I keep pedigree simmentals. A lot of work with sucklers. But don't give them up. It's great to see your own calves grow and then getting good money for them.
The cows are looking well I used to keep 20 cows and 80 ewes but now I've just the sheep and I try and buy in 40 store cattle as I found calving a bit of a nightmare as I work full-time the lambing isn't as bad as I usually take time off for most of it but miss seeing the calves growing up plus the price of weanlings is shocking at the minute
Thanks Paul! Interesting to hear that, I thought sheep would be a lot harder work than cows but I suppose you've got it worked out with your work time off and it works well for you. I dont like sounding negative on the suck cow topic but say you lose a calve or 2 or lose a cow with grass tetany. The time you pay the vet bill and all too there's not much left. Seeing the calves grow up is the good part aye 👍🏻 I'm thinking of going back to buying in drop calves as I found that less time consuming and don't have to get up in the middle of night to run about with a calving jack. Hope lambing season goes well for you 👍🏻👍🏻
@@JohnSAgri one of the deciding factors for keeping the few sheep instead of the cows was benchmarking because I am renting land the cows before SFP were losing money while even with renting land the sheep were still making a few pounds I sometimes rear a few calves too they are handier than the sheep or cows
@@paulthompson8467 You're wise to have it all worked out. If you're going to be busy you might aswell make a pound or 2 at it. It's like everything, good days and bad days 👍🏻 I'll see what happens over the next few months. Watch this space haha 👍🏻
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Cheers Gary 👍🏻
I keep pedigree simmentals. A lot of work with sucklers. But don't give them up. It's great to see your own calves grow and then getting good money for them.
The cows are looking well I used to keep 20 cows and 80 ewes but now I've just the sheep and I try and buy in 40 store cattle as I found calving a bit of a nightmare as I work full-time the lambing isn't as bad as I usually take time off for most of it but miss seeing the calves growing up plus the price of weanlings is shocking at the minute
Thanks Paul! Interesting to hear that, I thought sheep would be a lot harder work than cows but I suppose you've got it worked out with your work time off and it works well for you. I dont like sounding negative on the suck cow topic but say you lose a calve or 2 or lose a cow with grass tetany. The time you pay the vet bill and all too there's not much left. Seeing the calves grow up is the good part aye 👍🏻 I'm thinking of going back to buying in drop calves as I found that less time consuming and don't have to get up in the middle of night to run about with a calving jack. Hope lambing season goes well for you 👍🏻👍🏻
@@JohnSAgri one of the deciding factors for keeping the few sheep instead of the cows was benchmarking because I am renting land the cows before SFP were losing money while even with renting land the sheep were still making a few pounds I sometimes rear a few calves too they are handier than the sheep or cows
@@paulthompson8467 You're wise to have it all worked out. If you're going to be busy you might aswell make a pound or 2 at it. It's like everything, good days and bad days 👍🏻 I'll see what happens over the next few months. Watch this space haha 👍🏻