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In lamb ewes on DD!!

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  • #2
    adam14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭adam14


    Hardly given the uncertainty in lamb prices post brexit and they are all carrying only singles!


  • #3
    J.O. Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭J.O. Farmer


    adam14 wrote: »
    Hardly given the uncertainty in lamb prices post brexit and they are all carrying only singles!

    I think think they'd be worth most of it.
    Yes they are only carrying singles and lamb prices are uncertain.
    However the lambs will be born a month before the main midseason lambs and as singles really should be gone before the midsummer price drop seen every year.
    Really to be value though they need to be sheep for the longer term and this is where I have questions.
    Why were they sponged.
    The 2-3 year olds have they lambed before. They probably should have.
    Why are they being sold. Is it just because of the singles.
    Finally do they look like they have the quality you'd want. That can only really be judged in person.


  • #4
    davidk1394
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    Too expensive in my eyes


  • #5
    Icelandicseige
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 452 ✭✭Icelandicseige


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    Too expensive in my eyes

    What would ye pay for the hoggots in the bunch.


  • #6
    adam14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭adam14


    140 max


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  • #7
    davidk1394
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    Icelandicseige wrote: »
    What would ye pay for the hoggots in the bunch.

    Paid 150 for belclare and cheviots scanned in lamb to a Suffolk ram. Mainly twins with their first crop of lambs


  • #8
    razor8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭razor8


    There coming off good land, see he's selling horses as well as keeping pedigree sheep!!


  • #9
    IH784man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭IH784man


    Not bad at that,single lamb with no meal is every bit as good as 2 with meal,the ewes are young aswell plenty of years and milk in them.


  • #10
    Willfarman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,239 ✭✭✭Willfarman


    If they are as advertised then yes they are worth most of it.


  • #11
    kk.man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,804 ✭✭✭kk.man


    I don't think they are worth for the following;
    1. They will lamb at the time of the year when meal will have to be fed.
    2. There is only 1 lamb at best to recoup some money
    3. It would seem seller is getting rid of single bearing ewes thus less prolific
    4. I bought 3 year old ewes with 2 lambs (six +weeks old) foot last May..no meal 230 delivered into the yard.


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