casper74
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Nope!!!Would you consider it?
Nope!!!Would you consider it?
Any reasons why ? as an extra to what you already fatten.Nope!!!
It's just not for me, I want to be in control of my cattle and have them at home. I've bought them and need to see them and moniter them myself, I'm not saying i'm the master of fattening cattle, far from it, I'm always willing to learn off others. Just not my ideal way to fatten cattle.Any reasons why ? as an extra to what you already fatten.
totally agree just wondered whether it was possibly more cost effective than taking on more cattle and feeding them yourself with all the extra inputs bought in.It's just not for me, I want to be in control of my cattle and have them at home. I've bought them and need to see them and moniter them myself, I'm not saying i'm the master of fattening cattle, far from it, I'm always willing to learn off others. Just not my ideal way to fatten cattle.
I suppose when you think about it, it’s only the same maths with store lambs? As in If I went up north, bought lambs. Put them straight on a decker and sent them too the likes of @unlacedgecko or @Mc115reed too be shepherded and fed then I send a wagon too get them when finished. But with much bigger numbers involved?
It's just not for me, I want to be in control of my cattle and have them at home. I've bought them and need to see them and moniter them myself, I'm not saying i'm the master of fattening cattle, far from it, I'm always willing to learn off others. Just not my ideal way to fatten cattle.
Precisely. Nail on the head. I couldn’t do it, like @casper74 says if it’s in your control at gone it makes you feel better.It's the same with people contract rearing dairy heifers. It relies heavily on trust in both directions.
I wouldnt plough a old airfield unless you like picking stonesI got the opportunity to rent a old airfield with 4 miles of runway would make a good feed lot and with 400 acre of land with can grow the grain / straw to do the job be nice to know what the return per animals would be
I wont plough it just direct drill itI wouldnt plough a old airfield unless you like picking stones
I’m not quite on that kind of agreement but not far off really I have about 2000 ewe lambs at the minute off 7 different people.. most are they’re own replacements 1 bloke sells them on as shearlings… 4 of them are off TFF actually … I try too avoid taking in fattening lambs because I don’t want too be blamed for them not hitting a respectable growth rate or not being finished when I run out of grub for them…I suppose when you think about it, it’s only the same maths with store lambs? As in If I went up north, bought lambs. Put them straight on a decker and sent them too the likes of @unlacedgecko or @Mc115reed too be shepherded and fed then I send a wagon too get them when finished. But with much bigger numbers involved?
You got the general gist though…I’m not quite on that kind of agreement but not far off really I have about 2000 ewe lambs at the minute off 7 different people.. most are they’re own replacements 1 bloke sells them on as shearlings… 4 of them are off TFF actually … I try too avoid taking in fattening lambs because I don’t want too be blamed for them not hitting a respectable growth rate or not being finished when I run out of grub for them…
the TFF Members are the only ones I don’t have too remind too pay there invoices Bloody welshmen always seem too need a prod thoughYou got the general gist though…
not sure wether having sheep from TFF members is a good thing? If it goes wrong you could be up before the TFF magistrates before a full character assassination…
With a very sharp stick…the TFF Members are the only ones I don’t have too remind too pay there invoices Bloody welshmen always seem too need a prod though
Easy!!the TFF Members are the only ones I don’t have too remind too pay there invoices Bloody welshmen always seem too need a prod though
When Grandad used too run hay and straw into Wales he reckoned there was no “middle ground” with you guys. it was either “come up the house, the Mrs will pay you and you’ll have too have something too eat before you go” or a grunt and an argument about the cheque!Easy!!
Don't tar us all with the same brush!!
Tell him times have changed! Cheques are a thing of the past, we use mobile banking now.When Grandad used too run hay and straw into Wales he reckoned there was no “middle ground” with you guys. it was either “come up the house, the Mrs will pay you and you’ll have too have something too eat before you go” or a grunt and an argument about the cheque!
I'm very lucky in that all my Welsh customers are the former.When Grandad used too run hay and straw into Wales he reckoned there was no “middle ground” with you guys. it was either “come up the house, the Mrs will pay you and you’ll have too have something too eat before you go” or a grunt and an argument about the cheque!
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