Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
- Location
- Cheshire
Aye, I’m glad mine are in now!Wet this morning mindand cold
Depending on the calve, plain stuff cheap good stuff still reasonable Money, but probably back a little
Bit of rain do the job some good tbf but just a bit cold at night for young lambs
- Location
- Cheshire
Rain will do the grass a power of good. But bitter cold wet lambs isn’t over clever. Plus it mean I get too stay drier!
- Location
- Cheshire
Lad from down the village has started this morning. Third year vet student, come too me for 4 years lambing. Worth his weight in gold. And the best bit? His mum has sent a BIG tub of homemade chocolate brownies up with him!! 
Does that mean he gets a pay rise?Lad from down the village has started this morning. Third year vet student, come too me for 4 years lambing. Worth his weight in gold. And the best bit? His mum has sent a BIG tub of homemade chocolate brownies up with him!!
- Location
- North of Perth
Probably means he gets first dibs on a new tea bagDoes that mean he gets a pay rise?
- Location
- Shropshire
- Location
- West Wales
After over 3 weeks of severe dry weather I’d rather the 26mm we’ve had over the last 48 hours and a few lambs perish which were probably not going to make it anyway@Anymulewilldo Rain will do the grass a power of good. But bitter cold wet lambs isn’t over clever. Plus it mean I get too stay drier!
- Location
- Fife
If a lamb dies, it's the ewe's fault.After over 3 weeks of severe dry weather I’d rather the 26mm we’ve had over the last 48 hours and a few lambs perish which were probably not going to make it anyway
Do you execute ewes on sight if they have a lamb die ? Or do you wait until they’re fit too cull
joshp217
Member
- Location
- Not so sunny west wales
His sheep are fit to cull anytime of the yearDo you execute ewes on sight if they have a lamb die ? Or do you wait until they’re fit too cull
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
You’ve probably got the right attitude…but the wrong attitude
- Location
- Fife
Do you execute ewes on sight if they have a lamb die ? Or do you wait until they’re fit too cull
Just off on my lambing round. I'll answer when I get back.
- Location
- West Wales
Really?
Amazing mother here, lamb was trying to get into water bucket this morning, went passed and saw this. Lamb managed to squeeze through the pallet and was lay behind there (zoom in)
- Location
- Fife
Really?
Amazing mother here, lamb was trying to get into water bucket this morning, went passed and saw this. Lamb managed to squeeze through the pallet and was lay behind there (zoom in)
I lamb outside and interfer as little as possible. Lambing is the ewes job. It's my job to ensure she gets to lambing in the right condition and is in a field with sufficient shelter and feed. And select the right genetics for the system.
I'll bring in/pen ewes and lambs if needed. But that counts as a failure, that ewe and any ewe lambs are culled marked.
- Location
- West Wales
Maybe, these were outside but checking the last 40 over 5 mile gets tedious so we shipped them in, plus holiday makers have arrived now and they pick up lambs and disturb mothers lambing so easier to have them in the shed now - and I’m a very anti shed person
- Location
- Fife
Do you execute ewes on sight if they have a lamb die ? Or do you wait until they’re fit too cull
Cull markers live on my belt. I cull mark year round.
Cull ewes are sent off 3x a year. Pre tupping, weaning and scanning. I don't mess about trying to fatten them, just sell them.