Lamb killing weather

[Northeastfarmer]

They won't drop to that level. Not this year anyway, have faith.

I’m fairly confident they won’t, I’m never one to worry about stock prices, they will be what they will be

 

[spin cycle]

They won't drop to that level. Not this year anyway, have faith.

optimistic scot...it's true what they say....live long enough you see it all

 

[RushesToo]

don't think they'll drop that far...but £70 would be hard to stomach IMO....if the stories are true about losses there'll be some restocking to do
TBH i want to be selling outfits now but my 77 yr old 'boss'....actually trading partner (mum )....will have none of it

It has been a sh!t year - and the weather is getting more unreliable. Your partner has a good basis for the decision - don't sell the survivors, they have the most resilience. These are genetics that you need - if forced - sell the worst looking looking ones not the best. You need the good stock for next year.
She may be annoying but there is probably some wisdom in this.

 

[Nithsdale]

optimistic scot...it's true what they say....live long enough you see it all

Well I've seen fat lambs at less than £1/kg live...

I've now seen the worst spring in recent living memory...







When do we start seeing the good stuff???

 

[Green farmer]

Think I could have picked a better year to start lambing outside on the 1st April, having lambed indoors for the last 10 yrs. on a positive having gone through that, things can only get better. Won’t know myself when we get easy years !!!

 

[Woolless]

Well I've seen fat lambs at less than £1/kg live...

I've now seen the worst spring in recent living memory...







When do we start seeing the good stuff???

Like hoggs at £6/kg dead?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Like hoggs at £6/kg dead?

Hoggs at £10/kg would be better

 

[Nithsdale]

Like hoggs at £6/kg dead?

I've not sold any at that... doesn't happen unless it happens to me

 

[yellowbelly]

When do we start seeing the good stuff???

Like hoggs at £6/kg dead?

Hoggs at £10/kg would be better

Obviously £10/kg would be better, but let's get used to walking before we run
Yesterday was the first time I've sold anything above £3/kg live, it's just whether current sheep prices can last. Talk (and that's all it is) in the market was that it will remain good for the foreseeable future but who knows - nobody saw it coming so who can say what will happen?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Obviously £10/kg would be better, but let's get used to walking before we run
Yesterday was the first time I've sold anything above £3/kg live, it's just whether current sheep prices can last. Talk (and that's all it is) in the market was that it will remain good for the foreseeable future but who knows - nobody saw it coming so who can say what will happen?

I’ve been walking for years...I’m ready for a usain bolt style run

 

[yellowbelly]

I’ve been walking for years...I’m ready for a usain bolt style run

When we see you doing this....

....we'll know hoggs in Darlington have hit £5/kg lw then

 

[Northeastfarmer]

When we see you doing this....
View attachment 665370....we'll know hoggs in Darlington have hit £5/kg lw then

 

[Nithsdale]

I’ve been walking for years...I’m ready for a usain bolt style run

My knee (old injury) wouldn't stand upto that... I'd prefer a steady, SUSTAINABLE, long distance jog

 

[sean m]

I was thinking about this today while walking around, heavy coat on, miserable skys, and a bottle of warm colostrum in my pocket with a tube. . . . . .

That this year has so far, probably been the most miserable of my life! Maybe I've been lucky in the past, but tomorrow we will have been lambing flat out for 60 days. Its been utter horse sh!t so far. From peeling frozen lambs off the floor, to trying to evacuate drowning lambs from flooded fields. Ewes losing condition, ewes randomly dropping dead. Older lambs getting pneumonia and keeling over.

I hope to hell next year is better!

I wonder what effect it will have on the industry as a whole, how many folk will jack it in.

i;ve lambed outside for the last 20 years and this has been the worst ever,ewes have stood it but lost more lambs than ever before,at one point i had 2 week old lambs that had never been dry,but we will carry on remember jesus loves a trier

 

[willy]

That’s reminds me of a joke I herd In the pub on Friday.

What did the dyslexic agnostic insomniac do?

He was up all night wondering if there really was a dog.

May as well lighten up this thread as I think generally it’s been sh!t for 99% of sheep farmers.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

How’s the weather down south this morning?

 

[willy]

In rutland at the moment is better than expected from the forecast last night, think we will miss the worst but 20miles east it’s different.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

How’s the weather down south this morning?

Windy and 2° here, but dry. It seems we're now going to miss the rain thankfully.
Roll on warmer weather.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Windy and 2° here, but dry. It seems we're now going to miss the rain thankfully.
Roll on warmer weather.

Same here, about 7 degrees but it feels about 2. Thankfully dry

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Same here, about 7 degrees but it feels about 2. Thankfully dry

Actually 2° here, feeling much colder with that lazy wind.
But I'll take that over 2° and raining. Just want it to dry up enough to the rest of cattle out.