Lamb killing weather

[Bury the Trash]

Thats what puts me off trying them out. Have an image in my head that they’d be more flighty then the quiet strain of Lleyns I’m trying to breed to the flock. Rightly or wrongly I’d imagine theyd be more like the long lanky Lleyns that go running anytime you’d get anywhere near.

the more they are handled the quieter they get of course .and that passes on to the ofspring / home bred replacements.

Our Exlana are'nt wild btw.

 

[abitdaft]

Sod the the caravan. You'll get a decent night out in Fort Williama

The Clachaig Inn at Glencoe is a good night and often live music and a great atmosphere. @Nithsdale Farmer for eating out I would recommend The Glencoe Hotel, it's part of the Crerar group and reasonably priced. Your knee will be fine going up, it's coming back down you will really feel it. If conditions are poor, there are lots of great walks around Glencoe that are spectacular. The hidden valley etc.

 

[Old Tip]

White frost here this morning

Same here, had to scrape the windscreen the last few mornings but a lot harder this morning

 

[Old Tip]

@Nithsdale Farmer
The hidden valley at Glencoe is an amazing walk,last time I was there I saw a massive herd of Red Deer grazing at the lower end

 

[hally]

Don’t want to rub it in...but it’s been a beautiful day here, albeit being cold due to the wind, it’s been sunny and dry

Same here lovely few days but very cold and hard frost last night but very poor for growing grass as the sheep are all over it poor beggars

 

[Grassman]

The Clachaig Inn at Glencoe is a good night and often live music and a great atmosphere. @Nithsdale Farmer for eating out I would recommend The Glencoe Hotel, it's part of the Crerar group and reasonably priced. Your knee will be fine going up, it's coming back down you will really feel it. If conditions are poor, there are lots of great walks around Glencoe that are spectacular. The hidden valley etc.

Scottish six days trial next week

 

[paul&mandy]

Picked up another 9 lambs Tues morning after that shite weather. 1c and 24hrs heavy rain they can't cope.

 

[Old Tip]

Picked up another 9 lambs Tues morning after that shite weather. 1c and 24hrs heavy rain they can't cope.

Not good at all, it’s poured down all night here so dreading going round this morning

 

[aangus]

I

Picked up another 9 lambs Tues morning after that shite weather. 1c and 24hrs heavy rain they can't cope.

Soul destroying

 

[muleman]

No doubt these sheep have cost a fortune to winter this time,,,was talking to the wagon driver this morning and he said in Easter week they took 9000 tonnes out of carrs at Lancaster!

 

[Old Tip]

No doubt these sheep have cost a fortune to winter this time,,,was talking to the wagon driver this morning and he said in Easter week they took 9000 tonnes out of carrs at Lancaster!

Is that the mill that Pyes built just before they went bust ?

 

[Old Tip]

No doubt these sheep have cost a fortune to winter this time,,,was talking to the wagon driver this morning and he said in Easter week they took 9000 tonnes out of carrs at Lancaster!

I know I’ve spent three times as much on feed as normal and have less lambs to show for it

 

[muleman]

Is that the mill that Pyes built just before they went bust ?

yes i think thats the one

 

[muleman]

I know I’ve spent three times as much on feed as normal and have less lambs to show for it

havnt counted ours yet but i know the ewes have cost a fortune,around £23 per ewe i think.

 

[copse]

havnt counted ours yet but i know the ewes have cost a fortune,around £23 per ewe i think.

That £23 is not just cake is it?

 

[sodbuster]

My ewes have taken about £12 worth of cake. No more than normal really

 

[aangus]

My ewes have taken about £12 worth of cake. No more than normal really

Same here

 

[muleman]

That £23 is not just cake is it?

started about mid dec on Dennis Brinnicombe liquid feed,easi-sheep 22, they seem to do well on it but taken a lot more,find it a good way to feed sheepwhen the ground is wet but it is a lot dearer than cake...and then we had to feed cake from mid feb aswell this year. Run 800 swales which scanned at 218% so have to get plenty feed into them.

 

[puppet]

Around £10 a head here for March lambing. Singles got nothing except some licks and had them in minimum of time. Thankfully had enough hay to help

 

[Old Tip]

Around £10 a head here for March lambing. Singles got nothing except some licks and had them in minimum of time. Thankfully had enough hay to help

That’s what I would normally do but this year I am still using cake and they are knocking me over to get it. Licks were just not enough and the lambs are still not growing as they should as grass is very slow to get going