FarmerBruce
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- Yorkshire
What rates are people getting for doing B & B pigs please.
B & B pay rates
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Piggy_jags
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- Suffolk
depends who you are with and what type of building you have.
if you email me your full name and postal address and phone number i will get an information pack out to you from BQP
Piggy_jags
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- Location
- Suffolk
Its roughly 60p a pig per week. They will supply feed vet and pigs, you supply labour straw and building.
FarmerBruce
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- Location
- Yorkshire
Sorry I should have said. We already do B&B pigs. I was just wanting to compare pay rates to make sure we’re on the best rate we can be.
- Location
- South shropshire
Is the payment for the period there are pigs in the shed or for the cleaning period too? What’s the stocking rate on ave ?
How are the pigs fed ? Self feed hoppers I guess ? Who owns them, filled with Telehandler I guess.
Just starting to look at this as have 1200 sq m shed that might fit the job.
How are the pigs fed ? Self feed hoppers I guess ? Who owns them, filled with Telehandler I guess.
Just starting to look at this as have 1200 sq m shed that might fit the job.
That doesn't seem like a huge amount if you're providing straw and water?
FarmerBruce
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- Location
- Yorkshire
Are you on Weaners or finishers at that
l'ordinary bonville
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- Location
- N Yorks
Payment is considerably higher for slatted purpose built sheds.
Much easier work and lower cost to operate.
But the buildings are purely pig sheds with lower ability to use for other purposes.
Much easier work and lower cost to operate.
But the buildings are purely pig sheds with lower ability to use for other purposes.
Matt
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- Location
- herefordshire, uk
69p per pig per week, not paid for empty time, weaners
suffolksmallholder
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- Location
- Suffolk
What happened to B & B pig man?
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Spencer
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- Location
- North West
He upgraded to Hotels...
I’ll get my coat..!
I’ll get my coat..!
FarmerBruce
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- Location
- Yorkshire
How long do you have them for? 9 weeks ish? And how long are you stood empty between batches?
puntabrava
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- Location
- Wiltshire
He put it all up for sale on here.
Looking after someone else’s stock is a financial waste of time, the highlight of the whole thing could be muck if you are in deepest Norfolk or Suffolk with 3000 acres of arable and an aged parent you want to keep out of your way.
Matt
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- Location
- herefordshire, uk
sorry we are wean to finish.
Matt
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- Location
- herefordshire, uk
what makes you say that? its a very different feeling when we first did it to what we were used to, as you are in charge but not in charge.
puntabrava
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- Location
- Wiltshire
I think you have answered your question with your reply. For many I have known it is ‘next step, pack up’, whether pigs, calves, or someone’s in calf dairy heifers.
Matt
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- Location
- herefordshire, uk
wouldnt say its next step pack up. to a certain degree for us its improving our farm business. We can have a part time stock man/worker to make my life a bit easier and not argue with dad all the time.
puntabrava
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- Wiltshire
You would need to be thinking that straw used this autumn winter would need to be priced into your BB equation at £80 ton considering your location.wouldnt say its next step pack up. to a certain degree for us its improving our farm business. We can have a part time stock man/worker to make my life a bit easier and not argue with dad all the time.
midlandslad
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- Midlands
Nearly every other farm in Yorkshire has B and B pigs and you can’t tell me they are all about to pack up.
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