Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

[Bill dog]

Concrete (you did ask for 'best', rather than affordable).

It’ll not be concrete that’s for sure , I’ve just put a concrete floor down for a pig shed , and that’ll do for now !
Was thinking 2 inch stone to help muck wash out in the rain.
Concerned Planings etc would go greasy !

 

[Optimus]

Tar planings through a crusher then vibrating roller.did all my yard at the other farm with them in 2012.still spot on today!

 

[Nithsdale]

Yes the only reason they have “stopped the rot” is because of the quality lambs, texel at 250 isn’t very exciting.

I'd be interested to see other markets put individual breed averages up like that...


I posted 2 reports there and there's only 1 of those 2 markets I'd be taking lambs

 

[Wbarker96]

Well, I am a fücking clown

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And I think the above process will generate enough wealth to buy land

Fool proof method is it not?
Heres hoping as we got a wagon load on friday.

 

[Estate fencing.]

I'd be interested to see other markets put individual breed averages up like that...


I posted 2 reports there and there's only 1 of those 2 markets I'd be taking lambs

Skipton do put the average for breeds up but probably haven’t finished yet.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Fool proof method is it not?
Heres hoping as we got a wagon load on friday.
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If you get on with them, I'll have a few hundred to sell in August.

 

[Chae1]

My wife’s mother done it when she was 24 and her father went to walk the dog one night when she was 8-9 and never come home (pr*ck) but she married me so obviously doesn’t mind a life full of misery

2 of my wife's brothers did too. She found the first one.

I went to ag college with one of them, and that's how I met her.

I know it's a bit of a bizarre thing to talk about, but I think it's good to and will hopefully remove some of the stigma surrounding suicide.

Glad normal discussion is continuing in this thread. My intention isn't too bring the mood down.

We're both of the attitude you've just to get on with things and can't live your life in the past feeling sorry for yourself.

 

[DieselRob]

2 of my wife's brothers did too. She found the first one.

I went to ag college with one of them, and that's how I met her.

I know it's a bit of a bizarre thing to talk about, but I think it's good to and will hopefully remove some of the stigma surrounding suicide.

Glad normal discussion is continuing in this thread. My intention isn't too bring the mood down.

We're both of the attitude you've just to get on with things and can't live your life in the past feeling sorry for yourself.

Agree with everything you’ve said there but especially about trying to remove some of the stigma around it

 

[Cowpoke82]

I’m not clever enough to post it as one pic

 

[neilo]

I'd be interested to see other markets put individual breed averages up like that...


I posted 2 reports there and there's only 1 of those 2 markets I'd be taking lambs

Why, it's just bollox, based on guesswork by the auctioneers. It means very little.

@unlacedgecko had the top priced Lleyns last week didn't he, and his Dorpers were just 'continentals', so dumped in the average with other continental lambs.

 

[Bob the beef]

It’ll not be concrete that’s for sure , I’ve just put a concrete floor down for a pig shed , and that’ll do for now !
Was thinking 2 inch stone to help muck wash out in the rain.
Concerned Planings etc would go greasy !

My main sheep yards are 2” of 40mm drainage gravel. Keep pretty clean in mostweather. I go in with the dung graip every summer and stir the stone up

 

[Cowpoke82]

2 of my wife's brothers did too. She found the first one.

I went to ag college with one of them, and that's how I met her.

I know it's a bit of a bizarre thing to talk about, but I think it's good to and will hopefully remove some of the stigma surrounding suicide.

Glad normal discussion is continuing in this thread. My intention isn't too bring the mood down.

We're both of the attitude you've just to get on with things and can't live your life in the past feeling sorry for yourself.

After losing my lad to it , I agree with what you said especially the last bit although it’s not easy at the moment to not dwell on things

 

[Nithsdale]

Why, it's just bollox, based on guesswork by the auctioneers. It means very little.

@unlacedgecko had the top priced Lleyns last week didn't he, and his Dorpers were just 'continentals', so dumped in the average with other continental lambs.

It gives a general mark as to where they are - after the fancy Beltex and Dutch Texels have been removed.


I'm not suggesting it's anything more than a rough gauge

 

[neilo]

My lambs were about £5-6/had down in Welshpool today, which seemed pretty general of those better/fed lambs I saw sold.

47kg @£118.

And 1 Charollais cull ewe at £152. Lost a middle tooth between weaning and tupping and gone very lean. Piled condition back on in with the lambs for 4 weeks.

 

[Nithsdale]

Welshpool SQQ 248p -6.2p
(Overall 246.8p -8.4p)

 

[Nithsdale]

Carlisle SQQ 263.3p -12p
(Overall 258.3p -11.7p)

 

[Nithsdale]

Ayr SQQ 238.1p -15.7p ~ AHDB figure says 85.5% more lambs.
(Overall 238.5p -13.7p)

 

[Anymulewilldo]

This thread is in extreme danger of becoming confused with the price tracker!

 

[Nithsdale]

This thread is in extreme danger of becoming confused with the price tracker!

Can't possibly be confused for that thread...




This one has prices on it and actual trade talk

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Can't possibly be confused for that thread...




This one has prices on it and actual trade talk

Have you many left?? Seem to have been making good headway just lately