Tack for lambs
- Thread starter welshy
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- Ceredigion, wales
Also Wanted: Hen's teeth and Rocking Horse Poo. 
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- Ceredigion, wales
Fenced and supervised?
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- Ceredigion, wales
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- Fife
Where in Wales are you? Are they killing lambs or breeding ewe lambs?
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- Ceredigion, wales
Used to send 600 down to Wiltshire every winter in the good old days. Sent 604 one year and got 603 back. I think it must have been a world record!
CopperBeech
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- A Welsh man lost in England
Yes the hill boys would really take them anywhere in the country. Being in South Wales, its a big part of why grazing is so hard to get round here. They are all keeping it to mow in summer and tack out to the hill boys over winter at stupid prices. But those men from the hills don't seem to mind . . . . . as the government is ultimately paying them to have their sheep of those hills in winter . . . . . . . so they can afford these high tack prices.
The rest of us who actually live in the area. . . . . . are buggered
The rest of us who actually live in the area. . . . . . are buggered
Now till April? That's half a year, so not really tack, more like shareing.
But il take them. Just offer enough to make them look more attractive than buying store lambs.
Oh and end of jan, sorry no compromise on that.
sherg
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- shropshire
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- Devon
Every time you post on this subject beef farmer I'm tempted to contact you to try and do a deal! Can't quite make up my mind though.Now till April? That's half a year, so not really tack, more like shareing.
Just offer enough to make them look more attractive than buying store lambs.
Oh and end of jan, sorry no compromise on that.
What you want to put out on tack? Ewes or lambs?
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- Ceredigion, wales
Don't really want to hijack @welshy 's thread but tack for ewe lambs has traditionally been until 1st of April in these parts. The reason being that most ewe lambs returning from tack have to go straight back to the hill and they wouldn't survive on the hills until April most years. Nowadays Environmental schemes dictate the turnout date which can often be later than April 1st. Most sheep farms would have to cut ewe numbers drastically if they were to keep ewe lambs at home over winter or even take them back from tack sooner. Hope this explains the situation.Now till April? That's half a year, so not really tack, more like shareing.
Just offer enough to make them look more attractive than buying store lambs.
Oh and end of jan, sorry no compromise on that.
polk_farmer
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- South West (Gods Country)
I'd love to have keep till april !! All the dairy farmers round here want them off by the start of January, ready for silage.....even though the grass won't be doing much for another two months 
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- Ceredigion, wales
Old Christmas? You mean there's more than one?