Technology in the farm yard ?

[neilo]

But would it not be better to mark all ewes you have to put a hand on and cull like the Australians? Sorry, but surely that's the correct approach?

For maternals, that’s pretty much what I do. The camera is used here for the purebred terminals, which are the only ones that lamb in. To cull those for needing a hand, would be to select against hindquarter muscularity in those purebred ewes, something which is evident in those flocks that do.
With the UK’s current EUROP system, where a premium is paid for confirmation, I don’t believe that is the way to go.

Off on a tangent though.....

 

[Highland Mule]

I do too. I have LED bulbs in the shed, which I leave on overnight. They could run for several years before burning enough electricity to pay for switching tech, which I suspect would still unsettle the sheep as much as it would if I walked over there and switched the lights on.

I’m the same just now, but find the LED white stops them sleeping as well as I’d like. I also have a couple of Sodium lamps (yellow) which seem to do a better job, but do wonder if they settle better under darkness. I’ve tried IR cameras too, but can’t get a decent enough range and the straw gives a horrid reflection to the IR bulbs. That’s why I’m toying with switching them off, not the 10p/day costs.

 

[storming]

Well what an interesting subject. When I asked the question I thought I might get a couple of reply’s and maybe a solution?
Now I am more confused than ever .....

S

 

[mac]

@storming speak to David Coutts at iSight in Inverness he installed our cameras in sheds and we can view them anywhere on phone and control them using 4G. If it can be done he will tell you.

Mac

 

[graham99]

Well what an interesting subject. When I asked the question I thought I might get a couple of reply’s and maybe a solution?
Now I am more confused than ever .....

S

that is the hole point of tec.
a lot of modern people think humans have just got here