Rich_ard
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Skiing?And they have a break between the Suffolks and the beltex
Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts
- Thread starter Anymulewilldo
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lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
To be fair sheep are only enjoyable when they are worth
proper money.
proper money.
- Location
- Fife
- Location
- Cheshire
I’m sad enough that I enjoy working with sheep regardless
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Not sad just young.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
He’s one of my mates , so go easy Mr Mule Sir !Mrs Anymule says if I don’t stop swearing about the bone idle little fat Scotsman on This farming life she’s going to ban me watching it
“They can be lambing up to 8 a day”
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
The loss of someone you worked with can hit you hard.
I wish him well on his farming decisions.
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- Location
- North of Perth
You out in Kirkcaldy? See all the drink is locked up?
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Tbf , the editors hammered on far too much about his dad passing away . John , Heather and the boys are great folk .
- Location
- NI
This struck a chord with me. I miss my dad every day but even more so at lambing time. Its just not the same when you can't share the disasters and (occasional) triumphs with your mentor. I hate that he isn't here but keeping the sheep going feels like it keeps some sort of link intact.
- Location
- Fife
No. Edinburgh
spark_28
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- Location
- Western isles
Tbf , the editors hammered on far too much about his dad passing away . John , Heather and the boys are great folk .
I'm hoping for a spin off with just the kids tbh
They're great TV!
sheepwise
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- Location
- SW Scotland
If you listen to them on Fed by Farmers podcast he explains all this.Tbf , the editors hammered on far too much about his dad passing away . John , Heather and the boys are great folk .
I thought they where a family of bone idle fat tossers, and I don’t care if there your mates (can you tell I’m lambingTbf , the editors hammered on far too much about his dad passing away . John , Heather and the boys are great folk .
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I don’t like her either.
I don't watch telly so don't know who your talking about but lambing over 5 months is harder than doing it in one go. You don't have a lot to do most of the time but it's non bloody stop getting up early and going to late checking them. It's bloody relentless.
We used to lamb 50-100 at Christmas, then about 150-200 in February and 5-700 in March depending on the year and 100-200 ewe lambs in April but numbers depended on what had lambed when. There were always some that went in between that didn't take when they were meant to and would be between batches so you'd still have to check in between.
I'd do most of it myself dad did check sometimes but couldn't do much with his hip he'd sometimes have to come and get me so I'd end up doing it anyway.
If I was going to be lambing for 5 months again I'd want a proper break in the middle it was a bloody miserable experience. Lamb everything in one go in April and early May outside now it's much easier.
We used to lamb 50-100 at Christmas, then about 150-200 in February and 5-700 in March depending on the year and 100-200 ewe lambs in April but numbers depended on what had lambed when. There were always some that went in between that didn't take when they were meant to and would be between batches so you'd still have to check in between.
I'd do most of it myself dad did check sometimes but couldn't do much with his hip he'd sometimes have to come and get me so I'd end up doing it anyway.
If I was going to be lambing for 5 months again I'd want a proper break in the middle it was a bloody miserable experience. Lamb everything in one go in April and early May outside now it's much easier.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I keep waiting for you to be on it !
livestock 1
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I can’t watch it. Putting that stuff on telly gives the impression we are all just buggering about.