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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45440
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 1:31 pm Post subject: Lambs ordered
10 suffolk crosses(??), should be here in April. We were going to start early as he had a couple of lambs who werent being fed by their mum but one died overnight so well wait

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 1:32 pm Post subject:
Excellent. Don't forget the razor wire and gun emplacements to protect your trees.

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 1:33 pm Post subject:
how exciting! If I may ask - who did you get them from?

SheepShed

Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 332
Location: In the middle of a Welsh forest

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 2:13 pm Post subject:
Welcome to the glamorous, fun-filled world of sheep farming Tahir. Lots of lovely treats in store - worming, foot trimming and, best of all, dagging Are you going to tup them next year and experience the joys of lambing ? Seriously though, sheep can be good fun and very relaxing in a weird sort of way.

katie

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 713
Location: midlands

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 2:20 pm Post subject:
Brilliant, tahir. We'll be getting some sheep later in the year providing our orchard purchase goes through ok. We can learn from your mistakes!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45538
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 4:30 pm Post subject:
congrats they are not as stupid as folk make out and they are as stupid as folk make out but they dont let on which they are about to be time to stock up on some extra freezer litres

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45440
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 5:44 pm Post subject:
They're from someone just down the road. This is just to get a feeler so we're not thinking of tupping or anything, probably send 1/2 to slaughter Novemberish and the rest as hoggets. The field they'll be in is nowhere near the trees, Rich says he's got some old electric fencing lying around that we can use.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 5:49 pm Post subject:
Good luck mate, the concept of 'pacing yourself' is completely alien to you. isn't it?

snowball
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: swindon

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 5:52 pm Post subject:
Congratulations Tahir, and the very best of luck.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45440
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 6:01 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

the concept of 'pacing yourself' is completely alien to you. isn't it?

You only live once

Might give you even more incentive to come over, me and some sheep

LynneA

Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 4893
Location: London N21

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 6:02 pm Post subject:
Keep those dagged bits of fleece - perfect fruit tree mulch. When I get some land, I want Portlands - small fuzzy & slightly mad. We'll get along just fine.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45440
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 07 6:02 pm Post subject:

LynneA wrote:

When I get some land, I want Portlands - small fuzzy & slightly mad. We'll get along just fine.

If this goes OK we'll look at some breeds next year.

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 8:24 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Might give you even more incentive to come over, me and some sheep

That has just put an interesting image into my mind

Great news about the sheep - you just have to think of names for them all now

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 9:39 am Post subject:
Can we come and see them sometime? It's been about 20 years since I knew anyone with sheep. You are very adventurous - they take quite a bit of looking after IIRC.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45440
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 10:42 am Post subject:

Frewen wrote:

You are very adventurous - they take quite a bit of looking after IIRC.

Wife and kids are in charge. Rich is there as emergency cover. I just get to eat chops.

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