Cheviot Mule vs NofE Mule

[hally]

That would push the Gimmers to over £200,you would think.

Good gimmers will be over 200...no question

 

[mghley]

That’s mad your missing the good years with sheep, you should keep a self replacing flock and keep your numbers up at cost to hell with buying in replacements always to expensive way to it that .

When shearlings are dear the easiest way to keep up numbers is with ewe lambs, decent xbred ewe lambs at the moment are no dearer than fat lambs and will either tup and earn their keep while growing into shearlings or run round and grow into shearlings

 

[Estate fencing.]

When shearlings are dear the easiest way to keep up numbers is with ewe lambs, decent xbred ewe lambs at the moment are no dearer than fat lambs and will either tup and earn their keep while growing into shearlings or run round and grow into shearlings

Oh that's what I said!

 

[Stw88]

There are reasonably priced sheep out there if you look away from the big sales. Friend of mine has a farm to stock and was at Carlisle buying cows on Friday, thought he would just see what the ewes were making in the early breeding sale. Ended up coming away with 204 2-4 crop ewes at an average of £124. Got a tx from Hexham when he got home his cast ewes had av £124 he was quite pleased!

 

[Estate fencing.]

There are reasonably priced sheep out there if you look away from the big sales. Friend of mine has a farm to stock and was at Carlisle buying cows on Friday, thought he would just see what the ewes were making in the early breeding sale. Ended up coming away with 204 2-4 crop ewes at an average of £124. Got a tx from Hexham when he got home his cast ewes had av £124 he was quite pleased!

Its like buying second hand cars, the first 12 months is the big deprecation after that they don't loose so much.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

You don't have to pay £200 do you. Just keep a load of ewe lambs back, fat lambs to tup are only £100 now or stores to run dry in the £80's be much better to keep double of these and sell half next year surely. Mule yearlings are far to strong trade of me to keep loads so I'm selling most (except the funny headed ones) and have replaced them with home bred Suffolk mule ewe lambs, half will tup the other half dry. What ever happens they will be sold next year and replaced with mules for similar money.

Shhhh! that’s my plan!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Why do you fellas not have self replacing flocks ?

Same reason some folk run flying herds of cattle?
Be boring if we were all the same…

 

[jendan]

When shearlings are dear the easiest way to keep up numbers is with ewe lambs, decent xbred ewe lambs at the moment are no dearer than fat lambs and will either tup and earn their keep while growing into shearlings or run round and grow into shearlings

Any early reports from Longtown today ?

 

[Nithsdale]

Any early reports from Longtown today ?

Is it online this year? Can't seem to get marteye to work
Edit; not on Facebook either

 

[hally]

Got fit up early, 55 averaged 182. Not as dear as I thought but left as soon as I got what I needed

 

[Stw88]

Is it online this year? Can't seem to get marteye to work
Edit; not on Facebook either

I can’t find it anywhere, poor crack on longtowns part not streaming it. One of there biggest sales of the year. Spoilt my lunchtime!

 

[hally]

I can’t find it anywhere, poor crack on longtowns part not streaming it. One of there biggest sales of the year. Spoilt my lunchtime!

Probably don’t need to stream it as everybody seemed to be there…..bloody busy.

 

[Nithsdale]

Probably don’t need to stream it as everybody seemed to be there…..bloody busy.

I like watching sales from home.

It's suits the anti social introvert part of me

 

[jendan]

Got fit up early, 55 averaged 182. Not as dear as I thought but left as soon as I got what I needed

Gimmers? Where from? Always best to get in early when the trade is strong.They usually just get dearer. Is there a big crowd there?

 

[Skintagain]

Got fit up early, 55 averaged 182. Not as dear as I thought but left as soon as I got what I needed

Before you spent any more? Lol

 

[hally]

Gimmers? Where from? Always best to get in early when the trade is strong.They usually just get dearer. Is there a big crowd there?

Big crowd and all the hype and last years trade ( got none) I thought cracking on early the best option. Glimmers from Merrick which we have not used before

 

[hally]

Before you spent any more? Lol

And the wife did a Lorena Bobbit on me

 

[hally]

Tbh sold 80 lambs yesterday which was not far off paying for them so not too bad really.

 

[jendan]

And the wife did a Lorena Bobbit on me

Whats a Lorena Bobbie ?

 

[hally]

Best you don’t know