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    #92
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    mf240 wrote: »
    We used to have them. Stupid fcukers.

    They suit the farm here, sucklers would be in some mess on my land the way this year is shaping up, you wouldn't even know they were on the land in this wet, The farm is fragmented so sheep are easier moved around.
    Their just generally easier I suppose, but you have to have proper facilities


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    #93
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Hardship must be bred into ye. You seem to love it :D

    Thick as shyte


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    #94
    farmersfriend
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭farmersfriend


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    In my childhood before my father got into cows we had 400 ewes along with tillage.

    My father had a love for sheep and always missed them even after getting into cows. It must be genetic as I love them. If I wasn't into cows I'd have sheep in a heart beat.
    I even help out at the sheep shearing championships catching them as they come down the chute for examination by the judges
    I will stop and admire a field of sheep while driving and would always go to them at a show before any other livestock.

    I like the sheep too. Have none now as have a few more cows, but one of the kids is on a mission to get a couple!


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    #95
    exercise is the antidote
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Thick as shyte

    And what's that got to do with the price of turnips! :D


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    #96
    razor8
    Registered Users Posts: 2,317 ✭✭✭razor8


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Winning sheep farmer of the year

    Big well done rangler, ya must be delighted

    Your lambs look to be really thriving, some of them lambs look to be well into the 30kg mark. Ya won't have a big meal for them this year


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    #97
    Muckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Their just generally easier I suppose, but you have to have proper facilities

    Have you a pair of good dogs also or how you gather them?


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    #98
    Gillespy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,218 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    Frazzledhome, since you have a thing for sheep why not get a few in for the winter to graze of any remaining grass? Best of both worlds.


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    #99
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Gillespy wrote: »
    Frazzledhome, since you have a thing for sheep why not get a few in for the winter to graze of any remaining grass? Best of both worlds.

    I know a lady who tried it last year, didn't work out too well!!

    When I farmed at home we always bought hoggets to graze beet tops. They were then used to graze OFF the grassland.


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    #100
    Username John
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Winning sheep farmer of the year

    Good job Rangler, well done...


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    #101
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,099 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    I know a lady who tried it last year, didn't work out too well!!

    When I farmed at home we always bought hoggets to graze beet tops. They were then used to graze OFF the grassland.
    worked well the year before though


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    #102
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Muckit wrote: »
    Have you a pair of good dogs also or how you gather them?

    I wouldn't be able to do it without dogs, The two bigger batches here have over 400 sheep in them


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    #103
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    It seemed to be the bigger operators that won that Zurich competition. I'm not taking away from the two lads that one the competion or anything. But was there many smaller farmers in it?
    Like your man Nolan from Carlow. He's a big operator and Stan has a good big herd too.
    They are all brilliant farmers but was it given because of the scale there at?
    Just to clarify I'm not begrudging any one anything these lads have put in lots of work into there farms


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    #104
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    It seemed to be the bigger operators that won that Zurich competition. I'm not taking away from the two lads that one the competion or anything. But was there many smaller farmers in it?
    Like your man Nolan from Carlow. He's a big operator and Stan has a good big herd too.
    They are all brilliant farmers but was it given because of the scale there at?
    Just to clarify I'm not begrudging any one anything these lads have put in lots of work into there farms

    Effen jealous, did you enter?


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    #105
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Effen jealous, did you enter?

    Nah I didn't. Have a few more yrs yet before I could compete with other lads for Comps like that. Lots more work to do on farmyard and herd and the likes


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    #106
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    It seemed to be the bigger operators that won that Zurich competition. I'm not taking away from the two lads that one the competion or anything. But was there many smaller farmers in it?
    Like your man Nolan from Carlow. He's a big operator and Stan has a good big herd too.
    They are all brilliant farmers but was it given because of the scale there at?
    Just to clarify I'm not begrudging any one anything these lads have put in lots of work into there farms

    I thought Willam Hutchinson would've won the sheep, his farm is treble mine and a good operator as well


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    #107
    rangler1
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    razor8 wrote: »
    Big well done rangler, ya must be delighted

    Your lambs look to be really thriving, some of them lambs look to be well into the 30kg mark. Ya won't have a big meal for them this year

    Thanks for that,
    Having the next STAP meeting here, so I had to weigh 10% of them at 6wks, doubles were doing 2.5kg/wk, singles 2.8kg/wk so they nearly couldn't be 30......that picture was taken at 9wks


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    #108
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    rangler1 wrote: »
    I thought Willam Hutchinson would've won the sheep, his farm is treble mine and a good operator as well

    He wasn't high up in the IFA, ha!!!


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    #109
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    He wasn't high up in the IFA, ha!!!

    IFA and Farming Independent....don't think so:eek:


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    #110
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    rangler1 wrote: »
    IFA and Farming Independent....don't think so:eek:

    LOL, I knew you'd see the irony


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    #111
    jt65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 572 ✭✭✭jt65


    mf240 wrote: »
    We used to have them. Stupid fcukers.

    I'd take sheep before sucklers any day

    just kept sucklers long enough to build up my SFP


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    #112
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,099 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    It seemed to be the bigger operators that won that Zurich competition. I'm not taking away from the two lads that one the competion or anything. But was there many smaller farmers in it?
    Like your man Nolan from Carlow. He's a big operator and Stan has a good big herd too.
    They are all brilliant farmers but was it given because of the scale there at?
    Just to clarify I'm not begrudging any one anything these lads have put in lots of work into there farms
    do you nominate yourself for this or are you nominated by someone else?


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    #113
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    whelan2 wrote: »
    do you nominate yourself for this or are you nominated by someone else?

    Not sure tbh. I think it can be done both ways


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    #114
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    Congrats rangler. Was it this year competition u won?


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    #115
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    whelan2 wrote: »
    do you nominate yourself for this or are you nominated by someone else?

    I was nominated by one of the writers of the sheep diary on the FI, the chance of €2500 swung it for me,
    Sea, the awards were Friday night, I was in Italy, so wasn't there until 1am so my wife took the honour


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    #116
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    whelan2 wrote: »
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    Ouch!!!!


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    #117
    stanflt
    Registered Users Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭stanflt


    rangler1 wrote: »
    I was nominated by one of the writers of the sheep diary on the FI, the chance of €2500 swung it for me,
    Sea, the awards were Friday night, I was in Italy, so wasn't there until 1am so my wife took the honour


    had the pleasure of meeting your wife- well done


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    #118
    munkus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭munkus


    whelan2 wrote: »
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    .


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    #119
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,099 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Ouch!!!!
    didnt mean anything bad by it but we all know very good farmers who dont get any recognition for what they do


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    #120
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,099 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    munkus wrote: »
    2 members highlighted that they won major recognition in their field (pardon the pun) and this comment is what you come out with!

    Well done lads.
    seriously i did not mean anything bad by it, well done to the lads, i know i for one can only dream of getting an award


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    #121
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Guys well done, great achievement to win a national award. It's even better to have the confidence to put or allow your name to be out forward.

    I hope all winners will be having open days as this is what we can benchmark ourselves against. I've learned a lot from visiting top farmers.

    Lots of people sit in the grass to knock others because its easier than competing or pushing themselves.


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