Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

[unlacedgecko]

I must have different sheep to you. Mine would die

What kind of sheep are you running? I've seen Welsh ewes dig through 6" of snow.

 

[Nithsdale]

I must have different sheep to you. Mine would die

I think you'd be surprised

 

[Estate fencing.]

What kind of sheep are you running? I've seen Welsh ewes dig through 6" of snow.

The Welsh have would never eat, barstewards would starve rather than think they are letting you win.

 

[Ploughteringindubs]

ive put out hay and silage been white nearly a full week and -15, they are certainly eating it. Doesnt take long so dont see why you wouldnt, dosing yesterday was bit chilly without waterproofs on.

 

[DieselRob]

Brought over half my lambs home Waste of a day

How close did they get to your price? 250ppk didn’t you say?

 

[Rich_ard]

What kind of sheep are you running? I've seen Welsh ewes dig through 6" of snow.

North county mules. Alright for a day or so. Also it gets frosted then it's hard. It's not fresh snow now.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Best thing about this cold snap is that it's healthy for the livestock .

 

[Anymulewilldo]

How close did they get to your price? 250ppk didn’t you say?

Early 40’s. But a lot of lambs in the late 230’s

 

[Rich_ard]

I think you'd be surprised

I wouldn't be. Alot of snow a few years ago and they lost condition. If they don't want it they won't eat it. As soon as the snow start disappearing then there away grazing again.

 

[Estate fencing.]

I couldn’t do that again if I tried.

 

[Bwcho]

There'd be no chance of hitting your 250ppk reserve in Whitland today @Anymulewilldo

 

[Estate fencing.]

Mules on the other hand.

 

[copse]

There'd be no chance of hitting your 250ppk reserve in Whitland today @Anymulewilldo

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If predictions for January come true this lamb job is going to be

 

[JSmith]

Early 40’s. But a lot of lambs in the late 230’s

No pictures of what you took

 

[Bwcho]

@copse I was just about to say, I hope whoever predicted that lambs/hoggets will be @190ppk (might have been @Hilly either on here or the other thread) are completely wrong but didn't want to sound too pessimistic.

 

[z.man]

Popped into the Cally on way past today lambs looked ok to me plenty of meat/weight = £2.50kg definitely no worse than they have been

 

[z.man]

@copse I was just about to say, I hope whoever predicted that lambs/hoggets will be @190ppk (might have been @Hilly either on here or the other thread) are completely wrong but didn't want to sound too pessimistic.

Plenty of the really big players off loading lambs just now , it may well turn out that they go scarce quicker than anyone’s expecting....... but I do think there will be plenty of hoggs to come in late March/April on the spring flush of grass

 

[Hilly]

@copse I was just about to say, I hope whoever predicted that lambs/hoggets will be @190ppk (might have been @Hilly either on here or the other thread) are completely wrong but didn't want to sound too pessimistic.

Hello, i dont understand , whos wrong about what ??

 

[Bwcho]

@Hilly I may have got it wrong but I thought you said that you'd heard on the grapevine that lambs/hoggets could be down to the 190p mark in the New Year. Apologies, if it wasn't you, but regardless of who said it.....I hope they're bloody wrong!

 

[Hilly]

@Hilly I may have got it wrong but I thought you said that you'd heard on the grapevine that lambs/hoggets could be down to the 190p mark in the New Year. Apologies, if it wasn't you, but regardless of who said it.....I hope they're bloody wrong!

No was not me , i also hope that is wrong .