Sheep Photo Thread

ganmo

From earlier today

davidk1394

I thought we were finished with sheep fencing

White Clover

davidk1394 wrote: »

I thought we were finished with sheep fencing

Nice! What model is the new Claas ?

davidk1394

White Clover wrote: »

Nice! What model is the new Claas ?

Same tractor as always

davidk1394

I had to buy this t-shirt

davidk1394

Some of the single lambs being picked out for the factory. Ewes being shorn next week

wrangler

Some pics from the hobby farm

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Ewes are all over condition score three so only have to maintain them at that now

razor8

My help shearing yesterday let me down

Dinzee Conlee

wrangler wrote: »

Some pics from the hobby farm

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Ewes are all over condition score three so only have to maintain them at that now

Fine lambs... some a bit dirtier than I would have expected for such dry weather - but I think you said you FEC samples and they didn’t need a dose?

Curious as to why they’d be that bit dirty?

Dinzee Conlee

razor8 wrote: »

My help shearing yesterday let me down

Ha ha, he’s right too, dose of a job... let the old boy at it

God - I remember when I was young and if the job involved any bit of dirt at all, you’d have to wear wellingtons, even in the hottest of days cos you had no proper boots...

wrangler

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

Fine lambs... some a bit dirtier than I would have expected for such dry weather - but I think you said you FEC samples and they didn’t need a dose?

Curious as to why they’d be that bit dirty?

There's five or six with a story, mother died when they were 3wks, 2ewes with mastitis etc etc, they're very dirty and the rest got a bit dirty when they went on aftergrass a week ago, FEC yesterday was 250 and advice is to dose at 500

davidk1394

First load sent off

Dinzee Conlee

You know the thistles are bad when the sheep are using them to scratch against

Green farmer

Rounded up lambs today for dosing. Happy overall at how their coming on.

RobinBanks

Green farmer wrote: »

Rounded up lambs today for dosing. Happy overall at how their coming on.

Lovely setup there for holding them. Would lambs ever jump out across it them gates? I bought store lambs myself and was thinking of buying something like this to gather them into the corner of the field.

Green farmer

RobinBanks wrote: »

Lovely setup there for holding them. Would lambs ever jump out across it them gates? I bought store lambs myself and was thinking of buying something like this to gather them into the corner of the field.

Depends on the height of your penning. I have older cormac hurdles that are abit low. Each year you’ll always get one or two lambs (Lleyn x) that can jump them. But the hurdles in the picture, are a newer hurdle made by someone else. Their a few inches higher and none have escaped yet. I’ve come to the conclusion with sheep, the higher the hurdle the better, that’s why I’ve bought the walk through gate, so I don’t have to throw the leg over anymore.

Homer jay

Green farmer wrote: »

Depends on the height of your penning. I have older cormac hurdles that are abit low. Each year you’ll always get one or two lambs (Lleyn x) that can jump them. But the hurdles in the picture, are a newer hurdle made by someone else. Their a few inches higher and none have escaped yet. I’ve come to the conclusion with sheep, the higher the hurdle the better, that’s why I’ve bought the walk through gate, so I don’t have to throw the leg over anymore.

If you don’t mind me asking where did you buy the hurdles, have the cormac ones myself but find the odd ewe jumps out.

Green farmer

Homer jay wrote: »

If you don’t mind me asking where did you buy the hurdles, have the cormac ones myself but find the odd ewe jumps out.

the gates in the pic are o’donnell. Their a stronger gate. afaik the cormac ones are the lowest on the market, so every other gate would be higher. Also the walk through gate is a ritchie.

Homer jay

Green farmer wrote: »

the gates in the pic are o’donnell. Their a stronger gate. afaik the cormac ones are the lowest on the market, so every other gate would be higher. Also the walk through gate is a ritchie.

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Buford T. Justice XIX

Mod note: I moved the couple of posts about weights and prices over to the spring lamb prices thread, if you're wondering where they went.

Buford T. Justice

charolais0153

The hoggetts bought for the year, 20 more than last year wrongly or rightly:pac::cool:

DJ98

charolais0153 wrote: »

The hoggetts bought for the year, 20 more than last year wrongly or rightly:pac::cool:

Can I ask what the average cost of those sheep were. Fine bunch of ewes.

Dickie10

Ewe lambs for breeding this year bred on farm Lleyn x and a few stores I kept

Lambman

Purchased this fella yesterday that's my spending done for the year.

Lambman

Couldn't get 2 till upload together

Ard_MC

Lambman wrote: »

Purchased this fella yesterday that's my spending done for the year.

I was lookin at lad on DD myself but didnt even get round to ring about him. Great ram. Best of luck with him.

390kid

Lambman wrote: »

Couldn't get 2 till upload together

Fine ram best a luck with him

Lambman

Yea he is a good one alright. Lifting him after the 25th as he's been used for AI that day on the mans purebred flock. He's only about 3 mile anyways.

Lambman

Anybody any experience with this on ewes?

davidk1394

Some of the lambs were finishing