Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

[livestock 1]

Night shift for me tonight we have a system of one night on one night off hitting around the 3 week mark feels like being separated or divorced or something

 

[yellowbelly]

Night shift for me tonight we have a system of one night on one night off hitting around the 3 week mark feels like being separated or divorced or something

Being a one man band means I'm day shift and night shift

Mrs YB is a terribly light sleeper (if I wake her up, she'll not be able to go back to sleep for the rest of the night, and will have the light on and be reading and doing stuff on her phone )

So, in lambing time, I bunk down in the spare room so I can come and go as I please, without any associated earache - it's just easier all round

 

[livestock 1]

Being a one man band means I'm day shift and night shift

Mrs YB is a terribly light sleeper (if I wake her up, she'll not be able to go back to sleep for the rest of the night, and will have the light on and be reading and doing stuff on her phone )

So, in lambing time, I bunk down in the spare room so I can come and go as I please, without any associated earache - it's just easier all round

It’s a bit like that here but we are swapping over. One does a day a night then the next day but goes to bed that night if you follow then vice versa
Get her to spell you she will sleep ok then most folks do after being on the go 36/38 hours

 

[Fendt516profi]

It’s a bit like that here but we are swapping over. One does a day a night then the next day but goes to bed that night if you follow then vice versa
Get her to spell you she will sleep ok then most folks do after being on the go 36/38 hours

@Bossfarmer you part timer

 

[livestock 1]

@Bossfarmer you part timer

Just having a cup of tea he’s maybe too busy to stop for that bit.
Or is he snoozing again

 

[Fendt516profi]

Just having a cup of tea he’s maybe too busy to stop for that bit.
Or is he snoozing again

He works a solid 18hrs a day 6 am till 8pm but has a hour off for lunch and spends ten minutes on here here and there throughout the day

 

[Anymulewilldo]

second bunch, forgot completely to get a snap of the 2 suckler bred bulls.

 

[yellowbelly]

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second bunch, forgot completely to get a snap of the 2 suckler bred bulls.

Looks like a bit of 'expert finishing' to me

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Looks like a bit of 'expert finishing' to me

Hardly. I’ve got an auger bucket, a bin full of blend and some big troughs. That’s it hence why I like bull beef fill the troughs up once every 2 days and just throw straw in daily as we check them

 

[Northern territory]

£260 for a 16% blend at the moment. Could drop the CP a bit but I’m feeding it to the younger growers too and haven’t got space for another blend in the bin while we’ve got 2 sorts of sheep corn on the go

Is that the stuff advertised in FG ?Midlands feeds? Do you feed hoggs on it as well ?

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Is that the stuff advertised in FG ?Midlands feeds? Do you feed hoggs on it as well ?

No, Carrs. I have tried midland feeds, but didn’t like that it’s mostly dust and filler. Be alright for Youngstock if feeding a bit of nice silage with it I thought.

 

[yellowbelly]

Get her to spell you she will sleep ok then most folks do after being on the go 36/38 hours

She used to do her fair share but had a couple of mini strokes a couple of years ago.
That's why we cut down on numbers, so she didn't have to do so much.
I couldn't risk her having a 'big' one - FFS, I haven't a clue what any of the machinery in the kitchen is for, let alone how any of it works

 

[Northern territory]

No, Carrs. I have tried midland feeds, but didn’t like that it’s mostly dust and filler. Be alright for Youngstock if feeding a bit of nice silage with it I thought.

Sounds fairly competitive that price from Carrs if good stuff.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Sounds fairly competitive that price from Carrs if good stuff.

Yep, just 4 ingredients. Don’t want any of those blends with 10 different ingredients. More than half will be shite

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I wonder if this is what’s upset the LGBTQ lot? In which case it’s the wrong farming forum!

on another note… I’m inclined to think maybe it’s true

 

[yellowbelly]

I wonder if this is what’s upset the LGBTQ lot? In which case it’s the wrong farming forum!

That LGBTQ thread was confusing me - the only Sam Smith I'd ever heard of was a brewery in Tadcaster.

I've just Googled Sam Smith - turns out he's not a he but a 'they'....



.....FFS, what have we let the world come to?
I'm off back to the sheep and the simple life.

 

[Rich_ard]

That LGBTQ thread was confusing me - the only Sam Smith I'd ever heard of was a brewery in Tadcaster.

I've just Googled Sam Smith - turns out he's not a he but a 'they'....



.....FFS, what have we let the world come to?
I'm off back to the sheep and the simple life.

"John Smith"

 

[yellowbelly]

"John Smith"

That's another one.

Samuel Smith's Brewery, Tadcaster | Yorkshire's oldest brewery

Samuel Smith's Brewery, Tadcaster brews high quality ale, lager, stout, handcrafted organic fruit beer, organic beer, lager, cider and perry.

samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk

 

[Rich_ard]

That's another one.

Samuel Smith's Brewery, Tadcaster | Yorkshire's oldest brewery

Samuel Smith's Brewery, Tadcaster brews high quality ale, lager, stout, handcrafted organic fruit beer, organic beer, lager, cider and perry.

samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk

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Ah never knew about them/they.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

That LGBTQ thread was confusing me - the only Sam Smith I'd ever heard of was a brewery in Tadcaster.

I've just Googled Sam Smith - turns out he's not a he but a 'they'....



.....FFS, what have we let the world come to?
I'm off back to the sheep and the simple life.

I haven’t looked, that sort of thing just sends my blood pressure up at the stupidity of it all.