Sheep Handling trailer.

    Just a wee plug for Mick and the team at MW Engineering in the South West of Scotland. Just got my new sheep handling trailer home and delighted with it. A properly made, strong trailer but light enough to pull with an ATV. 3 foot wide handling race and 18 inch narrow race for foot bathing or...
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    IAE Lamb weigh crate with Pharmweigh Senior head and conversion kit.

    Selling my Pharmweigh Senior weigh head which has the Conversion kit also from Pharmweigh on an IAE lamb weigh scale. All in good working order, and the crate is in great condition. The Pharmweigh head can do batch weights etc but I have only ever used for weighing lambs for market. Comes...
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    Auto locking sheep yolk

    Selling my self locking yolk which can be used for ewes or lambs. Great for tagging, dagging and checking udders. Also can be used to restrain a ewe when twinning on lambs. Great piece of kit, I have just never found a use for it in my system. Manufacturers description below: Self...
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    Fodder beet no concentrates.

    That time of year again when I am shocked at the amount of concentrates the ewes have gone through. Plenty of big early lambs that will no doubt cover the costs, but get tired of hauling the snacker round 7 fields every morning to feed ewes. I currently have mules but as mentioned in other...
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    Suffolk x Texel Ewes

    Does anyone use Suffolk x Texel ewes or is everyone using Suffolk Mules??? I am having a struggle with mules, (just mules not Suffolk mules) this year for every reason in the book and wondering what peoples views on them are. Find the mules don't like to be in the shed too long and I am sure...
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    Best ewe Indoor February lambing.

    Just wanting to get some opinions. Currently lamb 300 mules indoors Feb/March but to be honest getting sick of the mules and the amount they eat, the udder problems and the amount of triplets I seem to get from them. Had Scottish mules for decades but as I get older I am losing my patience...
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    The "Why Lambs Die" horse race.

    Got sent this and ended up in stitches, obviously a sheep farmer that put it together. Hopefully the link works for you...
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    Lamb reviver/ boost/ jump start

    Lambing a few weeks away and wanting to know everyone's views on the lamb revive, boost and jump start products. Do they work? Are they worth the money? I was giving any lamb that hadn't sooked a shot of the Osmonds one and can't decide if it worked or not. It's was a third of the price of...
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    Bale unroller / unwinder Scotland

    Looking for a bale unwinder for sale in Scotland. Needs to be the basic unwinder that fits on a front end loader. Not needing to spend a fortune on a new one as it won't be used a lot. Anything about. Cheers Kenny
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    Open top lamb weigh crate.

    Hi all. I am trying to redo my lamb weigh operations and am looking to get a weigh crate that is open topped so I can weigh lambs, then handle their backs to check they have plenty cover on them, and also be able to worm them or spray them whilst in the crate. I have a Ritchie and an IAE but...
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    Easycare ewe lambs and copper.

    Hi there Have 60 odd Easycare ewe lambs running on the hill and about to put cows and calves out for the summer. The cows will have tubs out which have 2000mg of copper in them. Does anyone know if Easycares are susceptible to copper poisoning?
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    Lamb born without heartbeat.

    Busy lambing away and still get thrown curve balls after 2 decades of lambing. Had a couple this year that I have had to lamb and they come out breathing and alive but with no heartbeat and what ever I do I can get them going. Is there anyway to get the heart started? And why is the heart...
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    EID reader for sheep.

    Looking to buy a sheep tag reader for sheep. Not doing anything fancy. Just to basically read and record tags of sheep in each field and to get a record saved of ewes sold off the farm. A system that is self contained with a big screen and ease of set up in relation to mobs and fields would...
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    Easycare Tup Lambs

    Ok Year one with Easycares. I lambed 85 and have got 160 lambing percentage up to weaning with very little hassle and no feeding. Impressed with the breed and like no clipping, no backing and how well they utilise the poorest permanent pasture on the farm. I lambed them to Easycare tups...
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    Fly prevention in ewes

    Hi there Just wondering how people keep flies away from ewes. Had a bad summer so far with flies and as a result more bad udders in the ewes than I would like. I amnt concerned with the lambs, they get Cliked and not wanting to start an argument on that as it works 100%. (And yes I know its...
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    Pneumonia in lambs

    Just wondering if anyone else finds that Pneumonia in young lambs is worse in some fields than others. I rent a field from a neighbour and without fail, when the lambs are about a month old they start dying of Pneumonia before I get a chance to Jag them with OvivacP. End up having to dose...
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