how many hoggs you got left?

[spin cycle]

thought it might be fun to see what members have left

 

[neilo]

% of hoggs that we had on Jan 1st, or % of lambs born last year?

I haven’t sold anything since December and ground conditions/mud mean they’ll take a week or two of dry weather before I think about it. Planning on April for the bulk to go, with a few tiddlers getting forgotten until Dr Green grows them on some more.
Only about 250 here though.

 

[yellowbelly]

Deary, deary me, @spin cycle I'm nearly at the end of lambing the early mob, I haven't the gumption left to work out percentages

Cleared out all the heeder hoggs late Jan at a very respectable £2.50/kg l/w, so not complaining.

Only 65 breeding replacements left, but, if trade continues to climb exponentially, they'll be in grave danger
Dad always told me to 'sell 'em when they're dear and buy 'em back when they're cheap'. See no reason not to follow that advice.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

47% left at this moment in time. However I've had the summons to present as many as I can for sale on Wednesday. So hopefully drop it to 33% by Thursday morning if all goes too plan and the decker arrives. Gunna be f****d tomorrow night after we've bellied them all!

 

[sticky]

Mine are all ewe lambs but I have 320 in a shed and I will make a decision in a couple of weeks as to wether or not I put the hoppers in.
I made the mistake two years ago of not doing enough when the price was so good.

 

[firther]

got too many left, normally all gone by this stage but crappy weather as held them back. were hoping to have some in today but can't get to them after all this rain, fingers crossed for next week

 

[Optimus]

Roughly 760 includes 160 ewe hoggs for replacements.be 80 less after today.hope price is still up by end of April/may that'll be when the last of them go

 

[Northern territory]

We have majority left, to mucky yet just started on hard feed. Always sell April, early May but a little nervous with this virus carry on.

 

[Tim W]

1 !
Dammed thing ----got the last lot in the pen to load up on the lorry and looked back across the downs to see a white speck moving in the distance
Freezer space is available

 

[primmiemoo]

2.
Both were fit to go last year, but one wrenched a shoulder, and the other one hid. Might be a handful of ewe hoggs to go after scanning empty.

What's the going rate for 60kg lwt, est R8H?

 

[Nithsdale]

20%

Some hobbly ones I'm trying to get walking but it's mainly my ewe hoggs. And I'm not selling them no matter how good the killing job gets.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Heard a guy up here had 6000 afew weeks ago, think he sells the hole lot very fast once he starts selling. Turnbull.

 

[An ancient git]

By morning = 1 ! AND have already cashed ALL the replacement ewe lambs too . Stuff it , can play catch-up this autumn if necessary ......

 

[yellowbelly]

What's the going rate for 60kg lwt, est R8H?

R8H

Have you slightly overdone it on the sheep nuts @primmiemoo

 

[primmiemoo]

R8H

Have you slightly overdone it on the sheep nuts @primmiemoo

Ummmm, might've done .... .

Daren't let them in the steepy fields. Like barrels, they be. The pic doesn't do them justice. They'd roll!