- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Are you actually suggesting UK Suffolk genetics can do the same as your NZ Suffolks? You'll be getting a flea in your ear from @easyram1
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TexX ewes - which Tup to use?
- Thread starter Nithsdale
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Are you actually suggesting UK Suffolk genetics can do the same as your NZ Suffolks? You'll be getting a flea in your ear from @easyram1
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I wouldn't be as brave as that incase Robyn is keeping tabs on all the threadsAre you actually suggesting UK Suffolk genetics can do the same as your NZ Suffolks? You'll be getting a flea in your ear from @easyram1
. Just wishing another "Jock" good luck with his sheep. For what it's worth, I tried Meatlinc tups for a few years instead of uk suffolks, got fed up trying to palm them off as charollais x lambs at market. So bought a charollais. Had no problems with his lambs at all. Sadly a rather keen collie pup I had took a notion to him too, and chased him into the river before he could put his arm bands on! Don't know if u record swimming ability but keep me in mind for 1 if you do!!easyram1
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- Location
- North Shropshire
As is a a well known Donald Trump type fact EasyRams can do everything including swimming. We have a client farming just outside Dumfries who bought a ram lamb off us 3 years ago. This ram on delivery was put with other rams in a small field with a small ( about 20 metres wide ) river running alongside. Within a couple of days of arriving the Easyram swam the river walked 300/400 yards along opposite bank and then swam back to first side to reach neighbours ewes. This happened again the next day before he was relocated. This incident is NOT grounds for ram replacementI wouldn't be as brave as that incase Robyn is keeping tabs on all the threads
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
Small river?
Hmm, the Cairn doesn't get that wide. The Cample does, but is very shallow at that point - half way up your shin at best...
The only other river is the Nith
it ain't small!Iv seen your tups/lambs at Thornhill, I'm guessing the same place as Bill Dog. They look very good
easyram1
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- Location
- North Shropshire
Not sure which river? The farmers land ?adjoins SAC large Dairy Farm. Is it Crighton Royal? The Thornhill Farmer has been a really very supportive client and one whose recommendations we frequently useSmall river?
Hmm, the Cairn doesn't get that wide. The Cample does, but is very shallow at that point - half way up your shin at best...
The only other river is the Nith
Iv seen your tups/lambs at Thornhill, I'm guessing the same place as Bill Dog. They look very good
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
Oh god - that's below Dumfries! 1 wrong move and that tup would have been lost into the Solway Firth forever!
easyram1
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- Location
- North Shropshire
This is an official EasyRam Statement " The EasyRam Ram Warranty does not cover "Lost at Sea" as we do not consider such an event to be death by natural causes
- Location
- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
This is an official EasyRam Statement " The EasyRam Ram Warranty does not cover "Lost at Sea" as we do not consider such an event to be death by natural causes
If one inhales lungfulls of sea water I (naturally) think death would occur....
- Location
- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
"If one" I didn't mean to sound like the Queen. I meant one tup!!
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
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- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Surely you are missing out on a golden marketing ploy, one that would give easyrams even more market share!! Easyrams- unbeatable on land or sea!This is an official EasyRam Statement " The EasyRam Ram Warranty does not cover "Lost at Sea" as we do not consider such an event to be death by natural causes
Clipping1964
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Surely you are missing out on a golden marketing ploy, one that would give easyrams even more market share!! Easyrams- unbeatable on land or sea!
Don't give them anymore ideas for marketing nonsense
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
'EasyRams, they really do walk on water'?
easyram1
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- Location
- North Shropshire
Easyrams -unbeatable on land sea or airSurely you are missing out on a golden marketing ploy, one that would give easyrams even more market share!! Easyrams- unbeatable on land or sea!
One of their very few down points is their ability to go past anyone standing in their way in say a race at shoulder or head height.STOP PRESS. We have discovered today that they cannot walk on top of slurry lagoons. Many thanks this morning to our neighbouring dairy farmer who recovered 3 Ram Hoggs safely out of his lagoon by lassoing each of them and hauling them back to the side
- Location
- Easter ross
Have you added in any soya yet @Nithsdale Farmer. Our ewes are everything from ideal condition to very fit, i spoke to sac consultant this morning who suggested going 100gms barley/ 100gms soya per life. Going to analyse our hay and have just chucked some buckets out this weekend
It seems to be the on trend thing to do to feed ewes 100g of soya. Maybe a slightly fantastical \romantic view but it's a shame that the whole industry is being advised to feed a product which isn't grown in this country. At least with rape meal or dark grains they could be produced here. As i say just a small bug bear and soya is likely the most cost effective option. But buy British lamb (which is fed soya produced in Brazil) isn't a great advert.
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
No, no Soya added in.
I'm happy how the ewes are doing so decided just to sit tight with the mix. Time will tell if it's a wise move or not
- Location
- N.Lincs